CONTENTS

1. ORGANISATIONAL NEWS

a) ACORD launches new mission and strategic directions.
b) Latest on ACORD's restructuring and relocation
c) Exploring new links
d) ACORD's 11 September Statement
e) Strategic Management Advisors: new key role
f) Preparing managers for the new ACORD
g) Another five countries to adopt HR best practice code
h) Gender and Conflict: Understanding the Dynamics of Violence
i) 11 September: Exploring alternatives to vengeance
j) Presentation on life in Northern Uganda's protected villages

a) ANGOLA:Luanda programme strengthening CBOs
b) BOTSWANA: Research into marketing crafts and veld product in Ngamiland
c) BOTSWANA: Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS
d) BOTSWANA: Highlighting discrimination
e) BURUNDI: Supporting the reintegration of war-affected communities in  Bujumbura.
f) CHAD, CAMEROON, NIGERIA: Poverty due to weak institutional mechanisms
g) DRC: Providing training to emerging Farming Associations
h) DRC: Exploring the role of widows in child development
i) ETHIOPIA: Comic Relief funds agro-pastoralist livelihoods programme
j) ERITREA/BOTSWANA: Stepping up communications: Two new ACORD newsletters
k) HORN: Research capacity strengthened in all programmes
l) MOZAMBIQUE: SIDA funds Niassa programme
m) RWANDA: Support for our work with female headed households in Rwanda.
n) SUDAN: Support for our work in Southern Sudan
o) HIV/AIDS: STOP AIDS Campaign about to be launched

3. WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS

4. TRAINING

5. USEFUL RESOURCES

6 NEWSLETTER & SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS.

a) ACORD launches new mission and strategic directions.
ACORD's latest 5-year strategic plan (2002-2006), the product of more than three years of reflection within ACORD, was just been approved by the Board. For a copy of the plan in pdf format see Acord Strategic Plan

The Board noted that the plan confirms a significant shift for the organisation, uniting the practical work that it has always been doing with advocacy that seeks to address the causes of the problems that the organisations confronts in its daily work. The Board also prioritised the development and implementation of a membership strategy to work with members on how they perceive the changes in ACORD and what their organisation's relation to these changes are. This will form part of further work on developing the organisation's funding strategies and on building relations with a broader range of agencies in the North and in Africa. The Board also welcomed two new members, Manuel Etter from HEKS in Switzerland and Fernando Pacheco dos Santos from ADRA in Angola. The next Board meeting will be on 12 March 2001.

b) Latest on ACORD's Restructuring and Relocation
The last month has seen an intensive period of consultation relating to the restructuring and relocation of the organisation. Recommendations will be further discussed with the Board Strategy Group before the agreed option is implemented. The introduction of this round of changes should be completed by March 2002.

c) Exploring new links
ACORD's Assembly and 25 members of staff from Africa and London met in London on 17 October. Emphasis was placed on exploring the links between ACORD's work on social exclusion, gender and conflict on the one hand and its analysis of globalisation, development and the events of 11 September on the other. The participants discussed how ACORD should link in with upcoming meetings of civil society leaders in Bamako and Porto Alegre. The 4-6 January 2002 Bamako meeting, organised by CCFD, Centre Joliba/Aminata Traore and Enda, will be a preparatory meeting for African organisations for the 2002 World Social Forum and the 2002 G8 Summit in Alberta, Canada. It will be attended by Sidiki Traore, ACORD's Tombouctou programme co-ordinator. The 2002 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre (31 Jan - 5 Feb 2002) will be attended by Guilherme Santos, ACORD's Angola Country Co-ordinator. Please contact ACORD for copies of the various presentations made.

d) ACORD's 11 September statement
The consequences of 11 September and its implications for development.

