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ADB Review [ May - June 2004 ]

Workshop Explores NGOPrivate Sector Partnerships Against Poverty

Thirty representatives from NGOs, the private sector, governments, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies met in Thailand on 28–31 March 2004, to discuss antipoverty partnerships between NGOs and the private sector in Asia and the Pacific. The workshop, sponsored by ADB in cooperation with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals and the Population and Community Development Association, was organized to review case studies provided by participants, explore how donor organizations can facilitate partnerships, and consider options for future cooperation between NGOs and businesses. For more information, contact Grant Curtis at gcurtis@adb.org.

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ADB Builds NGO Capacity

Staff of 20 NGOs from around Asia and the Pacific attended a training workshop on participating in ADB-assisted activities, 16–19 March 2004. Hosted by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction in Cavite, Philippines, the workshop improved understanding among NGO representatives of how ADB operates. The workshop was one of several recent initiatives being undertaken to implement ADB-Government- NGO Cooperation: A Framework for Action, 2003–2005. For more information, contact Suzanne Nazal at ngocoordinator@adb.org.

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Civil Society Consulted on ADF Replenishment

Negotiations on the next replenishment of the Asian Development Fund, ADF IX, have been under way since October 2003. In January and February 2004, four workshops were held to solicit the views of civil society organizations (CSO) on policy issues. Selected CSO representatives met with donors during the Lisbon round of negotiations in March 2004. For more information, contact Antonio Ressano-Garcia at aressano@adb.org or visit http://www.adb.org/adf/.

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