Planning Commission
VANI is working with the Planning Commission,
the nodal agency for voluntary/development sector, in drafting
a national policy for the sector. The commission has convened
representatives from Indian NGOs and constituted groups to
look into sections of the draft national policy. VANI’s CEO
chairs the expert group on capacity building and training and
governance. The group is tasked to review the draft and
suggest changes.
VANI on Steering Committee of Planning Commission for 11th
Five Year Plan Formulation
Planning Commission has set up a
Steering Committee on voluntary sector in context of formulation
of Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) and has invited VANI as a
member to ensure active involvement of voluntary sector in the
development process.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
VANI is also a member of a task force that has
been created to compile satellite accounts on non-profit
institutions in India. The project is part of the UN Handbook
on Nonprofit Institutions in the System of National Accounts.
The group would review the current statistics on NPIs,
identify the gaps and requirements on the information system,
suggest improvements and monitor the compilation of accounts.
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Coordination SUD
As a part of
increasing the involvement of national networks in the global
diplomacy, a convention between VANI (Voluntary Action Network
India) and Coordination SUD, France was signed for the year
2006 with the objective of strengthening civil society
national platforms in Asia.
National
platforms in Asia especially South Asian countries, will come
together to share and explore the potential for shared
agreements and advocacy along with concerted action at
national and international levels. The project aims to explore
and deepen the relationship between national platforms and
civil society perspectives on international issues.
This project
focuses mainly on building views and agreements on
international issues such as agriculture in WTO, global
non-governmental diplomacy, exchange of information, policy
papers, campaigning and exchanging of ideas in the region
through media, regular meetings of the Asian national
platforms of NGOs in international and regional
conferences/meetings, lobbying with Indian, Asian and
international relevant public authorities on development
issues like WTO, UN, SAARC, etc.
Coordination SUD
14, Passage Dubail, Paris 750 10, France
Tel.: + (33) 1 44 72 93 72, Fax: + (33) 1 44 72 93 73
Website: www.coordinationsud.org
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