Hello all
AS you can gather from the exchange below with the CSB members and the CSD,
it seems that:
- only 18 people will have fellowships. Total.
- this includes at least one each from the FAmilies (how many are they
now...21 by my last count)
- their main donor specifies countries from LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, which
by the way excludes the most of our current participant countries which are
mostly DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. They say there will be 4 exceptions to this
(from the 18).
(Only a few are Asian/Pacific LDCs: Bangla Desh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Myanmar, Nepal, the Pacific countries like Tuvalu, W. Samoa? any more?)
So thought it warms the heart that AFrica submitted more than 30 names :-),
I seriously doubt how a large majority of them can be funded. So
realistically, if we get more than 2 or 3 funded to go to Geneva, I would be
very surprised.
The parallel track is what Angela has said: some of us will try to get to
PrepCom3 on other funds (own or other donor--like GKP, or UNDP, or others).
(I note that some of these may--or may not--be: Angela, Adam/Izumi?, David
Leeming,.... any others? Susanna/Mavic? YJ? Gaurab? Patcha?)
Or most of us will stay home.
This brings home the reality of how much we can really expect from the CSD
in funding people to the Summit itself. Though conditions may change, the
CSD in my mind has not shown enough leadership in resource-building
commensurate to the need of CS stakeholders. Which brings us to the need for
us to organize our own fundraising efforts for the summit and beyond, if we
want to maximize our participation.
Concretely, beyond PrepCom3, I suggest the setting up of a Task Force on
Financing/Logistics to assess the needs and capacities of all Asian CSO
partners who are committed to engaging the Summit processes, and to leverage
our unity with some donors, especially regional ones--who may by open to
helping us out. (A similar committee was formed in Bangkok last November, as
part of our general plans...am suggesting we revive this.)
Thoughts?
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: <claire.chombeau@ties.itu.int>
To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:31 PM
Subject: RE: CS Facilitation Fund - LDCs
> Estimada Beatriz,
>
> We have 90'000CHF, 12 days in Geneva costs almost 5'000CHF. We have the
> possibility to cover the cost of 18 persons, including the Bureau. 4
persons may
> come from a country in development.
>
> there must be a way to improve the participation of people from countries
> > in > development.
> If you have an idea, it is welcome.
>
> Atentamente,
>
> Claire
>
> Quoting Beatriz Busaniche <busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar>:
>
> > Thank you Claire for the information.
> >
> > Another question, the places for the buro are included in this
exceptions?
> > Those 4 exceptions include all the other regions?
> >
> > Thank you very much again, i'm still worried about this situation, i
guess
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Lic. Beatriz Busaniche
> > busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
> > Centro de Teletrabajo y TeleformaciÏ
> > Carrera de Relaciones del Trabajo
> > Universidad de Buenos Aires
> > www.caminandoutopias.org.ar
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De: bureau-request@geneva2003.org [mailto:bureau-request@geneva2003.org]
En
> > nombre de claire.chombeau@ties.itu.ch
> > Enviado el: miñÓcoles, 13 de agosto de 2003 6:44
> > Para: bureau@geneva2003.org
> > Asunto: RE: CS Facilitation Fund - LDCs
> >
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > /////Let me ask this, this information means that there will not be
> > fellowships for people from other countries?////
> >
> > Funds are for people coming from LDCs, maximum 4 exceptions will be
> > accepted
> > for people coming from countries in development.
> >
> > We understand that it is a problem for the Latin American countries but
as
> > our sponsors are imposing this condition we do not have other solution.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Claire
> > ps: we are very in a hurry, may I ask you to give me the names ASAP?
> >
> >
> > Quoting Beatriz Busaniche <busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar>:
> >
> > > Dear Civil Society Bureau
> > >
> > > Let me ask this, this information means that there will not be
> > > fellowships for people from other countries? Just for LDC?
> > >
> > > If that's true, what happens with the people from other regiones, like
> > > Latin America for example?
> > > How can we handle the regional diversity and how can we have people
from
> > > countries in development but not LDC?
> > > Please, let us know what happens because it's very important to know
the
> > > destiny of the fellowships...
> > >
> > > Thanks and regards!
> > >
> > >
> > > Lic. Beatriz Busaniche
> > > busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
> > > Centro de Teletrabajo y TeleformaciÏ
> > > Carrera de Relaciones del Trabajo
> > > Universidad de Buenos Aires
> > > www.caminandoutopias.org.ar
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Mensaje original-----
> > > De: bureau-request@geneva2003.org
> > > [mailto:bureau-request@geneva2003.org] En nombre de John R. Gagain Jr.
> > > Enviado el: martes, 12 de agosto de 2003 14:32
> > > Para: bureau@geneva2003.org
> > > Asunto: CS Facilitation Fund - LDCs
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Civil Society Bureau (particularly Regional Family Groups):
> > >
> > > As you know, the Civil Society Bureau in Paris designated the 5
> > > Regional Family Groups as the entities that would deal with the Civil
> > > Society Facilitation Fund. The WSIS Secretariat just announced that
> > > one of the selection criteria is that applicants be from Least
> > > Developed Countries (LDCs).
> > >
> > > Attached below you will find the ITU's list of LDCs.
> > >
> > > http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ldc/who.html (more information)
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > John R. Gagain Jr.
> > > Think Tank Focal Point
> > > WSIS Civil Society Bureau
> > > World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
> > > http://www.funglode.org/wsis/
> > >
> > > Email: j.gagain@funglode.org
> > > Web: http://www.funglode.org
> > >
> > >
> > > LDCs
> > > Afghanistan
> > > Angola
> > > Bangladesh
> > > Benin
> > > Bhutan
> > > Burkina Faso
> > > Burundi
> > > Cambodia
> > > Cape Verde
> > > Central Afr. Rep.
> > > Chad
> > > Comoros
> > > Congo (D.R. ex Zaire)
> > > Djibouti
> > > Equat. Guinea
> > > Eritrea
> > > Ethiopia
> > > Gambia
> > > Guinea
> > > Guinea Bissau
> > > Haiti
> > > Kiribati
> > > Lao (PDR)
> > > Lesotho
> > > Liberia
> > > Madagascar
> > > Malawi
> > > Maldives
> > > Mali
> > > Mauritania
> > > Mozambique
> > > Myanmar
> > > Nepal
> > > Niger
> > > Rwanda
> > > Sao Tome & Principe
> > > Senegal
> > > Sierra Leone
> > > Solomon Islands
> > > Somalia
> > > Sudan
> > > Tanzania
> > > Togo
> > > Tuvalu
> > > Uganda
> > > Vanuatu
> > > Western Samoa
> > > Yemen (Rep. of)
> > > Zambia
> > >