Working Group 1: Partners and Membership

Chairman: Mr. Transtoto Handadhari (MOF  - Indonesia)
Rapporteur: Mr. Hugh Speechly (DFID - UK)

Discuss, review and suggest improvements on:

• issues related to partners and "membership" in AFP
• decision making mechanisms and structure of the AFP
• role of focal points of AFP
• how to encourage more active participation of partners

Slide 1: WG 1 - Partners & Membership

Partner requirements

• Geography?
• Commitment?
• Type of partner?

Actions

• Competitive advantage? Strategic niche?
• Avoid duplication

Secretariat operation

• How should secretariat operate?

Actions

• What type of action?

Slide 2: Partner requirements

• No limits but keep scope realistic
• All partners equal
• No specific requirements to become partners
• Non-government partners major advantage, but disappointing participation from South NGOs
• Members must perceive advantage to membership

Slide 3: Actions

• Harmonisation with other initiatives
• Complement, not compete
• Sub-regional action to fill specific needs (e.g. where common border issue)

Slide 4: Secretariat

• Agreed that needed
• Some support for "secretariat-lite"
• Support to partners, not decision maker
• Institutional memory
• Act as clearing house
• Act as facilitator
• Lessons from CBFP

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