Activities

-Africa Partnership Forum (APF)

-People's TICAD TICAD which everyone can participate (25th May 2008)

- Dialogue with Civil Societies for African Development- The power of the "Min" that moves Africa
〜Shifting the gear to TICAD in the new era〜(28th May 2008)

-Public-Private Partnership Meeting for New Africa-Japan Relationship(7th May, 2008)

People's TICAD -TICAD which everyone can participate-

We really appreciate your continuous support for activities of TICAD IV/NGO Network to change TICAD process to be more people-centered.
Regrettably, however, official TICAD IV which will be held from 28th to 30th of May is still closed to the Japanese public, who have been more and more interested in Africa due to the increase of fascinating information on Africa brought about by TICAD. Believing this trend can be a momentum for further promoting exchanges between Africa and Japan, African and Japanese civil society are going to organize “People’s TICAD” where African people and Japanese citizens can candidly talk about the future of our relationship.
Organiser is TICAD IV NGO Network (TNnet), a network of 43 Japanese NGOs working in Africa.
Since TICAD is the high level conference that ordinary citizens have low chances to participate, we hold this “People’s TICAD” as an arena opener for them. We are very much grateful if we could have your honorable participation in the symposium.

*This symposium is the follow-up project of International Symposium “Re-thinking African Development from Point of View of Civil Society” in October 27th Sat. 2007 (Host: TNnet, Co-host: UNDP, Venue: United Nations University, Tokyo).

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Time/Day: Sunday 25th, May 2008, 14:00 -16:10 (venue opens from 13:30)
Venue: Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Small Hall.
Organiser: TIVAD IV NGO network. (TNnet)
*TICAD IV - NGO network (TNnet) is a coalition of 43 Japanese NGOs established in March 9th 2007 to promote networking among Japanese NGOs for TICAD IV.
Co-organiser: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Yokohama NGO Network (YNN)
Support: Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA), the World Bank. African Diplomatic Corps , City of Yokohama, the TICAD Yokohama Promotion Committee, Yokohama International Center of Japan International Corporation Agency(JICA), The Asahi Shimbun, Yokohama F.M. Broadcasting, Kanagawa Shimbun, The Mainichi Newspaper, Hottokenai Sekai no Mazushisa, Yokohama Association for International Communications and Exchanges (YOKE), the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Language: English and Japanese (simultaneous translation offered)
Cooperation for implementation: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies International Communication Course
Participants Intake: 430 people

* The time table is as of 12th of May. There possibly be some changes. 

 

 

Theme

Presenter

14:00-
14:05

Opening

Message from the Mayor of the Yokohama city toward “People’s TICAD”

Official of Yokohama city

Japanese government’s goal of TICAD IV

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director-General for African Affairs
（under coordination）

14:05-
14:45

Proposals

VOICES from African and Japanese civil society toward TICAD IV
（30minuites）

Mr. Gustave Assah of Reseau Glegbenu de Social Watch Benin・Civic Commission for Africa
Dr. Fridah of G-CAP Kenya
Ms. Minori Tanimura（World Vision Japan, TNnet Steering Committee）

Response from TICAD co-organisers（10minuites）

■H. E. Mr. Elly Elikunda Elineema MTANGO(Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in Japan)(under coordination)

■TICAD Co-orgnisers

UNDP
World Bank
MOFA Director-General for African Affairs
(under coordination)

14:55-
15:30

Discussion

Panel Discussion
”We and the future of Africa”

Facilitator: Mr. Koji Igarashi(the Asahi Shimbun)
Panelists: Mr. Adogony Lolo, African NGOs ((Mr. Alexander M. Phiri of Southern African Federation of Disabled Persons(SAFOD) from Zimbabwe (Disabled Persons)、Ms. Lucy Chesire of Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium （Kanco）),
Japanese NGO(Ms. Minori Tanimura（World Vision Japan, TNnet Steering Committee）), TICAD Co-orgnisers, Winner of Africa Essay Contest

15:30-
16:05

Open Discussion

16:05-
16:10

Closing

Review

 

Closing Remarks

 

After the conference, press conference will be held from16:20 to 17:00(consecutive interpretation offered).

