PACAP Forum on Peace and Development
July 23, 2010
Extreme poverty and social discrimination has contributed to unrest in Mindanao. The decades-long conflict has made the country’s second largest island the battleground between government troops, communists, secessionist groups, and warring clans. The result is the inescapable reality of conflict described through different levels of violence. It displaces hundreds of people, interrupts lives, and deprives them of their right to democratic decision-making, social progress and economic security.
Development initiatives
July 23, 2010
The quest for “Peace on Earth” has remained elusive as conflicts have been chronic realities around the world. Global terrorism has inflicted ghastly impact on human lives and property. An on-line WorldBank report stated that around 600 million people live in countries experiencing ongoing violence and residues of past severe conflicts. And one of these countries is the Philippines.
Forum on the Environment, Development and Climate Change
April 8, 2010
Date : April 15 – 16, 2010
Venue : Dottie’s Hotel, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
Background:
AusAID-PACAP. The Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) is a 24 year old grant facility of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Established since 1986, PACAP has financially supported more than 1,200 projects benefiting at least two million poor people through partnerships with more than 500 civil society organizations, primarily Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and People’s Organizations (POs). Projects supported by PACAP have sought to introduce innovative development approaches that uplift the social and economic conditions of marginalized communities.
PACAP and the Environment. PACAP’s strength is in its flexibility of funding a wide array of community initiated projects anywhere in the country. Over the years, specially in the current phase, PACAP has accumulated a portfolio of projects that addresses the twin issue of environment and development. PACAP implements its projects through the strategic Provincially targeted FOCAS engagement and nationally through RAS which sponsors more stand-alone projects spread all over the country. Lessons from experiences have been gained but need to be consolidated and shared among the partner organizations and other groups. Moreover, the need to assess how PACAP is responding to the global environmental challenge is now recognized more than before. PACAP’s environment projects responds to three major issues identified in AusAID’s Environment Strategy for Australian Aid (August 2007):
PACAP Governance Training
April 7, 2010
The Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP), in collaboration with the Association of Foundations (AF), designed a board governance workshop that seeks to address the growing concern for stronger and more effective governance of foundations in the Philippines. PACAP recognizes that an NGO’s long-term legitimacy and credibility are anchored on how it deals with issues of accountability, transparency and management effectiveness. Thus, strengthening NGO governance structures and processes has become one of AF’s capacity-building priorities for its members.
PACAP invites board members of their partner NGOs to be part of the Building Successful Boards Workshop series which is now on it’s 6th of the planned 18 workshops.
Building Successful Boards is specially designed for board members of NGOs and Foundations. The following are the workshop objectives:
- To learn and concur with the strategic responsibilities of non-profit Boards;
- Recognize the importance of a strong partnership between the Executive Director and the Board as a whole, as well as between the Executive Director and the Board Chair; and
- Appreciate the need to optimize Board meetings, communication flows within the Board, access to information, and teamwork practices.
All workshops are being facilitated by Ms. Carmencita Abella, President of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation and formerly the President of the Development Academy of the Philippines. She is joined by Mr. Norman Jiao, Executive Director of Association of Foundations (AF).
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