SubSaharan Africa NGO Consortium in ARD

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Sub-Saharan Africa NGO Consortium in ARD

• 3rd FARA General Assembly
• 10 June, 2005
• Entebbe, Uganda

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Outline

• Why the Consortium?
• Who are we?
• Mission and Vision
• What are the mandates/roles of the Consortium?

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Why the Consortium

• There is a clear evidence that most of NGOs
  involved in ARD in SSA are far apart, less
  coordinated, and working in isolation, and there
  is no effective mechanisms for them to relate
  with the other NGOs

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Why the Consortium?.contd

• There has not been ample buying in from NGO
  constituencies as most representatives are
  selected on individual merit, based on past
  relationship with FARA and its SRF or individual
  researchers or Centres in the region

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Who are we?

• We are group of national and sub-regional NGOs
  networks involved in ARD from Eastern,
  Western, Southern and Central Africa,
  representing the following countries
  Uganda,
  Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe,
  Ethiopia, Sudan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of
  Congo, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ghana,and
  Nigeria.

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Mission

• NGOs involved in ARD in Sub-Saharan African
  region collectively influencing agricultural
  research policies and priority setting, and
  promoting innovative partnership approaches that
  effectively engage key actors especially farmers

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Vision

• An inclusive ARD system, generating
  appropriate innovations that result in
  sustainable livelihoods.

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What are the mandates/roles of the Consortium?

• Mobilize and coordinate NGOs participation in ARD
  at all levels
• NARs programs
• SSA Challenge Program of FARA
• Global Partnership Programs of GFAR
• meetings and conferences.

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Mandates and roles.contd

• Monitor and provide feedback on progress, impact,
  and challenges to research, through
  documentation, studies, systematic ME.

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Mandates and roles.contd

• Develop effective communication sharing
  mechanisms amongst NGOs on the one hand, and NGOs
  and regional research institutions/fora on the
  other hand

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Mandates and roles.contd

• Provide technical support and capacity building
  to NGOs to enable them play their role more
  effectively.

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Mandates and roles.contd

• Convene meetings of all stakeholders for shared
  learning, documentation and to feed into
  decision-making at operational and policy levels.

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Structure
 
 
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Thanks Note

• We would like to acknowledge the support provided
  by the Secretariats of FARA and GFAR in
  convening the two-day consultation meeting that
  has made possible the establishment of this
  Consortium