"As an organisation we deplore the attacks of 11 September and express our deepest sympathy for the victims and their families. Following the start of military attacks on Afghanistan , we are dismayed that calls for international justice have been disregarded and express sympathy for the victims and the families of those killed in the attacks starting on October 7th, and those to be killed in the weeks and months ahead. In our commitment to social justice we cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with those who respond to terror with terror. One crime against humanity cannot be countered by another..."
See ACORD's entire statement here

e) Strategic Management Advisors: new key role
Thanks to financial support from Inter Pares, one of ACORD's consortium members, the organisation has been able to identify and involve Strategic Management Advisors (SMAs) at its recent Board, Assembly, PPERG and Board Strategy Group meetings.  SMAs are senior Africa-based staff who have expressed an interest in participating in the organisation's strategic management processes.

f) Preparing managers for the new ACORD
A recent workshop workshop held in Nairobi (29 October - 2 November) marked the first stage in ACORD's Development for Change initiative, an on-going process of management development aimed at preparing African managers for the future ACORD. The workshop provided specific training on strategic management and coaching skills and an opportunity for participants to review their learning styles and prepare a personal development plan. The participants included Country Co-ordinators, Area Programme Managers and Programme Co-ordinators.

g) More ACORD programmes are adopting the People In Aid code for best practice in the management and support of aid personnel
The 'People in Aid' code aimed at promoting best practice in the management and support of aid personnel is about to be implemented in the programmes in five more countries in which ACORD works, namely Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda. The code was originally piloted by ACORD's programmes in Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Rwanda and in London. A workshop, following on from one held in Ethiopia earlier this year, was held in Nairobi from 2-5 November to review progress to date, to focus on key policies including security and child protection and to share lesson with the new countries who are about to implement the code. Please contact ACORD for further details. For further information on the People in Aid Code, see www.peopleinaid.org

h) Gender and Conflict: Understanding the Dynamics of Violence
ACORD held a stimulating roundtable in London on 15 October aimed at understanding the dynamics of violence in the context of gender and conflict. The meeting provided an opportunity for ACORD to share some its initial findings from its extensive research project on gender sensitive programming design and planning in conflict-affected situations and to suggest how these feed into practical and theoretical gender and conflict analyses. It also provided a forum for others working in the same thematic area to share their different perspectives. The presentation included: 'The impact of conflict on gender relations' by Asha El Karib, Ibrahim Nur (ACORD); 'The contribution of gender identity to conflict' by Idah Lumoro, Norma Fadl (ACORD); 'Oral testimony methodology' by Ibrahim Sahl (ACORD; 'Women Building Peace Campaign' by Bethan Cobley (International Alert); 'Thinking outside militarism' by Suzanne Williams (Oxfam) and 'Working with men in the GAD framework' by Stephanie Henthorne (CIIR). A copy of the report will soon be available on the ACORD website at www.acord.org.uk

i)11 September: Exploring alternatives to vengeance
Chris Dolan, (Research and Policy Officer, ACORD) presented the organisation's 11 September statement at a meeting held by CODEP on 28 September at the Overseas Development Institute in London. The meeting was aimed at bringing together representatives from development and conflict transformation NGOs, academia, freelancers and others to discuss and reflect on options, alternatives and policies regarding the situation following the attacks in New York and Washington. For a copy of the presentation, see www.codep.org.uk

j)Presentation on life in Northern Uganda's protected villages
Chris Dolan (Research and Policy Officer, ACORD)gave a presentation at the Royal African Society, London, 6 November 2001 on life in the protected villages of Northern Uganda. To request a copy of the presentation contact chrisd@acord.org.uk

2. PROGRAMME NEWS

a) ANGOLA: Luanda programme strengthening CBOs
ACORD's urban community programme in Luanda (ANG/07) is changing its role from primarily supporting the emergence of community based organisations to strengthening the existing organisations to work directly with communities and to build their relationships with education and health authorities. An evaluation of the programme has just been completed and will shortly be available on our website at www.acord.org.uk

b) BOTSWANA: Research into marketing crafts and veld product in Ngamiland
ACORD Botswana (BOT/01) and other members of the Ngamiland NGO Coalition recently funded research into the marketing of crafts and veld products in the region. A copy of "Craft and Veld Product Marketing in Ngamiland", is available from Batlhaedi Atamelang in Botswana on (267) 674392. To subscribe to the Ngamiland NGO Coalition newsletter, please contact Chris Paul at TOCADI on (267) 675085.

