Upcoming events on aid effectiveness in Dhaka

The Aid Accountability Group, Bangladesh announces a month-long program for the broad implementation of the Accra Action Agenda, seeking to achieve greater and more meaningful involvement of CSOs in bringing change in aid effectiveness policy and practice. The strategy towards this is the capacity development of CSOs in order for them to initiate and sustain policy dialogue spaces that allow for broader and inclusive participation of various kinds of CSOs at the country and local levels and contribute to changes in policy and practice for aid and development effectiveness.

The Bangladesh country-plan is endorsed by the CSOs platform AAG, who are involved in aid effectiveness and development effectiveness advocacy.  A broad range of CSOs is expected to participate in the upcoming events and work more closely and collectively to engage government, parliamentarians and development partners in the implementation and monitoring of AAA. The programme will jointly be organized with the Reality of Aid Network (www.realityofaid.org).

Below is the schedule of upcoming activities in Dhaka.

7-8 August 2010
Venue: CBCB, Mohammapur, Dhaka
Title : 'Development Results : Engaging CSOs in aid effectiveness'

21 August 2010 (District level consultation)
Venue: Zilla Parishad Auditorium, Mymensingh
Title: 'Consultation on CSOs engagement in aid effectiveness'

25 August 2010 (National level)
Venue: VIP Lounge, National Press Club, Dhaka
Title : 'Consultation on CSOs engagement in aid effectiveness'

26 August 2010
Venue: CIRDAP, Dhaka
Title : 'Multi-stakeholder consultation on the Joint Cooperation Strategy : Context of Aid effectiveness and CSOs Engagement'

*We invite you to participate, please contact:
Aid Accountability Group (AAG)
Contact Person: Ahmed Swapan Mahmud,
Convenor, Aid Accountability Group
Email: ahmed.swapan@gmail.com, aidaccountability@gmail.com 
Tel: +88-02-8158688, Cell number: 88-01711-881919

*For a complete list of country plans in Bangladesh, please check out
www.voicebd.org/accountability; www.realityofaid.org