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Programme
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| Workshop |
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| Day 1 |
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| 14.00 - 14.15 |
Opening, Introduction and Outline
Self Introductions by Participants
Expectation from the workshop |
| 14.15 - 14.45 |
Introduction to ODI, the RAPID Context, Evidence and
Links Framework, Tools for Policy Influence, Implications
for CSOs, The Civil Society Partnerships Programme, Lessons
Learnt from the Africa Consultations and Ethical Principle
of Partnership
John Young and Naved Chowdhury, Overseas Development
Institute
See powerpoint
presentation for Day 1 (powerpoint
presentation 630kb) |
| 14.45 - 15.15 |
Discussion |
| 15.15 - 15.45 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| 15.45 - 16.15 |
Presentation of case studies from Sri Lanka:
Institute
of Policy Studies (IPS) and Trade Policy (powerpoint
presentation 33kb), Dr. Dushni Weerakoon,
Deputy Director, IPS
ITDG and
Energy Policy (powerpoint presentation
59kb), Mr. Namiz Musafer, Project Manager,
ITDG
DEA
and Agriculture Policy (powerpoint
presentation 689kb), Mr. Anura Herath, Head
of the Economics Research Unit, DEA
Voluntary Organisations and Environment Policy, Mr.
Jagath Goonewardena, Attorney-at-Law
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| 16.15 - 17.00 |
Discussion on the case study. Successes and opportunities.
What seems to work well in Sri Lanka? |
| 17.00 - 17.30 |
Conclusions of Day 1 and Introduction of Group Work
for day 2 |
| 19.30 - |
Workshop Dinner |
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| Day 2 |
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| 08.30 - 08.45 |
Recap of day 1
See powerpoint
presentation for Day 2 (powerpoint
presentation 411kb) |
| 08.45 - 09.45 |
Group work: Each group choose a case you are familiar
with and then:
a) Explain the approach you used to influence policy
b) Identify the key factors that influenced your approach |
| 09.45 - 10.15 |
Feedback and discussion |
| 10.15 - 10.45 |
Tea/Coffee |
| 10.45 - 11.15 |
How to use the CEL Framework and examples:
i) The Kenya Animal Health Study
ii) The PRSP story |
| 11.15 - 12.15 |
Group work: use the CEL Framework approach to analyse
the context for your work (this might be a specific case
study, the country, a sector within the country or an
organisation) to:
a) Identify the critical factors influencing the ability
of CSOs to influence policy in that context
b) Assess the usefulness of the framework |
| 12.15 - 13.00 |
Plenary and Discussion |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
An introduction to some other useful tools for policy
influence |
14.30 - 15.00 |
Group Work: in the same groups, participants use force-field
analysis to start to develop a strategy to improve the
capacity of CSOs to influence policy in the context they
analysed before lunch. |
| 15.00 - 15.15 |
Feedback |
| 15.15 - 15.45 |
Tea (During Tea, participants should write up
to 3 suggestions for how ODI could help CSOs to influence
policy on cards and stick them up on the wall) |
| 15.45 - 16.15 |
Review of suggestions and outline of next steps in the
CSPP |
| 16.15 - 16.30 |
Workshop Evaluation |
| 16.30 - 16.45 |
Close |
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| Seminar |
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| 08.30 - 09.00 |
Registration |
| 09.00 - 09.10 |
Opening and Introduction |
| 09.10 - 09.30 |
Keynote Address I: A
policy maker's perspective, (pdf of
slides 220kb) Mr. Lalith Weerathunga, Secretary
to the Prime Minister |
| 09.30 - 09.50 |
Keynote Address II, Prof. Savithri Goonasekera, Emeritus
Professor of Law, University of Colombo |
| 09.50 - 10.20 |
Introduction
to role of research-based evidence and CSOs in policy
processes, the ODI's Civil Society Organisation Partnership
Programme and Lessons Learnt from the Africa Consultations
(powerpoint presentation 436kb),
John Young and Naved Chowdhury, ODI |
| 10.20 - 10.45 |
Discussion |
| 10.45 - 11.00 |
Tea/Coffee |
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Evidence and Policy
in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt, Opportunities and Constraints
- Synthesis presentation of workshop outcomes (powerpoint
presentation 146kb), Nilakshi De Silva,
Centre for Poverty Analysis |
| 11.30 - 12.45 |
Discussion |
| 12.45 - 13.00 |
Vote of Thanks |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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