On 27 January 2022, Aigine CRC took part in a monthly meeting of the Working Group on More Balanced Geographical Representation of NGOs. The purpose of the group is to understand, address and overcome the issue of ongoing geographical imbalance of the NGO representation in the ICH NGO Forum and the UNESCO 2003 Convention by creating capacity building materials and practical information for the NGOs in the underrepresented countries.
Structure-wise, there are several thematic blocks of the group meetings – presentations from different geographical regions on current realities/difficulties and opportunities of NGOs; on current activities of the group and plans for their implementation; and general discussion and feedback.
At today’s meeting, the accredited NGO Abaim from Mauritius delivered an informative presentation on the situation of NGOs in their country and in the region as a whole, while Aigine CRC, as chair, prepared and presented a draft outreach plan for reaching out to underrepresented regions and countries. The group members approved and enriched the presented plan, which will be finalized and submitted for approval at the next meeting to be held in March.
Accredited NGOs from Bulgaria, Finland, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Norway, Nigeria, and Kyrgyzstan participated in today’s meeting.
