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Global Crossroads: The Role and Perspectives of CSOs in Development Cooperation, November 24-26, 2010, Managua
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07.09.2010, www.trialog.or.at

Documentation of the Prague Conference,
May 14-16, 2008

Front page of the conference folder

 

TRIALOG and CONCORD in cooperation with the Czech NGDO platform FoRS and the Ecumenical Academy Prague held the May Prague conference:

 

ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK?
Paradigm Review by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as development actors

 

Download the conference report (pdf)!

 

View the conference programme

 

Read the English and/or the Czech press-release.

 

List of participants.

 

For background information (invitation letter, objectives, workshops) click here

 

Read the TIS Article "Prague Conference discussed development paradigms and alternatives"!

 



Video-Statements of the key note speakers and organisers



Chico Whitaker, Brazil
Member of the World Social Forum International Council


Find more videos here.

 


 

Welcome and introduction by the organizers

 

Christine Bedoya, TRIALOG: Opening and welcome

 

Jiri Silny, Ecumenical Academy Prague: Exchange on expectations, identification and understanding of development paradigms

 

Justin Kilcullen, CONCORD: Introduction

 

Simon Panek, FoRS: Introduction

 


 

Download information on the speakers.

 

How do CSOs from the South and East see the prevailing paradigms for development and what kind of development are they hoping for?

 

Chico Whitaker, Brazil - World Social Forum International Council: Minutes of his presentation.

 

Rebecca Tanui, Kenya - BEACON: Text of her presentation.

 

T. Rajamoorthy, Malaysia - Thirld World Network: Text of his presentation.

 

Olga Ponizova, Russia  - Eco-Accord: Text of her presentation.

 

Thematic working groups with the 4 speakers - Minutes of the group discussions: Chico Whitaker, Rebecca Tanui, T.Rajamoorthy, Olga Ponizova

 


 

Paradigms, Policies & Partnerships:

Where does EU development policy leave NGOs?

 

James Mackie, The Netherlands - ECDPM: Text of his presentation.

 


 

Responses from European NGOs to the challenges pointed out by CSOs from the South and East

 

Duncan Green, Great Britain - Oxfam GB: Minutes of his presentation

 

Hildegard Hagemann, Germany - VENRO, Justitia et Pax: Minutes of her presentation

 

Petr Lebeda, Czech Republic - Glopolis: Text of his presentation

 

Eva Marn, Slovenia - Humanitas: Minutes of her presentation

 


 

Key findings from the workshops!

 

Panel discussion on the key findings - with Hildegard Hagemann, Chico Whitaker, Rebecca Tanui and T. Rajamoorthy: Minutes

 

For more information on the 6 workshops, click here.

 


  

Open the floor to the plenary:

New development paradigms? Which way forward?

What steps should be taken before the next conference?

 

Introduction by Mike Mathias, Luxembourg - Cerle de Cooperation des ONG: Some right tracks - How do we engage? Summary of approaches.

 

Minutes of the introduction and discussion

 


 

Closing of the conference

by Christine Bedoya, TRIALOG, and

Jiri Sily, Ecumenical Academy Prague: Minutes

 



Visit the photo gallery from the event.

 


 

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