1 / 15

Enhancing International Development Cooperation: Slovak NGDO Platform

The Slovak NGDO Platform is a group of legal entities working in development projects, education, volunteer sending, and humanitarian assistance. Established in September 2002, it aims to represent members' interests in international development cooperation and provide information, coordination, and joint activities. The platform collaborates with authorities, conducts research, and offers educational services to influence public opinion. It receives grants for its initiatives and engages with MPs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to shape ODA policies. The platform's successes include integrating development education into the ODA system, while its challenges involve advocating for a dedicated ODA law, budget increase, and modernizing humanitarian systems.

vito
Download Presentation

Enhancing International Development Cooperation: Slovak NGDO Platform

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Slovak NGDO Platform

  2. The Slovak NGDO Platform • an interest group of legal entities • 26 members: 19 regular members, 7 observers

  3. Establishment * In September 2002 formed as an informal association * In August 2003 established as an interest group of legal entities * In October 2003 registered at the Bratislava District Office

  4. Institutional structure (1/2) • Members´ Meeting – the supreme body of the NGDO Platform (26 members) • The Board – executive body (6 members, 5 elected members from regular members + executive secretary) • Control Committee – 2 members • Secretariat: Executive secretary (full time job) and assistant (part-time job)

  5. Institutional structure (2/2) Working groups: * development projects * development education and public awareness * volunteer sending * humanitarian assistance

  6. Financing Grants: * ODACE - till 31/3/2005 * UNDP – TF, SlovakAid (September 2004 - August 2005) * UNDP for Slovakia (April 2005 – December 2006) Membership fees

  7. Activities (1/2) * representing the joint interests of its members in the field of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Slovakia and abroad * providing information about the current development cooperation and humanitarian assistance and possibilities of cooperation between NGDO Platforms' s members and international partners * coordinating joint activities and projects of NGDO Platform's members

  8. Activities (2/2) * cooperating with public and local authorities and other institutions in the area of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid * research and experts activities * active cooperation with international partners related to development cooperation * educational services for its members and citizens in the field of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid, influencing public opinion * publication activities

  9. Relationship with MFA Started cooperation and communication: * possibilities to comment the policy documents and participate (partially) on the shaping of the policy and the ODA system * the Platform has a member in the Coordination Committee for ODA led by the State Secretary of the MFA SR * the Platform has a member in the Steering Committees of two funds administrating Slovak ODA money: Bratislava-Belgrade Fund and UNDP Trust Fund

  10. Relationship with the MPs • First steps towards the MPs supported also through the Development Education project approved by SlovakAid • Title of the project: Involvement of National MPs and Slovak MEPs into ODA of SR and the EU

  11. The EU: Founding member of CONCORD *Enlargement WG * Development Education Forum * FDR group

  12. The Platform´s main successes during 2004 * the Platform was the initiator of the idea to put the Development Education and Public Awareness Agenda into the ODA system of the Slovak Republic * initiated cooperation with the MPs also through the project for development education * deeper communication and cooperation with the MFA SR * 6 new members

  13. The main challenges for the Platform (1/2) * creation of the Law for development cooperation * increasing the ODA budget according to the Barcelona and Monterrey commitments * the programme based Slovak ODA instead of the individual project system * increase the expertise in the project selection processes

  14. The main challenges for the Platform (2/2) * extend the participation of the Slovak subjects (NGDOs) in ODA related activities also through more transparent rules in the project selection processes * modernization of the humanitarian system of the Slovak Republic * capacity building of the institutions, NGOs * putting the volunteer sending programmes into the system of the ODA * stabilize the human resources for the Platform' s work

  15. Prepared by: Maja Čalfová executive secretary of the Slovak NGDO Platform The Slovak NGDO Platform Štefánikova 22821 01 Bratislava e-mail:office@mvro.sk, http://www.mvro.sk

More Related