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■□　Objectives of Partnership Seminar WG

1. Objective
a. Share information about Japanese foreign aid with African civil society and build cooperative partnership for the future.

2. Results
a. African NGO/CSOs will understand the Japanese foreign aid system, and the access to aid will increase.
b. African NGO/CSOs will improve the way to reach to aid and aim for aid rooted in African society.
c. It will propose more accessible donors to African NGO/CSOs.
d. It will develop new donors in Japan.

3. Activities
a. Host seminars about Japanese foreign aid to African NGO/CSOs.
b. Discuss possible development aid donors at Partnership Seminar WG.

■□　Action Plan: Partnership Seminar Plan

2004-2005	Objective Gather and analyze voices from NGO, grass-roots section experts, and embassies within a year to consider where we stand toward success. Activities Collect opinions by interview and survey; test next year (2005); report and discuss results; and choose next model area. Partnership Seminar in August 2005 in Mozambique (Plan to invite NGOs and embassies in surrounding countries). １. Survey for African NGOs ２. Complete successful cases sample (What does it mean by "successful"? Information from Foreign Ministry and embassies) Note: It is important to see if it is successful from African NGO's perspective. Collect and analyze ideas from JICA/NGOs. It is necessary to organize each set of ideas from JICA, embassies, and NGOs.
2005-2006	Objective Based on results and discussion from previous years, implement Partnership Seminar in three or four countries in the following year. Ask researchers who go to Africa every year to practice Seminar as well. Once a prototype is set, we can practice it in each country.
2006-2008	Objective In the last two years, continue till it popularizes. (Deadline: March 31, 2009) Suggestions to be published

　■□　Ethiopia-Japan Partnership Seminar in Ethiopia, January 22nd, 2008

TCSF, CRDA(Christian Relief and Development Association: NGO network in Ethiopia), Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia, and JICA Ethiopia Office co-oranised the Ethipia-Japan Partnership Seminar at CRDA Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, on 22nd of January, 2008.

   [Report of the workshop]
      Report of the workshop (PDF)

   [Other related document]
      Please visit our Adovocay Working Group page to read a letter of civil society to Japanese Former Prime Minister, Mr.Yoshiro Mori.

　■□　Workshop:"Partnership for Africa towards 2008 TICAD: how can Africa, International and Japanese civil societies create effective partnership for achieving pro-poor policy in Africa towards 2008?" at "Alternative Summit" in Germany, June 2007

TCSF and Civic Commission for Africa (C-CfA) organised a workshop at Rostock, Gemarny on the occasion of "Alternative Summit" in June, 2007.

   [Outline & Programme]
      Outline of the Session

   [Report of the workshop]
      Report of the workshop (PDF)

   [Report by the chairperson, Mr. Joseph Ssuunna]
    Mr.Joseph Ssuunna, the chairperson of the workshop and a repsenting member from C-CfA wrote a report after his visit to Europe.
      "Building a strategic partnership between Africa and Europe: The challenge of CSOs!" (PDF)

　■□　Report of Civil Society Partnership Workshops in Ethiopia and Malawi (October 2006 and January 2007) issued in May, 2007

The Partnership-Seminar Working Group held workshops in Ethiopia (October 2006) and Malawi(January 2007), together with local NGOs, based on kind cooperation from JICA and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Report of Civil Society Partnership Workshop in Ethiopia" （pdf)
"Report of Civil Society Partnership Workshop in Malawi" （pdf)

　■□　TCSF held a civil society session on "TICAD Ministerial Conference on Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development" in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22nd & 23rd of March.

For the first time in the history of TICAD, civil society organisations held a side event during the TICAD Conference on Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development in March 2007. TCSF and African NGOs adopted a statement in this Civil Society Session.

   [Outline of the Session]
      Outline of the Session (PDF)

   [Materials presented in the Session]
      Access to Energy for the Poor - Practical Action: Energy Service for the Poor (PDF,1159KB)
      Access to Energy for the Poor : the Case for Investing in Forestry and Farm Forestry (PDF,83KB)
      Global Climate Change & Poverty: A Challenge to Energy Security in Africa (PDF,1695KB)
      Renewables for Poverty Reduction in Africa (PDF,2190KB)
      Proposal of Obscure Design for Concentrator Type Solar Cookers (PDF,217KB)

   [Statement adopted]
      Statement of Civil Society (pdf)

   [Report of the session]
      Report of the Civil Society Session (pdf)

　■□　"Mozambique and Japan Civil Society Partnership Workshop Report"(August, 2005)

The Partnership-Seminar Working Group focuses on building networks. It organizes seminars in various parts of Africa so that African NGOs and aid workers can exchange information on policies and assistance and discuss how to improve them.
The first seminar was held in Mozambique. August 3, 2005　　
"Mozambique and Japan Civil Society Partnership Workshop Report" （pdf)

Ｐresentation：　Better access to　development fund　from Japan:　How can it be achieved?（pdf)

　■□　Reports from Partnership Seminar Working Group

JICA's Grassroots Technical Cooperation (13th March 2005)

Grass-Roots -Human Security Fund of the Japanese Government (7th Nov 2004)