ivco 2006 avi case study
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Rethinking International Volunteering and Co-operation
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Policy engagement - issues and questions
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Working at home
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Influencing public policy through government is relationships
Political arm - incumbent; opposition; Ministers, Asst Ministers, back
benchers, committees, IPU, CPA
Bureaucratic arm (public service) - primarily AusAID
Whole of Government (WOG) - PMC, health, education, finance, police,
customs, Attorney-Generals, finance, treasury, agriculture, environment,
parliamentary support and liaison
Levels - federal, state, capital city, local
Host country reps - Diplomatic corps; High Commission
offices,embassies
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Variety of policy inputs
Reactiveinput - to current themes, White Papers, policy frameworks
eg. shift to WOG, doubling of ODA, volunteers on bilateral programs,
closer alignment to AusAID strategies, compliance with foreign
policy eg. land mobilisation, AusAID Volunteer policy
Proactiveadvocacy - to new directions, policy development eg
White Papers, budget rounds, strategy papers
needs confidence in dialogue, need for perspective on both sides,
depth and quality of input, breadth of connections, third party
advocates
Mechanisms peaks (ACFID) , parliamentary committees, public
consultations, public engagement and campaigns,media
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Influencing AusAID & program delivery
New environment is providing opportunities and confidence on bothsides for developing program boundaries eg. working in new ways with
partners (Engineers Without Borders, Spastic Centre); Innovation Fund
Performance management - needs realism, no surprises, joint work
new ODE
Program design - dialogue needed for joint work on delivery models
and design linkages, new models of engaging Australian organisations,
innovations - leads to government rethinking of value/need/benefits of
volunteering and its connections to development etc.
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Influencing wider development & societal changedialogue
ACFID peak body - joint engagements post tsunami honesty;MPH; Jubilee 200, MDGs
Other civil society dialogues Civil Society Think Tanks; Metropolis
2007; Lowy Institute; joint activity with AIG on vlimate change
Media ????
Corporate policy and program links AP HIV/AIDS Coalition; ANZ
Pacific; Threads Workshop
Vic Police and Social exclusion/DIMIA; Human Rights legislation ;
Reconciliation Action Plans and programs; Islamic issues
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Working in host countries
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Dialogue and relationships in host country two wayexchange
To whom do we listen? - priorities, sensitivities
Links to National and sub National and Department Plansand planning
Links to UN and aid agencies
Sensitivity / opportunities where volunteers are in govt policy roles -
Ministerial through to district adviser level; where volunteers are in peak
bodies, civil society roles
Social policy areas Indonesia and new legislation; Timor & disability,
environment & sport; PNG joint workshops
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What space are we in?
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Do we value our flexibility? Can we say no?
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Are we envisaging risks? mitigating policy dangers ?
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What is the future?