Expert Group Meeting on “Tools for Enhancing CSO Accountability: Lessons Learnt from International Practices”

     

Date & Place:  Amman - Jordan  9-10 May, 2010

 

Organizers: The Foundation For the Future

 

Conference book 

 

Agenda of the Conference

 

Statement of Mrs. Nabila Hamza, the president of the Foundation For the Future (Arabic)

 

Recommendations of the Conference

 

Testimonials by participants

 

Photo Galary

 

Media Monitoring

 

Presentations:

 

Session 1: 

 

 • Civil Society Organisations’ Accountability / Ms. Colleen Lyons - Ethical Stability for Sustained Prosperity, U.S.A

 

• Leadership Perspectives on Accountability among Transnational NGOs / Ms. Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken - Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Syracuse University, U.S.A

 

• Promoting CSO accountability: lessons learnt by the One World Trust / Mr. Robert Lloyd - One World Trust, UK

 

• The International NGO Accountability Charter and other accountability initiatives for CSOs / Ms. Adele Poskitt - CIVICUS , South Africa

 

• CSO accountability in the MENA: findings of studies and surveys / Dr. Amany Kandil - The Arab Network for NGOs, Egypt (English)

 

• CSO accountability in the MENA: findings of studies and surveys / Dr. Amany Kandil - The Arab Network for NGOs, Egypt (Arabic)

 

• CSO Accountability in the Middle East with a focus on Lebanon / Dr. Tony Georges Atallah, - Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace, Lebanon

 

Session 2: 

 

• The GuideStar Proposition: The role of information in a vibrant Civil Society / Mr. Tinsley Goad - GuideStar International, UK

 

• The Politics of CSO Regulation: Government, Self or Both? / Ms. Harriet Namisi - Development Network of the Indigenous Voluntary Association, Uganda

 

• Code of Conduct for NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Sphere project – Humanitatian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response / Mr. Martin Faller - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Middle East and North Africa

 

• Freedom of Association Programme: Code of Conduct/ Mr. Ralph Erbel - Friedrich Naumann Foundation

 

• Freedom of Association Programme: Code of Conduct/ Dr. Ali Dabbas - National Center for Human Rights, Jordan

 

• The Palestinian NGO Code of Conduct / Dr. Allam Jarar - Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Palestine

 

• Governance and Responsibility Integration Tool / Ms. Maali Qasem - Schema, Jordan

 

• Governance and Responsibility Integration Tool / Ms. Diala Khamra - Jordan Center for Legal Aid, Jordan

 

 

Session 3: 

 

 • Philanthropedia’s Rating System/ Mr. Howard Bornstien - Philanthropedia, U.S.A

 

• Improving Governance Building Trust / Ms. Kanchan Tuli - Credibility Alliance, India

 

• Jordan Civil Society Program / Ms. Frances Abou Zeid - Civil Society Programme, Academy for Educational Development, Jordan

 

• Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy’s (PCP) Nonprofit Organisations’ (NPO) Certification Programme / Mr. Malik Babur Javed - Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, Pakistan

 

• Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy’s (PCP) Nonprofit Organisations’ (NPO) Certification Programme / Ms. Manizeh Bano - Sahil, Pakistan

 

AusAID NGO Accreditation (Supporting documents: 1- Flowchart of accreditation process  2-Accreditation non government organizations  3-Criteria table)

 

Session 4: 

 

 • Lessons Learnt and Best Practices from CSO Accountability/ Ms. Catherine Shea - International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, USA

 

• The links between legitimacy, transparency and accountability: the wider challenges / Dr. Brian Pratt - INTRAC, UK

 

• Potential replicability of tools for CSO accountability / Tine Knott - USAID/Jordan

 

• Potential replicability in the B-MENA region / Dr. Hani Hourani - Al-Urdun Al-Jadid

 

• Potential replicability in the B-MENA region / Salma Hamad Alessa - Kuwait Transparency Society

 

The project is funded by the EC