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GlocalAdvocacyLeadershipinAsia

GA

LA ACADEMY2531August2013/Bogor,Indonesia

INTRODUCTIONTheGlocalAdvocacyLeadershipinAsia(GALA)Academyisajointinitiative bytwoleadingedge

regionalcivilsocietynetworksworkinginthefieldofhumanrightsanddevelopmentinAsia namely,

AsianForumforHumanRightsandDevelopment(FORUMASIA)andtheAsiaDevelopmentAlliance

(ADA),withtheaimofstrengtheningadvocacycapacityofthemidlevelstaffinCSOsandthereby

facilitatingsecond

tier

leadership

for

strategic

glo

cal

(global

and

local)

actions

on

key

human

rights

anddevelopmentissuesaswellasrelatedregionalandinternationalprocesses.

TheGALAAcademyisalsopartofcontinuedendeavorsbyhumanrightsanddevelopmentCSOsintheregiontomeaningfullyactivateintrinsiclinkagesbetweentheagendasofthetwocommunities,asa

waytotakestockof20yearsofthe1993ViennaDeclarationandProgrammeofAction(VDPA)which

affirmedthatallhumanrightsareuniversal,indivisible,interrelatedandinterdependent.

TheGALAAcademybuildsontheexperiencesandlessonsfromavarietyofcapacitybuildingactivities

thatFORUMASIAhasconductedforthelast20years,includingtheAnnualTrainingandStudySessions

forAsianHumanRightsDefenders(ATSS),withtheviewtoempowerAsianCSOsanddefendersto

developknowledgeandkeyskillsfortheirhumanrightsanddevelopmentwork.Furthermore,the

GALAAcademyservesasoneoftheconcretefollowupstotheBangkokDeclarationandStatementon

Post2015

Development

Agenda,

which

was

adopted

at

the

ADAs

1st

regional

meeting

in

Bangkok

on

31

January2February2013.

The1stsessionoftheGALAAcademywillbeheldinBogor,nearJakarta,Indonesiafrom25to31

August2013,incollaborationwiththeInternationalNGOForumonIndonesianDevelopment(INFID)as

alocalhost.ThevenuehasbeenchosenastheroleofAsianStatesindesigninginternationalhuman

rightsanddevelopmentpolicieshassignificantlyemerged,asexemplifiedbyIndonesiawhichcochairs

theUNSecretaryGeneralsHighLevelPanelonthePost2015DevelopmentAgendaaswellasthe

GlobalPartnershipforEffectiveDevelopmentCooperation(GPEDC).

OBJECTIVES

ThegeneralobjectiveoftheGALAAcademyistoenhancecapacityandsharedunderstandingofthe

nextgeneration

of

CSO

leaders

in

Asia,

who

shall

play

acrucial

and

constructive

role

in

the

national,

regionalandinternationaladvocacyonhumanrightsanddevelopment.

Inparticular,attheendoftheweeklongtraining,participantsareexpectedtohaveattainedthe

followingspecificlearningobjectives:1)necessaryknowledgeontheinternationalpolicyagendaand

processesonhumanrightsanddevelopment;2)advancedstrategicandcriticalthinkingbylinkingglobaldiscoursesandlocalcontexts;and3)collaborationamongCSOsintheregionindeveloping

crosssectoraladvocacyactionplansbasedoncollectiveanalysis.


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PROGRAMMEOUTLINE

The1stsessionoftheGALAAcademywillbecomposedofthefollowingtwoparts:

TrainingandStudySessions/5Days(2529August2013) PolicyDialogueandStrategicPlanningSessions/2Days(3031August2013)Part1 TrainingandStudySessions

Day1

(Sun,25Aug)

Day2

(Mon,26Aug)

Day3

(Tue,27Aug)

Day4

(Wed,28Aug)

Day5

(Thu,29Aug)

Introductionto

Objectives,

Programme

agenda,etc.

OverviewofPost

2015Development

Agendaandrelated

processes

UNHighlevel

PanelonPost2015;

UNSecretary

General

Report

on

Post2015,

UNGAOpenended

WorkingGroupon

Sustainable

DevelopmentGoals

(OeWGSDGs);

GlobalPartnership

forEffective

Development

Cooperation

(GPEDC);

G20Summit;

BRICS,etc.

