Annex 1 - the European External Action Service - Europa
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Wide Bay Conservation Association<br />
Contact Name: Elizabeth Tongne<br />
Telephone number: 71966028<br />
E-mail:<br />
Web site:<br />
Person present: Elizabeth Tongne<br />
Location: Madang, Divine Word Univ. Campus<br />
Date: 27 th August 2010<br />
1. NGO historical aspects<br />
- Born in 1994 in East Pomio: initially it was a project from <strong>the</strong> ENB Eksen Sosel Komiti<br />
that emerged from an initiative of two clans (villages of Toimtop and Klampun) to<br />
protect <strong>the</strong> environment from <strong>the</strong> logging companies.<br />
- In 2004 <strong>the</strong>y were incorporated as an NGO.<br />
2. Organizational aspects<br />
- Work in Kokopo, mainly in East Pomio (6000 people).<br />
- 5 full staff members and 6 community facilitators.<br />
- An Advisory Committee with four different people from different sectors (government,<br />
institutions, NGO sectors) ensures transparency and accountability.<br />
3. Networking and institutional relations<br />
They have organized now 3 or 4 meetings with all <strong>the</strong> stakeholders for coordination and<br />
information exchange.<br />
4. Juridical and legal aspects<br />
Registered in IPA<br />
5. Financial aspects<br />
- Since 2008 <strong>the</strong>y are funded by Bread for <strong>the</strong> World.<br />
- For projects on women <strong>the</strong>y are funded by <strong>the</strong> International Women Development<br />
Agency (an Australian NGO)<br />
- Wide bay made <strong>the</strong> proposals to <strong>the</strong> donors to receive funds.<br />
- Never applied for EU funding because <strong>the</strong> time framework demanded for<br />
implementation was too short for projects with <strong>the</strong> communities.<br />
6. Activities and sectors<br />
Main sectors:<br />
Awareness and Advocacy – on environment and culture<br />
Community Empowerment – specifically oriented towards <strong>the</strong> clans groups in taking<br />
ownership of <strong>the</strong>ir clan land<br />
CBO capacity building<br />
Networking and Liaison – advocating communities’ rights through relevant bodies like<br />
Government, churches, institutions and partners NGOs.<br />
Promoting women’s voice in Natural Resources Management<br />
Awareness on Sea Bed Mining.<br />
They had a Program on Dialogue between <strong>the</strong> Government and Civil Society funded by AusAID<br />
under <strong>the</strong> CDS program – finished last week.<br />
Activities:<br />
- Training, capacity building, development of community plans: “Community reflection<br />
and rehabilitation process” with facilitators working in <strong>the</strong> communities to identify<br />
specific development strategies.<br />
- Capacity building and training of local authorities.<br />
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