c) BOTSWANA: Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS
ACORD Botswana is currently mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in its programming in Ngamiland. The main lessons it has leant so far is that it important to be aware of and to address cultural issues and to use peer group facilitators in HIV/AIDS awareness. The programme is currently taking a number of steps in developing this aspect of its programming. These are outlined here  

d) BOTSWANA: Highlighting discrimination
ACORD Botswana is running a series of workshops on discrimination in the seven communities where it works. Though they are currently targeted at community leadership and extension staff, the programme hopes to extend them to all members of the communities. In each of the workshops, the participants work with the facilitators to explore the nature of discrimination, how it manifests itself and what effect it has on individuals, groups and the larger community. The participants then go on to analyse the situations that render them susceptible to discriminatory practices and develop counter strategies. For further details please contact ACORD Botswana e-mail:  acord@info.bw

e) BURUNDI: Supporting the reintegration of war-affected communities in Bujumbura.
ACORD has received a £175,000 grant from Comic Relief to support the second phase of the social and economic reintegration of war-affected urban communities in the poorest areas of Bujumbura. The socio-political crisis in Burundi since 1993 has particularly affected the vulnerable men and women living in the poorest areas of Bujumbura most of whom have been displaced as a result of the crisis. The programme aims to support the creation of an environment conducive to the reintegration, peaceful cohabitation and participation in development of communities from different ethnic groups. Building on the lessons of the first phase and community planning meetings, it strategically addresses the problems experienced by these communities. ACORD's role is that of facilitator, strengthening local organisations and community participation, so that partners will be responsible for the management of the programme by 2003. ACORD has provided support to the vulnerable men and women of Bujumbura since 1999, successfully engaging in rehabilitation, credit and youth training.

Over 2000 people are set to benefit from the activities and 6000 partners will be involved in social activities aimed at encouraging peaceful coexistence. 1000 households will be supported by a microcredit scheme, 7050 people will benefit from the improvement of basic services and 75 young men and women will receive technical training. Please contact ACORD Burundi at acord@cbinfo.com for further details of the programme.

f) CHAD, CAMEROON, NIGERIA: Poverty due to weak institutional mechanisms
Communities in the Lake Chad area are poor, not because of an absence of natural resources (the lake and its surrounding are in fact rich in resources), but because of weak institutional mechanisms for communicating with decision makers which results in a lack control over resources. This was the main conclusion drawn at a meeting held in Kano, Nigeria in September, convened by ACORD to discuss and analyse the findings of research undertaken in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria on the development issues surrounding Lake Chad and in developing ACORD new programming in the area. The meeting involved civil servants and civil society representatives from Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon. See a full report here 

g) DRC: Providing training to emerging Farming Associations
The community development programme in Opala, Eastern Congo (DRC/01) has recently seen the emergence of farming associations in a number of villages in which it works. The associations have been particularly involved in developing methods to increase seed production and recently expressed a need for training in processing the seed. In response, ACORD is now providing training in eight villages in Lobaie. (Tsumbira Vagheni, Prpgramme Coordinator, DRC/01)

h) DRC: Exploring the role of widows in child development
Forty-eight widows living in ACORD's Western Congo programme area of Kingabwa recently met to analyse their specific role in child development. The meeting was held in response to a meeting in January in which the programme became aware that many of the widows are impoverish as a result of having to raise seven children, on average. Most of the widows have had no formal education and have no experience of income-generating activities. Most are disempowered and have little energy for creative activities. The situation is exacerbated by the inadequate social context which causes their children to turn to delinquency and early parenthood and reduces their opportunities for employment. At the end of the meeting, the widows deciding to take charge of the situation and to assist their children by taking more responsibility for their survival. (Hortense Bulungu, Gender Officer, DRC/04)

