Hi Al,
I agree.. the CSD has not come through, yet uses our name to raise funds...
we may need that finance committee
warm regards,
angela
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan G. Alegre" <alalegre@fma.ph>
To: "wsis-asia" <communication@wsisasia.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: [communication 818] Fw: CS Facilitation Fund - LDCs > Reality Check
> 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 w
e
> 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
> > > >
>
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