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SDC is hosting IFRTDs Executive Committee Meeting and Mobility and Health workshop
2007-10-20
Preparations have started for this year’s Executive Committee meeting which will be held 5th-7th December in Berne, Switzerland in recognition of IFRTD's long-term relationship with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The annual meeting is the cornerstone of IFRTD’s participative governance structure where the Secretariat are accountable to representatives from the wider network. Donors, National Forum Groups, Communities of Practice, partners and institutional members will all be attending the 3 day meeting alongside the London Secretariat and the regional coordinators from East and Southern Africa, Central and West Africa, Latin America and Asia. It is an important opportunity for regional members of the network not only to feed into the international work programmes but also to learn from and support each others work.
This year will see a continued focus on IFRTD's new 5-year strategy -2007-2011, which was adopted last year. To take the strategy forward, especially in light of IFRTD's imminent independence from its host Practical Action, the network has been working with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to carry out a capacity assessment. The assessment looks into IFRTD's systems, processes, structures (both staff and governance) currently and those that are required for an independent IFRTD. Divided into two phases, IISD will present the results from the first phase during the ECM focusing on new governance structures. The EC will consequently have to adopt a new structure that best reflects IFRTD's values and principles.
As usual there will also be a day devoted to organisational learning (December 7), which this year will be a workshop organised in partnership with Transnet, the network of Swiss transport practitioners. To further disseminate the Mobility and Health Networked Research the learning day will be devoted to share some of the research findings. Please continue to visit the IFRTD web site for more information on the specifics of the meeting and Mobility and Health workshop.
Both events are by strict invitation only.
