DPA Partner Meeting 2008

Development and Partnership in Action (DPA) on 20 – 21 November, 2008 held the DPA Partner Meeting, chaired by Mr. Mam Sambath, the DPA Executive Director.

There were 24 participants, including partners CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development), D&P (Development and Peace), Trocaire, BD, Broederlijk Delen, Dan Church Aid and Manos Unidas; one DPA Governing Board Member, the DPA Board Treasurer; two guests from CORD; and 12 DPA staff members.

As always, the agenda items of the meeting were mainly to outline and discuss the current development context, DPA’s strategic plans, DPA programme highlights and the budget for the new strategic plan.

Many questions were asked which were addressed specifically to each team, ICD, PD, FAD, and DEA.

Agenda:
Day One (20th November 2008)
1. Welcome
2. Adoption of agenda items
3.  Approval of previous minutes
4.  Update current Cambodian development context
•   Key development issues and their impact on DPA activities (land issues, logging, fishery, revenue from extractive industry, extractive industry social environment impacts, HIV/AIDS, gender, election, NGO Law and inflation)
• DPA response to key issues
5. DPA Strategic Plan (for update and discussion)
5.1.  Assessment of DPA Strategic Plan 2006 – 2008
5.2. New DPA Strategic Plan 2009 – 2012

Day Two (21st November 2008)
1. DPA program highlights (for update and discussion)
1.2. ICD Programme (key findings and recommendations from 2008 evaluations of ICD-Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri projects and key findings and recommendations from 2008 evaluations of ICD-Kampot)
1.3.  Partnership Programme
1.4.  Development Education and Advocacy (key findings and recommendations from 2008 evaluations)
1.5.  Capacity building activities for staff

2.     Finance
2.1.    Overview and update on envelop 2005 and accumulated surplus (for update)
2.2.    Budgets for three project proposals (DEA and ICD-Kampot) – (For approval)
2.3.    Budget 2009 and funding grid 2009-2011 (for discussion)
2.4.    Funding commitment from funding partners (each Funding Partners)

3.    Share feedback from the field visits – Funding Partners
4.    Discussion on Funding Partners’ policies or Country Strategic Paper
5.    Any other businesses (AOBs):
5.1.    Date and venue of next Partner Meeting
6.    Evaluation of meeting