Il CISS al 2° Forum delle ONG al Cairo (EGITTO)

Il giorni 2 e il 3 marzo 2008 la Cooperazione Canadese (CIDA) ha organizzato al Cairo il Secondo forum delle ONG a cui il CISS è stato invitato a partecipare nella sezione International Development Organizations, che includeva circa 10 partecipanti tra cui Save the Children, ILO, UNODC, etc. Le altre sezioni sono state: Arab NGOs, Egyptian NGOs, Governmental Bodies (tra cui National Council for childhood and Motherhood, NCCM), aziende con dipartimenti di responsabilità sociale che hanno fondi disponibili per finanziare progetti (tra queste Microsoft e Vodafone).

Al forum hanno partecipato il Ministro per la Solidarietà Sociale (a cui sono state illustrato brevemente le attività del CISS in Egitto dalla responabile CISS Milly Grillone), l'ex Segretario delle Nazioni Unite Budrus Gali, una rappresentante della UTL, varie agenzie delle Nazioni Unite e una ONG per paese da Siria, Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Giordania. La ONG dello Yemen (Arab Human Rights Foundation) rappresentata dalla Chairwoman Ms. Rajaa Al Masabi, ha chiesto se il CISS è interessato a collaborare con loro per aprire un progetto a Sana'a.

Qui di seguito il programma.

Second NGO Forum "Partnership and Values for Development"

Two-day conference, workshops, discussion groups and exhibition
March 2-3, 2008
Cairo International Conference Center

Partnerships are now recognized as more than just philanthropy. Partnerships are becoming an essential component of long-term strategy.
This year, we're expanding the scope of the NGO Forum. We want to gain a reputation as a forum for sharing experience and expertise on partnership and values for development. We're putting partnerships in their broader context - featuring more stakeholder initiatives and getting government bodies and ministries involved in partnerships.

This highly interactive FORUM offers plenty of opportunity to share thoughts and experiences as it is distinguished by:

Objectives:

1. Exploring challenges and opportunities for encouraging active citizenship and good governance

2. Continuing to encourage relationships among development stakeholders (CSO, government, private sector, community, media, etc.)

3. Promoting NGOs' activities and contributions in enhancing social participation. Unprecedented Exhibition: This two-day FORUM will attract exhibitors from non-profit organizations representing all development sectors, executives from national and multinational companies, international development organizations, donors and government bodies. No other event gives you so much scope to meet, talk business with potential partners and present your activities, services and contributions in development. The forum will be opened for the public over its two days Exhibition Sectors: If your organization is with responsibility in any of the following areas, you
can not afford to miss this event: 1. Education 2. Environment 3. Health

4. Women Development
5. Childhood
6. Disabled
7. Micro-finance
8. Arts and craft heritage
9. Human Rights
10. Productive Families
11. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
12. International Development Org
13. Companies with social responsibility

Strong Interactive workshops:
Get your voice heard and your questions answered

No scripted lectures or academic one-way traffic. Instead, you are encouraged - and expected - to ask questions, discuss your professional challenges and talk freely with your peers and our experts.

First Day workshops
1. Good governance values & ethics in NGOs
2. Expectations for the role of private sector In development
3. Media and NGOs

Second Day Workshops:
1. CIDA experience in adopting Rights-based approach in development
2. The role of active citizenship in improving the quality of education
3. Together for protecting the Egyptian child