CCC Bi-Monthly Meeting Sub-Committees Phnom Penh, 4 August 2015 Venue: Diakonia Center By: Khorn Bunthong, Head of Operations 1 Vision: Sustainable Development.

CCC Bi-Monthly Meeting

Sub-Committees

Phnom Penh, 4 August 2015

Venue: Diakonia Center

By: Khorn Bunthong, Head of Operations

1Vision: Sustainable Development for Cambodia

Presentation Outlines

I. Why sub-committees?II. Types of sub-committeesIII. What we have done so far?IV. Who has applied?V. Confirmation from EXCOM VI. TimelineVII.Ways forward

I. Why sub-committees?

CCC is a membership based organization with 160 CNGOs and INGOs as members + nearly 1,000 NGOs are partners of CCC members.

Vision: Sustainable development for Cambodia

Mission: CCC provides high quality services to civil society and influences Cambodia’s development actors

Goal: A strong and capable civil society, cooperating and responsive to Cambodia’s development challenges.

To realize its Vision, Mission and Goal- Actively & effectively engage CCC members and its partners

CCC by-laws (Article 7) required to have sub-committees to support EXCOM and CCC members to address emerging development challenges efficiently and effectively

The increase of emerging issues including political trends, legal frameworks and operations that are affecting the effectiveness of civil society.

The recent legislation development including three laws related to judiciary, election laws, draft law on Associations and NGOs, Cybercrime law, Trade union law, etc that their features are limitations of civic space and/or democratic space.

The need for improved communication and collaboration between CSOs.

The need of having better coordination and representation of CSO to public and constituencies

I. Why sub-committees? (Cont.)

Financing for development, especially Official Development Aid (ODA) for Cambodia has been relatively decreased which negatively affecting civil society

Number of CSOs have encountered in generating resources to sustain their operations

The potential of CSOs as members of CCC in joining forces to maximize resource mobilization and effective use of the resources

Global demand for better enabling environment for the CSOs sector as stated in Istanbul principles and Siem Reap Consensus for CSO development effectiveness and Bussan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation

I. Why sub-committees? (Cont.)

Limitation in promoting good governance, accountability and professional practices within the sector

Global demand for better governance and accountability with the CSOs sector. Istanbul principles and Siem Reap Consensus for CSO development effectiveness

Good opportunity for CSO to participate in different platforms (TWGs, GDCC, CDF…)

Etc…

I. Why sub-committees? (Cont.)

II. Types of sub-committees

i. Sub-committee on CSO Communications and Partnerships

ii. Sub-committee on CSO Governance and Effectiveness

iii. Sub-committee on CSO Enabling Environmentiv. Sub-committee on CSO Financial

Sustainability

III. What we have done so far?

1. Sub-committees brought for discussion during bi-monthly meeting on 02 June 2015

2. And brought for discussion (the sub-committee) during the EXCOM meeting on 04 June 2015

3. ToRs of the sub-committees endorsed on 06 July 2015 by CCC EXCOM and members.

4. Sent announcement to all 160 CCC members on 20 July 2015

5. Directly approached to individual leaders of 160 CCC members on 24 July 2015 to nominate himself/herself and/or senior colleagues to stand in any of the four sub-committees.

III. What we have done so far? (Cont.)

6. Directly approached to selective individual leaders of CCC members and non-members (10-13 per sub-committee) on 24 July 2015 to nominate himself/herself and/or senior colleagues to stand in any of the sub-committees.

7. Original Deadline of nomination on 31 July 20158. Extend the deadline to 14 August 2015

IV. Who has applied?

i. Sub-committee on CSO Communications and Partnerships:

1. Mrs. Liseth Luna, Business Development Officer, Health Poverty Action

2. Mr. Mom Chantara Soleil, Communications Manager, Plan International Cambodia

IV. Who has applied? (Cont.)

ii. Sub-committee on CSO Governance and Effectiveness:

1. Mr. UY Sokmeas, M&E Manager, Cambodia Disable People Organization (CDPO)

2. Mr. Pen Ratana, Program Coordinator, Heinrich Boell Foundation.

3. Cassandra Mok, Country Representative, CAFOD4. Mr. Seng Sovathana, Program Officer, Diakonia

IV. Who has applied? (Cont.)

iii. Sub-committee on CSO Enabling Environment:

1. Mr. Aksel Steen-Nilsen, Country Director, NPA

IV. Who has applied? (Cont.)

iv. Sub-committee on CSO Financial Sustainability:

1. Mrs. Sao Sophorny, Admin/ Finance Manager, Veterans International Cambodia

2. Mr. Nhek Sarin, Country Director, Cord Cambodia3. Mr. Vorn Samphors, Country Representative, Aide

et Action Cambodia.

V. Confirmation from EXCOM

i. Sub-committee on CSO Communications and Partnerships:

Ms. Srey Sotheavy, Executive Director, ACT

ii. Sub-committee on CSO Governance and Effectiveness:

Mr. Chat Sophiep , Sponsor Relation Manager, Child Fund

Mr. Ernst Jürgensen, Country Representative, Danmission.

V. Confirmation from EXCOM (Cont.)

iii. Sub-committee on CSO Enabling Environment:

Mr. Pa Ngounteang, Executive Director, CCiM

iv. Sub-committee on CSO Financial Sustainability:

Ms. Estelle ROESCH, Country Representative, Enfants & Développement

VI. Timeline

No. Key activities Key expected results Timeline1 Announce (newspapers, emails, online

and approach to individual potential candidates) for application from members and other interested organizations for the committee

Public announcements made and applications received

3rd week of July 2015

2 Receive and screen application by management team and recommend EXCOM for their approval

A shortlist candidates prepared and sent to EXCOM for their review

From 3rd week of July - 3rd week of August 2015

3 Meeting with EXCOM and get approval from EXCOM

Candidates are approved based on selection criteria.

1st week of September 2015

4 Announce the results of selection to public and CCC's members

CCC members and public have full information of the committee

2nd week of September 2015

5 Conduct first meeting with each committee to introduce, finalize the ToR, and develop concrete action plan for the committee

Each committee fully sensitized its term of references and developed its action plan.

Starting from 1st October 2015

6 Provide secretary support to each committee to implement their action plan

Each committee has good function realizing its term of reference and action plan

Starting from 1st October 2015

VII. Ways forward

Invite/encourage you, your senior colleagues and your partners to stand in any of the sub-committees. (Open for CCC members, partners and non-members, etc.)

Complete Application Form or Nomination Form and send along with the current CV to : [email protected] by 14 Aug 2015 before 5.00 p.m.

More information is available on the CCC website http://www.ccc-cambodia.org/index.php/2014-01-21-13-32-35/jobs/111

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