- Dialogue with Civil Societies for African Development
The power of the "Min" that moves Africa
〜Shifting the gear to TICAD in the new era〜


*for programme(pdf), please the link below.
・English Programme

Situations surrounding African development are now changing drastically. Tremendous degree of economic growth can be seen in many African countries thanks to the rising prices of resources and other various efforts. This resulted in a growing request from around the world for setting up“forums”with African heads of states. At the same time, however, situations surrounding African citizens do not allow any optimism, as they are exposed to threats such as growing degree of negative impacts of abnormal climate, rising prices, of food, stagnation of decrease of poverty population, and violent clash triggered by elections, etc.

Having realised these situations of Africa and the world, over 100 African NGOs and Japanese NGO coalition “TICAD IV-NGO Network (TNnet)”created a set of recommendations in a form of “Voices 2008：Recommendations from African and Japanese Civil Society to TICAD IV”. In the first part of the session, based on this ”Voices”, clarified will be the challenges that Africa now face and active discussion will be made with TICAD co-organisers, African Union (AU), current and former presidents and incumbent ministers of African countries.

In the second part of the session, we shall focus on the rising importance of civil society as an actor of African development. This is a sign of the fact that people themselves are now beginning to play a role to change African development. For example, the case is well known that people living with HIV/AIDS stood up, have changed other people’s perspectives, changed policies on HIV/AIDS, contributed greatly to societies to impress and encourage people. Meanwhile, TICAD IV puts an emphasis on the cooperation between private and public sectors. We believe that “private” does not solely mean business enterprises, but should include foundations, individuals and social entrepreneurs around the world who undertake various innovative approaches to change actors, methods, and trends of African cooperation. We hold this session with a theme how TICAD should be changed under these circumstances of new innovations and trends, which will be concluded with a proposal for future TICAD.

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Time/Day: Wednesday 28th, May 2008, 14:00 -17:00
Venue: Rm501, Yokohama Pacifico (TICAD IV Conference Hall)
Organiser: TIVAD IV NGO network. (TNnet) *Coalition of 43 Japanese NGOs working in Africa

* After the session, press conference will be held.


-Public-Private Partnership Meeting for New Africa-Japan Relationship

■ABOUT■
TICAD IV/NGO Network organised the Public-Private Partnership Meeting on 7th of May, 2008. Its aim was to create the arena where various actors committing to Africa can get together, talk about the measures to promote the exchange between Japan and Africa and contribute to the Action Plan the TICAD IV finalises.

【SCHEDULE】
* For the detailed programme, please see the PDF file.

Time/Day: 13:30-16:30, Wednesday 7th May, 2008
13:30-14:30　 The Periodic Consultation between MoFA and NGOs
14:45-16:30 Public-Private Partnership Meeting for New Africa-Japan Relationship
Place: Kensei-kinen-kan　 (First Conference Room)
Participants: Government （Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the other Africa-related Ministries especially the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Home Affairs), Africa Diplomacy Corps (ADC), NGOs, Private Companies, Local Governments, Higher Education Institutions, Media and those concerned with Africa
Organiser: TIVAD IV・NGO Network (TNnet)
Sponsor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), African Diplomatic
Corps. (ADC)
Language: Translation (Japanese and English)
Corporation: International Communication Course, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

PROGRAMME:
＊ Part 1: The 7th periodical consultation between the MoFA and NGOs on TICAD (TNnet),
13:30-14:30 *The participants in Part 2 can join as observers.
＊ Part 2 : Public-Private Partnership Meeting for New Africa-Japan Relationship
14:45-16:30 Theme: “Challenges and Future to Promote the Exchange between Africa and Japan ”