Overviewof

International

HumanRights

Agendaandrelated

processes

UNHuman

Rights

Council;

SpecialProcedures;

UniversalPeriodic

Review(UPR);

HumanRights

TreatyBodies;

Regional

mechanisms

(ASEAN,AICHR,

ACWC,SAARC,

etc.)

CollectiveAnalysis

ofKeyAdvocacy

Agenda

Governanceand

Accountability;

HumanRights

Mainstreaming

includingHuman

RightsBased

Approach(HBRA);

UniversalPeriodic

Review(UPR);

OptionalProtocol

onICESCR(OP

ICESCR);Business

andHumanRights;

Financingfor

Developmentand

ODA,etc.

Workshop

Advocacy/

Communication

Strategies

Mapping&

Consolidationof

CSOsAdvocacy

Agenda,Target

Processes,etc. DraftingofPosition

PapersonKey

AdvocacyAgenda/

Draftingof

Guidelinesfor

Strategic

Engagementwith

KeyProcesses

Connect&Bond

Roundtables

GlocalAdvocacy

Concepts&

Principles

Part2 PolicyDialogueandStrategicPlanningSessions

Day6

(Fri,30Aug)

Day7

(Sat,31Aug)

PolicyDialoguewithMs.VirginiaDandan,

UNIndependentExpertonHumanRightsand

International Solidarity

StrategicPlanning

National,RegionalandGlobalLevels

(FinalizingPositionPapers,GuidelinesforStrategic

Engagement

and

Joint/Shared

Action

Points)

PolicyDialoguewithUNSecretariatandAgencies

onPost2015DevelopmentAgenda

PolicyDialoguewiththeGovernmentofIndonesia

onPost2015DevelopmentAgenda

PolicyDialoguewiththeGovernmentofIndonesia

onHumanRightsPolicyatUNandASEANLevelsSynthesis&Closing


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LEARNINGMETHODOLOGY

TheGALAAcademywillbeconductedinaparticipatorymannerusingmethodssuchaspresentations,

groupdiscussionsandexercises.Severalresourcepersonsfromdiversebackgrounds(NGOs,

professionals,researchers

and

academics,

etc.)

will

be

invited

to

sessions,

including

Ms.

Virginia

Dandan,

UNIndependentExpertonHumanRightsandInternationalSolidarity.Audiovisualmaterialswillalsobe

usedtofacilitatecommunicationandinterculturallearning.

PARTICIPANTS

About40participantsareexpectedtoparticipateinthe1stsessionoftheGALAAcademy,including10

fromIndonesia.About10additionalparticipants areexpectedtoattendthePolicyDialogueand

StrategicPlanningSessionson3031August.Theselectioncriteriaofparticipants include:

FulltimemidorhighlevelstaffinanationalNGO/CSOinSouth,SoutheastandNortheastAsia; Minimum5yearsexperienceinthefieldofpolicyandadvocacyonhumanrightsor/and

development;

Commitmenttoworkinginthesameorganizationatleastuntiltheendof2015; Sufficientknowledgeandexperiencesonnational/regional/UNhumanrightsmechanisms

and/orMDGs,Post2015DevelopmentAgenda

Preferably,basicknowledgeandexperiencesaboutGPEDC,Rio+20,G20;and AbilitytocommunicateinEnglish(bothspokenandwritten).

EachNGO/CSOisencouragedtorecommendtwoapplicants onemaleandonefemalecandidate inordertoensuregenderbalanceamongparticipantsduringtheselectionprocess.

FINANCES

Theorganizerswilltakecareoffullorpartialexpensesofthosewhoareselectedandconfirmedasparticipants,suchasinternationalairfare(economyclass),fullboardandlodging,

localtransportation

and

course

materials.

Alimitednumberofselffinancedparticipants maybeinvitedtoattendaswell.Selffinancedparticipantsneedtocovertheirinternational travelexpensesandpaytheparticipationfeeof

USD1,000whichwillcoverboardandlodging,coursematerialsandotherrelatedexpenses.

HOWTOAPPLY

CandidatesarerequiredtosubmitthedulyfilledApplicationForm(annex1)attachedtotheBrochurewithaRecommendationLetter(annex2)fromtheheadoftheorganizationthathe/sheworkswithandanEssayonthefinalreportoftheUNHLPonPost2015Development

Agenda(annex3).

