Harare – Civil society organisations (CSOs) are demanding a meaningful role in structures and processes that co-ordinate aid in Zimbabwe.  This was the call among CSOs who participated in a recent CSO Consultation on Aid and Development Effectiveness held at Bronte Hotel in Harare last 23 February 2011.   The meeting was the start of the country-level process in Zimbabwe following the Southern Regional CSO Consultations and Multi-Stakeholder Consultations back in 2009.  The meeting ended with

Dar Es Salaam – A Workshop for CSOs was held on January 26, 2011 to increase the capacity of CSOs engaging in the aid and development effectiveness agenda.  Specifically, the workshop aimed to build understanding of CSOs around aid and development issues and to develop a CSO-led action plan.   Around 25 representatives from the CSO sector, both national and regional, the Ministry of Finance and External Affairs (MOFEA) as well as the media attended the

Dakar – Around 20 civil society organizations participated in a Consultation Workshop sponsored by Africaine De Recherche Et De Cooperation Pour L’appui Au Developpement Endogene (ARCADE) and IBON/Reality of Aid. The workshop was organized to define ways forward for a broader participation of CSOs in the aid effectiveness issue. Present in the two-day activity were representatives of trade unions, the education and agricultural sector, women’s group, media as well as national and district CSOs. Recently

Maseru – Key aid actors and various other stakeholders converged to finally push for the creation of an aid policy in Lesotho. The Lesotho National Dialogue on Aid Effectiveness and AAA Implementation involved representatives of civil society organizations, the donor community, media, academe, government and political parties. The dialogue was held last 29-30 November 2010 at Maseru Sun Cabanas emphasizing the importance of collaboration of all stakeholders to ensure the quantity and the quality of

Yaounde – The Civil Society of Cameroon converged last January 18-19, 2011 at Hotel Jouvence, Yaounde, to address key challenges, which affect the effective implementation of PD and AAA.  The AIDNET Group Cameroon organized the 2-day dialogue with the aim of contributing a strong CSO message for the High Level Forum in Busan.  The message was formed around building and strengthening effective partnership, strengthening the Ministry of Finance and addressing leadership and democratic ownership inherent

Yaounde – AIDNET Group in Cameroon is mobilizing resources to facilitate the implementation of the CSO-led Plan, “Societe civile et mise en ceuvre de la Declaration de Paris et du Plan d’ Action d’ Accra-Plan d’action du Cameroun (Civil Society and implementation of the Paris Declaration and Plan of Action in Accra -Action Plan in Cameroon).  AIDNET is holding a series of Restitution Workshops to increase CSO awareness on PD and AAA and to encourage