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<DIV>This is a favorable area of work at the moment and much needed:</DIV>
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<DIV>I note at outset the comments already flowing back on applications from previous rounds.</DIV>
<DIV>Clarity, Innovation, Democracy, value and timetables seem paramount.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 12/11/09, Jeremy Malcolm <I><jeremy@ciroap.org></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy@ciroap.org><BR>Subject: Re: Re: [governance] IGC<BR>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR>Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 8:29 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>On funding sources for the IGC, the UN Democracy Fund has its fourth round of<BR>funding open until the end of the year. It seems that funding the IGC would<BR>fit well within the funding criteria, including that of "Civil society<BR>empowerment ... activities that strengthen civil society capacities to <BR>participate in democratic processes, including umbrella organizations and<BR>institutional interfaces between civil society and the State."<BR><BR><A href="http://www.un.org/democracyfund/Docs/4thRound_ProjectProposalGuidelines_English.pdf" target=_blank>http://www.un.org/democracyfund/Docs/4thRound_ProjectProposalGuidelines_English.pdf</A><BR><BR>I would suggest the IGC consider putting in an application, which I could help<BR>with if others agree.<BR><BR>-- <BR>JEREMY MALCOLM<BR>Project Coordinator<BR>CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL-KL OFFICE<BR>for Asia Pacific and the Middle East <BR><BR>Lot 5-1 Wisma WIM<BR>7
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