CompletedapplicationsmustbesentonorbeforeFriday5July2013byemailtoGalaAcademy2013@gmail.com.Thebrochureandtheformscanbealsodownloadedon

www.forumasia.org.

SELECTIONPROCESS

Applicantsshortlistedwillbeinformedonorbefore12July2013byemail.SomeapplicantsmaybeinterviewedoverSkypeorphoneduringtheshortlistingprocesson611July2013.

Shortlistedapplicantswillreceivereadingmaterialsandbeaskedtosubmithis/herpersonalassignmentby19July2013.Thosewhohavesuccessfullycompletedtheassignmentwillbe

confirmedasparticipants onorbefore22July2013.


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ABOUTADA

AsiaDevelopmentAlliance(ADA)isaregionalnetworkofnational&subnationaldevelopmentNGO/

CSOplatformsinAsia South,SoutheastandNortheastAsia topromotemoreeffective

communication,coordinationandcooperationinthePost2015DevelopmentAgendaprocess.Itwas

officiallylaunched

in

Bangkok

on

2February

2013.

AsiaDevelopmentAlliance(ADA)InterimSecretariat:

PolicyCenter,KoreaNGOCouncilforOverseasDevelopmentCooperation(KCOC)

Email:Mr.AnselmoLee/Ms.JeeeunJun([email protected])

Website:http://www.facebook.com/groups/ADA2013/

ABOUTFORUMASIA

AsianForumforHumanRightsandDevelopment(FORUMASIA)isamembershipbasedregional

humanrightsorganizationcommittedtothepromotionandprotectionofallhumanrightsincluding

therighttodevelopment.Asaregionalforumwith47memberorganizationsin16countriesacrossAsia,

FORUMASIAseekstofacilitatedialogue,capacitybuilding,andnetworking,amonghumanrights

defenders,civilsocietyactorsandorganizationsinAsia.FORUMASIA,asanNGOinConsultativeStatuswiththeUNEconomicandSocialCouncil(ECOSOC),alsopromotescooperationwith

governments,intergovernmentalorganizations andtheUNforthebettermentofpeople'slivesand

thefullrespectofhumanrightsandhumandignity.FORUMASIAwasfoundedin1991inManilaandits

regionalofficehasbeenlocatedinBangkoksince1994.In2008,FORUMASIAopeneditsinternational

officeinGeneva,inordertostrengthenitseffortsforinternationaladvocacyattheUNlevel.

AsianForumforHumanRightsandDevelopment(FORUMASIA)

RegionalOffice:66/2PanRoad,Silom,BangRak,Bangkok,10500,Thailand

Tel:+66(0)26379126Fax:+66(0)26379128

Email:Ms.GiyounKim/Ms.SaartjeBaes([email protected])

Webpage:www.forumasia.org

International Office:RuedeVarembe1,2nd

Floor,1202Geneva,Switzerland

Tel:+41

(0)22

740

2947

Fax:

+41

(0)22

740

2948

ABOUTINFID

TheInternationalNGOForumonIndonesianDevelopment(INFID)isanopenandpluralisticnetwork

ofNGOsinIndonesiaestablishedinJune1985.INFIDaimstogivevoicetotheperspectiveandcommon

concernsofthepeoplerepresentedbyNGOsinvolvedinIndonesiavisvisgovernments,multilateral

developmentagencies(MDAs)andtheprivatesector.INFIDisaninstitutionofficiallyrecognizedand

accreditedbytheUNasanNGOinConsultativeStatuswithECOSOCsince2004.INFIDisamemberof

theInternational ForumofNationalNGOPlatform(IFP)basedinParis,France.IFPisaninternational

NGOthatbringtogethernationalNGOforumsfromacrosstheglobe(www.ongngo.org/en)since2009.

INFIDisalsopartofBeyond2015(www.beyond2015.org).INFIDisbasedinJakarta,Indonesia.Ithasan

internationaladvisoryandmembersinUS,TheNetherlands,Germanyandothercountries.

InternationalNGOForumonIndonesianDevelopment(INFID)

Jl.JatipadangRayaKav.3No.105,PasarMinggu,JakartaSelatan,12540,Indonesia

Tel:+62(0)217819734Fax:+62(0)21 7884703

Email:Mr.SugengBahagijo/Mr.HamongSantono([email protected])

Website:www.infid.org

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