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TCSF English Newsletter Extra April 12, 2007

Viva! Africa: People's Network across Continents
Published by TICAD Civil Society Forum (TCSF)
http://ticad-csf.net/eng/
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Dear colleagues,
Our English newsletter contains information about TCSF's Activities and
Japanese aid support toward Africa. We hope to strengthen our network
with you by sharing information about our activities. Thank you.

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Civic Commission for Africa is established
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“Civic Commission for Africa (C-CfA)” is a tool for bringing the voices
of African Civil Society to the international arena created in Japan,
towards 2008, in order to facilitate the advocacy efforts of the African
Civil Society vis-a-vis the international community.

After TCSF's communication with various organisations since 2006 and
careful review of applicants by the advisory committee, the Civic
Commission for Africa (C-CfA) has been established with 21 members.


For more detailed information about C-CfA, see the following sites.
http://www.ticad-csf.net/eng/index.htm
http://ccfa.blog.shinobi.jp/

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Country based members (17)
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Benin
Social Watch
http://www.glegbenu.org
+229 21320503

Botswana
Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO)
http://www.bocongo.org.bw/
+267-3911319, Fax +267-3912935

Cameroon
Association pour la defense des consommateurs (APDC)
+237 772 08 37

Cote d’Ivoire
Network Africa Asia (N2A)
+225 22 41 93 04 / 08 52 58 93

Ethiopia
Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)
http://www.crdaethiopia.org
+251-91-1206281 / 11-4392389 / 11- 4390322

Ghana
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ADP)
http://www.cddghana.org/ngod.asp?ng=15
+233-21-306345, Fax +233-21-662035 / 306345

Kenya
G-CAP Kenya
http://www.whiteband.org/regions/africa/ken/
+254 20 311196 / 20 241915, Fax +254 20 249302

Madagascar
Youth Network on MDG
+261 33 12 155 10, Fax +261 22 663 45

Malawi
Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
http://www.mejn.mw/
+265 1 750 533 Fax: +265 1 750 098

Mali
Comite de Coordination des Actions d'Urgence des ONG'
(CCA-ONG)
http://www.malipages.com/ccaong/presentation.asp
+223 220 92 51, Fax +223 220 04 24

Mauritius
Mauritius Council of Social Service (MACOSS)
http://www.macoss.org/
+230 210-3614, Fax +230 208-6370
macoss@intnet.mu

Mozambique
G-20
http://www.iid.org.mz/html/3__pobreza.html
+258 21 355312, Fax +258 21 355333

Nigeria
Pro-Poor Governance
+234 8035956554 / 8055789482

Senegal
Conseil des Organisations Non Gouvernementales d'Appui au Developpement
(CONGAD)
http://www.congad.sn/
Tel: (221) 824 41 16, Fax: (221) 824 44 13

Sierra Leone
Civil Society Alternative Process of Sierra Leone (CSAP -SL)
+232-76-600954 / 77-243942

Tanzania
MVIWATA
http://www.agro-info.nl/scripts/website.asp?lang=en&org=mv
+255-23-260-4184, Fax +255-23- 260-4184

Zimbabwe
AFRODAD
http://www.afrodad.org/
+263-4702093

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Actor based members (4)
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Farmers in South-East Africa
PELUM Association
http://www.pelumrd.org/
+260-1-257115 Fax: +260-1-257116*

Farmers in North-West Africa
Reseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de
l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA)
http://www.roppa.info/
+221 939.58.58 Fax: 221.951.23.52*

People living with HIV/AIDS
Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
http://www.tac.org.za/
+27 21 788 3507 Fax +27 21 788 3726

Women:
Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting
the Health of Women and Children (IAC)
http://iac-ciaf.com/
Tel/Fax +251 115 51 57 93

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Observers (5)*
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Uganda: Hoima Environmental Project-HEP
Angola: Angolan Action for Development (AAD)
Niger: Association NigD+1rienne des Scouts de l’Environnement (ANSEN)
Nigeria: Development Initiatives Network (DIN)
Cameroon: Global Network for Good Governance (GNGG)

* What is an "observer"?

We received applications from 32 organizations in 22 countries. When
there were more than 2 applicants from country-based organizations, we
requested the organizations to discuss and to reach a consensus on which
would represent the country. Most of those organizations talked to each
other, and chose 1 representative. However, there were 2 countries that
did not reach a consensus, so the Advisory Board chose 1 representative.

Also, there were 3 organizations from 3 different countries that did not
meet the criteria given before application.

In order to incorporate the enthusiasm of these organizations who could
not be commission members and not to close the channel with them, the
Advisory Board has decided to create an "Observer" status for the Civic
Commission for Africa.

The roles and responsibilities of the "observers" of Civic Commission
for Africa are:

- to monitor the activities of C-CfA;
- to provide advice to C-CfA when it creates the "Voice of African
Civil Society"
- to share information from C-CfA with NGOs of their civil society

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