Application Form of MEJN (Malawi)

1	Information on your organisation *Pleaes explainin why your organisation is eligible to be a Member Organisation for C-CfA.				(e.g. aim, history, membership, member organisations, activities, network, budget, human resource, etc.)
	Aim MEJN is a coalition of civil society organizations, which have activities in the field of economic governance.  Its core purpose is to create partnerships that will ensure that Government policies and actions are of direct benefit to the poor. MEJN also aims at creating sustainability in the civil society organizations for effective conduct of activities in promoting the welfare of the people. Overall goal To ensure that government economic policies and strategies are pro-poor and impact on reducing the poverty of Malawians. Member OrganisationsMain partners are Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN), Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education (CSCQBE). Members include Non Governmental Organisations, Trade Unions, Faith Based Institutions, Special Groups, Community Based Organisations, Professional Bodies and the Media amongst others.   Activities We run programmes on Fair Trade, Economic Governance and Literacy, Budget Monitoring and Budget Analysis. We also carry out Policy and Practice Advocacy and Participatory Monitoring.
2	Name, position and contact of a person who is in charge of this commission
	Name: (Mr. / Ms.) Mr Mavuto Bamusi Position within the organization: Director of Programs e-mail address: [e-mail] , [e-mail] Telephone: [phone]                              Fax: [phone] Skype name: *Please attach her/his CV.
	Reason why he/she is eligible to be in charge of a representative of your organization
	Has been in charge of the civil society delegation on the Blair Commission for Africa and the civil society participation in the Malawi-Scotland conference of 2005 as a follow up on the G8 Gleneagles recommendations. Have also been directed MEJN programs since 2002, in economic literacy, trade justice, budget monitoring, and budget participation, as well as advocacy on policies of international finance institutions (IFIs).   Has also been in charge of leading civil society participation in the formulation of the Malawi PRSP, and the second Malawi PRSP called Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS). In addition, has been lead advocate on pro-poor national budget advocacy programs and national budget information dissemination. Also an active member of Social Forums and People’s Summits both at the national and southern Africa level.
3	Budget allocation for becoming a Member Organization of C-CfA (US$ 10,000.00 per year).					e.g. its amount and how to be spent (in USDollar)
	To be spent on mobilization of CSOs to participate in initiatives of the C-CfA at national level, and for generating input into the G8 and other similar supranational bodies.
4	List of NGOs that recommend your organisation to represent them (also as taken from MEJN’s mandate of the UK CFA, and from the Japan-Malawi ODA study workshop		*Please fill out at least 10 names of organizations. *Contact should be postal address, telephone number and e-mail address (Website URL, if there is).
	Name1	Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET)	Contact	[e-mail]. or [e-mail].
	Name2	Care Malawi	Contact	[e-mail]. or [e-mail].
	Name3	Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU)	Contact	[e-mail]. Or [e-mail].
	Name4	Christian Health Association of Malawi	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name5	Prime Consultancy Services	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name6	Forum for African Women Educationists in Malawi	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name7	National Media Institute of Southern Africa – Malawi Chapter	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name8	Action Aid International Malawi	Contact	[e-mail] or [e-mail].
	Name9	Network of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NOVOC)	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name10	Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC)	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name11	Family Planning Association of Malawi	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name12	Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name13	Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN)	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name14	Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education	Contact	[e-mail].
	Name15		Contact
	Name16		Contact
	Name17		Contact
	Name18		Contact
	Name19		Contact
	Name20		Contact
* You may add more names of organizations if there are more organizations that are recommending your organization.