ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ)

Arvo Anton & Sue Tack AKÜ Coordination

March 9, 2006

Trialog Central Training

Budapest, Hungary

Advocacy and policy dialogue in 2005

- AKÜ was established on civic initiative in 2002 to create a policy dialogue on Estonian Principles of Development Cooperation

- In 2005 again consulted as a platform on the 1st national strategy paper on DC and humanitarian aid

National Strategy for DC

Problems:• Lack of time• Little interest• Little involvement• Low capacity• Format of consultation process

Successes:• Informal success

Policy Dialogue

• Member organisations

• Policy dialogue and AKÜ priorities– Eastgate

• Building network of expertise

– Development Education• School curriculum• Awareness raising

Advocacy and Development Education

• Global dimension in school curriculum– Small scattered actions

– Too late?

• Prepare the ground

• Long term

• Share best practices

• National level and EU level – Capacity building

– Networking

• Strengthening relations

Thank you! For more information on AKÜ:aky@euroopaliikumine.eehttp://www.terveilm.net