Tentative Schedule
Thursday, April 24 |
10.00 am – 11.00 am | Meeting of the Chapter Leaders (Closed Session) |
11.00 am – 1.00 pm | Headquarters' Staff meeting with Chapter Leaders |
9.00 am – 7.00 pm | Conference Registration |
9.00 am – 6.00 pm | Exhibit & Poster Set-Up |
5.00 am – 7.00 pm | Opening Ceremony
Welcome Dinner
Welcome Remarks
Keynote Address – NGOs as Agents of Positive Change |
7.00 pm | Desert Mixer |
Friday, April 25 |
7.30 am – 8.30 am | Buffet Breakfast |
8.30 am – 6.30 am | Exhibits and Posters |
9.00 am – 10.00 am | Plenary Session One – The Future of NGOs in Africa |
10.30 am – 11.00 am | Refreshment Break |
11.00 am – 1.00 pm | Plenary Session Two – Review of WANGO Annual Conferences 2002 – 2007 |
12.30 pm – 1.00 pm | Concurrent Discussion |
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm | Luncheon |
2.30 pm – 4.00 pm | Interactive Break-Out Session (1 – 4)
a. Governance and Leadership
b. Education and Human Development
c. Family and Health
d. Environment |
4.00 pm – 5.00 pm | Workshops (1-4 Roundtables)
a. Essential Local Fundraising Skills
b. Trends for Community-Driven Development
c. Internet as Strategic Advantage for NGOs
d. Running and Managing an Effective NGO. |
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm | Dinner |
7.30 pm – 8.30 pm | Chapter Meetings
a. Democratic Republic of Congo
b. Ghana
c. Nigeria
d. Zambia
e. Other Nations |
Saturday, April 26 |
7.30 am – 8.30 am | Buffet Breakfast |
8.30 am – 5.30 pm | Exhibits and Posters |
9.00 am – 10.00 am | Interactive Plenary Session 3 –Toward NGOs Self-Certification |
10.30 am – 11.30 am | Launch of Zero Illiteracy Programme (ZIP) for Africa |
11.30 am – 12.30 pm | Break with Exhibitors |
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm | Special Symposia
A. Civic Engagement and Social Accountability.
B. African Civil Society and the Anti-Corruption Drive
C. Enhancing State Performance through Partnership
D. Transparency and Information in the Era of Globalization. |
1.30 pm – 3.00 pm | Luncheon |
3.00 pm – 5.00 pm | Workshops 5 – 8
a. Sustaining NGOs for Development
b. Framework for Best Practices
c. NGO Commitments to Public Needs
d. Shared Challenges for Accountability |
5.00 pm – 7.00 pm | Panel Session 1 – 6
Family, Women and Children
Health and Environmental Issues
Social and Economic Development
Relief Service
Networks and International NGOs
Human Rights and Democracy |
Sunday, April 27 |
8.30 am – 10.30 am | WANGO Regional Business Meeting for Members |
10.30 am – 12.00 pm | Closing Ceremony
Rapporteur's Report
Keynote Address
Closing Remarks |
2.30 pm | Departures |
2.30 pm – 7.00 pm | Optional Field Trip
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