i)ETHIOPIA: Comic Relief funds agro-pastoralist livelihoods programme
ACORD has received funds from Comic Relief in support of its ago-pastoralist livelihood programme in Jikaw which is also funded by NOVIB, HEKS & Oxfam Hong Kong. During the first two years, the programme focused on the Nuer pastoralists, amongst the most marginalised people in Ethiopia. More recently, ACORD's work has begun to focus on the Anuak, and is addressing the sources and manifestations of Nuer-Anuak conflict. The aim of the programme is to enable the agro-pastoral communities of Jikaw to maximise the effective and sustainable use and management of local resources, and to promote mutual respect and understanding between the different groups. Among the constraints to development faced by the Nuer are the lack of provision of basic social services, conflict (intra-Nuer as well as Nuer-Anuak) and widespread animal diseases coupled with an almost complete absence of veterinary services. The poverty and basic needs of these politically, economically and socially marginalised groups will be addressed by improving access to human and animal health services, promoting gender equality through training, education and awareness-raising, setting up group income-generating activities through access to group-based credit, and promoting peace and advocating appropriate policies respectful of the needs and rights of the Nuer people.

The programme has been working closely with local government on a number of activities, particularly in agriculture and education. The Women's Affairs Bureau, the Departments of Education, Agriculture and Health and ACORD have also organised several joint workshops and training courses covering animal health, education and gender. Recognising that consultation, collaboration, joint research and joint implementation are critical to the success of such a programme, ACORD has organised a number of forums in collaboration with the local administration to ensure effective co-ordination and information exchange, as well as to share research findings.

The key partners are the recently created groups (6 women's groups, veterinary co-ordination committee and the 2 peace groups), the Nuer Development Forum, traditional leaders, church-related institutions (EECMY), PANOS, Village Co-ordinating Committees (VCCs) and government sector bureaux. It is envisaged that the programme will continue to concentrate its work on these groups over the next three years in order to focus its efforts on forging effective partnerships between them so as to improve the quality of development activities in the area.

j) ERITREA/BOTSWANA: Stepping up communications: Two new ACORD newsletters
ACORD's programmes in Eritrea and Botswana have stepped up the dissemination of programme information and learning through the development of their first programme newsletters. For copies of the newsletters, please contact ACORD Eritrea at neby@gemel.com, ACORD-Botswana at acord@infor.bw or ACORD-London at  florencek@acord.org.uk.

k)HORN: Research capacity strengthened in all programmes
The research capacity of ACORD's programme in the Horn have been strengthened with every programme now having it's own Research officer.

l)MOZAMBIQUE: SIDA funds Niassa programme
ACORD's programme which supports participatory and sustainable development in Lago/Sanga District in Niassa (MOZ/07) has just received a substantial fund from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).The Programme aims to contribute to the improvement of living conditions in the communities of the Lago and Sanga districts by strengthening community structures, boosting the use of existing natural resources, supporting self-sustaining management and reducing the occurrence of factors that cause vulnerability, such as STDs and AIDS.The programme proposes to work with 25,503 families, a combined population of 99,543 inhabitants. For further details, please contact Ariana Barbosa Lins, Programme, Co-ordinator.

m) RWANDA: Support for our work with female headed households in Rwanda.
ACORD's has received £927,333 from the Community Fund to support women and girl heads of households in addressing their economic and basic rights in rural and urban Rwanda. Over a period of three years beginning in 2002, more than 4500 vulnerable households headed by women and girls in six communes spread over six regions of Rwanda will benefit directly from the programme. This is an estimated total population of 22 500.

Six years on, Rwanda is still living with the devastating consequences of the genocide and massacres which resulted in the creation of thousands of widows and orphans, and drove thousands of Rwandese into exile or prison. Women and girls, who are now heads of households due to the loss of family members through the genocide, exile or imprisonment of relatives, AIDS and other endemic illnesses, have been particularly affected. They come from all ethnic groups, and share extreme levels of poverty, marginalisation, social exclusion and exploitation.

