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Interagency and
Intersectoral meetings
are the brain of general
NGO activity in Karakalpakstan:
· Interagency meetings
take place once monthly on Saturdays. These meetings, which are a
pioneering initiative by the Umir Nuri Child Survival Program,
are semi-informal where the various international agencies operating in
the Karakalpakstan region get together for a 2-3 hour discussion on
issues of common interest at the CSP Umir Nuri office. If your
organization is interested in participation – you may contact
Counterpart Child Survival Program (organizer and secretariat of the
meetings), which is located at the address: Kurbanov Str., 4,
Nukus, Karakalpakstan (Near Economic Faculty, Karakalpak State
University.
Ph.:
(+998 61) 223 67 15, (+998 61) 223 64 80, Fax: (+998 61) 223 64 51
E-mail:
cspnukus@onilne.ru
All
information about the organizations-participants of the meeting is
available here:
Intersectoral meetings
are convened at the Ministry of Health, where the agencies meet with the
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Meeting
participants get
a chance to discuss issues with the government. The intersectoral
meetings started following a feeling that the interagency meetings
lacked the official backing necessary to actually affect policy. The CSP
plays a convener role for both these meetings.
The
Networking and advocacy strategy is founded on the following principles
·
Regular
interagency and intersectoral meetings help in getting like- minded
organizations together, and in giving them a forum to interact with the
Ministry of Health and each other.
· These
links and collaboration help in getting people together, and in getting
them to articulate their views on issues of common interest.
·
Finding
common areas of interest and assisting in whatever way possible (for
example – World TB day) is a good way of making and keeping friends.
Networking and advocacy help these agencies in the following way:
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Deciding and marking out geographic territories of involvement
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Enhancing the visibility of the agencies and the development
community in the region
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Avoiding of duplication of efforts directed at a common purpose by
discussing plans and strategies at interagency and intersectoral
meetings
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Discovering potential areas of collaboration and partnerships
between organizations
MSF has discussed
possibilities for collaborative research in the future on areas like
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Persistent organic pollutants and risk communication
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Anemia,
especially in women and children
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Building of capacity of educational institutions in doing research on
issues related to environmental health
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Learning from each others experiences which are shared at
interagency and intersectoral meetings
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Advocacy for issues of common interest by presenting a stronger
voice to policy makers
The
Counterpart CSP has already taken the lead in organizing interagency and
intersectoral meetings on a regular basis. A further step towards
emphasizing the identity of the program would be to organize a
scientific conference, or seminar, or symposium centered around Child
Survival issues of relevance to the region. Besides contributing to the
knowledge base on Child survival in the region, it would serve as an
excellent platform for all stakeholders – donors, policy makers and
communities to come together on a scientific platform and exchange
information and views relating to child survival. The achievements of
the program could also be presented to the group and their suggestions
on future directions be solicited.
Yulia
Crosslink International
kkpofs@rol.ru
Ronald, manila 223 21 04 Saturday
iulia_das@rambler.ru
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