Establishment of Civic Commission for Africa

We are pleased to announce that Civic Commission for Africa has been established. There were 32 applications from 22 countries, and it was decided that 17 organizations from 17 countries participates in the commission as country-based commmission member organizations, and 4 organizations of 4 countries representing Women, PLWHA and Farmers (South-East Africa & North-West Africa) participates as actor-based organizations.

You can take a look at the list of NGOs under the title of "Name and Contact".

Also, you can take a look at the application forms of the organizations except the contact address on the Blog article under the title of "Country-based organisations".

Selection Process for Steering Committee

Selection Process for Steering Committee of Civic Commission for Africa

A candidate organization for the Steering Committee (among Country-based
Commission Organisations) will submit application form to TCSF by no
later than April 21, 2007 .

All the application forms and additional information provided by the applicants will be shared with all the members of Civic Commission for Africa.  

The Country-based Commission Member Organisations will vote for one candidate (except its own) between April 23 to April 25, 2007.  (Votewill be free and secret.)

4 Candidates that gained most votes will constitute Steering Committee together with 3 Actor based organizations.

Steering Committee will declare its establishment by May 1, 2007.

Establishment of Civic Commission for Africa

We are pleased to announce that Civic Commission for Africa has been established. There were 32 applications from 22 countries, and it was decided that 17 organizations from 17 countries participates in the commission as country-based commmission member organizations, and 4 organizations of 4 countries representing Women, PLWHA and Farmers (South-East Africa & North-West Africa) participates as actor-based organizations.

The list is as follows.
Also, you can take a look at the application forms of the organizations except the contact address.

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Country based members (17)
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  Benin
  Social Watch
  www.glegbenu.org
[phone]

  Botswana
  Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO)
  http://www.bocongo.org.bw/
 267-3911319, Fax [phone]
 
  Cameroon
  Association pour la défense des consommateurs(APDC)
 [phone]
 
  Cote Ivore
  Network Africa Asia (N2A)
 [phone] / 08 52 58 93
 
  Ethiopia
  Christian Relief and Developmewnt Association (CRDA)
  http://www.crdaethiopia.org
[phone] / 11-4392389 / 11- 4390322

  Ghana
  AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ADP)
  http://www.cddghana.org/ngod.asp?ng=15
[phone], Fax [phone] / 306345
 
  Kenya
  G-CAP Kenya
  http://www.whiteband.org/regions/africa/ken/
[phone] / 20 241915, Fax [phone]

  Madagascar
  Youth Network on MDG
[phone], Fax [phone]

  Malawi
  Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
  http://www.mejn.mw/
[phone] Fax:[phone]
   
  Mali
  Comité de Coordination des Actions d'Urgence des ONG'
(CCA-ONG)
  http://www.malipages.com/ccaong/presentation.asp
[phone], Fax [phone]

  Mauritius
  Mauritius Council of Social Service (MACOSS)
  http://www.macoss.org/
[phone], Fax [phone]
  [e-mail]

Mozambique
  G-20
  http://www.iid.org.mz/html/3__pobreza.html
[phone], Fax [phone]

  Nigeria
  Pro-Poor Governance
[phone] / 8055789482
 
Senegal
Conseil des Organisations Non Gouvernementales d’Appui au Développement (CONGAD)
http://www.congad.sn/
Tel : [phone] – Fax : [phone]

Sierra Leone
Civil Society Alternative Process of Sierra Leone (CSAP -SL)
[phone] / 77-243942

 Tanzania
  MVIWATA
http://www.agro-info.nl/scripts/website.asp?lang=en&org=mv
[phone], Fax [phone]

Zimbabwe
AFRODAD
 http://www.afrodad.org/
[phone]

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  Actor based mambers (4)
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Farmers in South-East Africa
PELUM Association
  http://www.pelumrd.org/
  [phone] Fax: [phone]*

Farmers in North-West Africa
 Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (ROPPA) http://www.roppa.info/
+221 939.58.58 Fax: [phone]*

People living with HIV/AIDS
Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
 http://www.tac.org.za/
[phone] Fax [phone]

 Women:
 Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting
 the Health of Women and Children (IAC)
 http://iac-ciaf.com/
Tel/Fax [phone]