Their vulnerability is primarily caused by material poverty and an inability to defend their basic rights. Above all, ignorance of these rights keeps them in a situation of dependence on culture and male superiority. Both their economic level and their awareness and knowledge of their rights must be raised if they are to to escape the vicious circle of poverty. This requires a level of subsistence that enables them to work and to rise above the poverty line.

The programme will focus on organising and structuring a forum for expression and debate for women and girl heads of households. It will also aim to strengthen their socio-economic rights, chiefly through information, education, communication and exchanges concerning the existing laws, subjects relating to the causes of poverty and basic rights such as access to drinking water, housing, food and education. It will focus on the development of skills through training and apprenticeships in income generating activities. Particular emphasis will be placed on strengthening the women and children's organisations called upon to manage development at community level, by stressing the promotion of the women and girls and their role in society. The programme will enable women and girl organisations to consult with one another, and to co-ordinate their efforts to enable their members to gain ownership rights over resources and income.

n) SOUTHERN SUDAN: Support for our two programmes
The UNDP in Khartoum has provides US$70,000 for ACORD's programme in Maiwut. ACORD has also received positive feedback from the EU with respect to a joint funding application with CCFD to continue its Food Security and Water Intervention programme in Tali Payam, Juba.

o) HIV/AIDS: STOP AIDS Campaign about to be launched
The UK NGO AIDS Consortium of which ACORD is a member will be launching the 'Stop AIDS Campaign' in London on 1 December to coincide with World AIDS Day. The Campaign is "an unprecedented response to an unprecedented challenge" and will work to raise awareness and mobilise people across the UK to campaign for an urgently scaled-up British and international response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. For more information and how to get involved, see the campaign website www.stopaidscampaign.org.uk

Read an overview of ACORD's HIV/AIDS work in 2000  here.

a) POLICY AND PROGRAMME EXTERNAL REVIEW GROUP (PPERG) 30 November 2001
ACORD's PPERG, formerly known as the Policy and Evaluation Committee (PEC), will be meeting in London on Friday, 30 November to provide members, other allies and donors with an external review of the quality of ACORD's work. It will discuss and give advice on evaluations and their follow up and discuss and provide external advice on important policy documents including the annual monitoring and evaluation plan. It will also provide advice on how the processes of quality assurance and the content of our programming could be improved.

b) UPCOMING CODEP ROUNTABLE DISCUSSIONS
CODEP is holding a number of Roundtable discussions within the next few weeks. All will be held on the 6th Floor, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AF. Booking is essential as space is limited. If you would like to attend any of the discussions, please contact CODEP at email: mail@codep.org.uk or tel: (020) 7799 2477. CODEP brings together NGOs, consultants, academics and donors who work in development, human rights and peacebuilding to explore the causes of conflict, its impact on people and to improve practice. For more information see www.codep.org.uk

FIELDWORK IN CONFLICT AREAS: PRACTICAL ISSUES
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2001, 12noon - 2pm
The Field Diplomacy Initiative earlier this year published a field guide to peacebuilding. Representatives from the FDI will work through some of the practical issues that we face in fieldwork in conflict areas.

WOMEN AND PEACEBUILDING: Tuesday 4 December 2001, 12.00-2.00pm
More and more women are caught at the centre of violent conflict. In ethnic, religious and identity wars, women are becoming the direct and deliberate victims of sexual assault and rape. They are the indirect victims of warfare, and economic violence, but women are not just victims. Women have taken the initiative to reach across the conflict divide and seek peace.
SPEAKERS: Bethan Cobley, Women Building Peace Programme Officer, International Alert who will present an update on the international campaign 'Women Building Peace: from the village council to the negotiating table'; Catherine Scott, Asia Policy Officer, CIIR(Catholic Institute for International Relations) - 'CIIR's Observer Mission to the East Timorese Constituent Assembly Elections & Women's Participation in Nation-Building - Lessons and Challenges'

4. TRAINING

a) INTERNATIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS COURSE IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, 2-14 Dec 2001)
This course is aimed at deepening the participants' motivation and abilities to develop training skills aimed at promoting women's full and equal participation in all development processes in order to achieve more gender justice in society. For further information see www.gender-training.nl

b) CONTINENTAL CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION COURSE
Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA); 4 February 2002 - 8 March 2002
COPA will be holding a five week training workshop from 4 February - 8 March 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This workshop will cover diverse aspects of conflict transformation and peace building, and is aimed at capacity building for people working in conflict transformation, development, human rights and related fields on the African continent. For more information please contact Michael E. Muragu, COPA, Interim Coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254-2-577558, Fax: 254-2-577557
E-mail: copa@barclays.africaonline.com

5. USEFUL RESOURCES

a) DAPeR DATA FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
http://daper.worldbank.org/daper/
This site offers quick access to a range of aggregated and dissaggregated international data for poverty diagnostics and monitoring. DAPeR is part of ongoing efforts within the World Bank to develop indicators for poverty reduction, and is aimed at providing support to countries developing poverty reduction strategies. Indicators and data are classified in the categories of economic opportunities, capabilities, empowerment and security. DAPeR also offers links to other sources of information on poverty diagnostics such as poverty assessments, participatory poverty assessments, and households surveys. SOURCE: PovertyNet Newsletter

b) THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON ADULT MORTALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Medical Research Council of South Africa, September 2001
www.mrc.ac.za/bod/
This 54-page report on AIDS mortality, released by the Medical Research Council South Africa, was delayed due to controversy within the South African government over its results. It show a rapid increase in mortality rates among young men and women in South Africa in recent years, and link this new age-specific increase to AIDS. The report's authors estimate that approximately 40% of adult deaths aged 15-49 and about 20% of all adult deaths in the year 2000 were due to HIV/AIDS. The report's projections show that, "without treatment to prevent AIDS, the number of AIDS deaths can be expected to grow, within the next ten years, to more than double the number of deaths due to all other causes, resulting in 5 to 7 million cumulative AIDS deaths in South Africa by 2010. The full report, including figures and tables, is available, in PDF format, at:www.mrc.ac.za/bod

c) ON-LINE EXHIBITION" MY FAVOURITE THING"
www.oxfam.hk/org/english
An exhibit entitled "What's your favourite thing?" with 20 stories/photographs of people from 12 different countries is available on-line on the Oxfam HK website. The project was partially funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Oxfam Hongkong.

d) USEFUL CONGO & UGANDA NEWS LINKS
CONGO
1) Avenir : http://www.groupelavenir.com
2) Potentiel: http://www.congopresse.com

UGANDA
1. The New Vision www.newvision.co.ug
2. The Monitor: www.monitor.co.ug
3. The East African: www.nationadio/theeastafrican

e) WORKING ON DEMOCRACY VIA THE INTERNET
www.toolkitparticipation.com
NOVIB and 10 other organisations have launched a world-wide website/toolkit with useful information and advice on participation in local government. The information, gathered by Novib and VNG counterparts throughout the world, includes case studies, analyses, and articles on local democracy and citizen involvement. The toolkit provides useful information to organisations and municipalities on lessons learnt in other countries and information on how to apply these to their local context. It also provides direct web access to the people and organisations behind the experiences described. Organisations are invited to contribute their own articles, case studies, comments etc.
Participating organisations include:Dutch Habitat Platform, VNG-International, SNV Netherlands Development Orgnaisation, Cordaid Netherlands, Equipo Pueblo (México), Near East Foundation (Mali), CYSD (India), IULA Celcadel (Ecuador), IULA Aspac (Indonesia), IULA Aula (Zimbabwe) and Novib. The site is in English - more languages will soon be available. For further information, see the website or e-mail Anne Kooistra, Novib, Toolkit Project toolkit@novib.nl, Novib, Tookit Project, Tel 00-31-70-3421824/609

f)ACORD WEBSITE
http://www.acord.org.uk
The ACORD website is a rich source of information on our work. It includes details about our organisations, our programmes, members and staff as well as our latest news, links to other organisations, useful resources, current and past issues of our on-line newsletter and downlaodable versions of our recent publications.

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