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CAPPS OPENS AFRICA OFFICE
In 2007, CAPPS opened its first office in Africa in Lagos, Nigeria. The Africa Office(registered as CAPPS Consult)will be the main hub of the organisation’s work on the African continent, while the International Office in the UK will continue to engage in Africa’s international relations discourse. Both offices and their programmes will work in an integrated framework to deliver on the organisation’s core goal of providing information and analysis, promotingpolicy dialogue and facilitating the development of policy strategies that enhance human security, socio-economic development & good governance in Africa.The Africa office harnesses CAPPS’ international links, resources and skills-base to implement projects that will catalyse socio-economicdevelopmentby enhancingpolicy processes, policy formulation and policy implementationon the continent. It provides sectoral expertise, policy research/ analysis and policy advice in diverse areas of social, political and economic development in Africa. It is also organises strategicpolicy fora andstakeholder consultations;conducts polls and surveys; provides skills training and capacity building. It also assists in brokering partnerships and in providing effective policy communication. The Africa Office offers institutional/organisational development, operational supportand project management servicesfor development actors in the public , private and civil society sectors. Since the inception of the Africa office, it has achieved the following:
Representing African Civil Society at the Africa Partnership Forum in Tokyo, Japan. CAPPS’ Director delivered the Civil Society Statement to APF Members (African Union, NEPAD, G8, OECD and Bretton Wood Institutions)and also delivered the Keynote Address at a Workshop on Africa at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.He was appointed the Focal Point for African Civil Society and APF Engagement by African civil society delegates at this meeting. ( April 2008)
Providing Institutional Development Support for the Nigerian Economic Summit Groups (NESG) on its Policy and Research Architecture. This was done in partnershipwith the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in the UK.( Phase One ofproject was completed in July 2007)
Providing Analyses and Expertise atthe UN Expert Roundtable on ‘Ending Conflict in Africa by 2013’ hosted at the UN Headquarters by the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA). ( December 2007)
Conducting Country Consultation on DFID’s New Research Strategy. CAPPS aspart of larger consortium conducted country-wide consultations in Nigeria and published a country report which informed DFID’s new global research strategy.( October 2007)
Conducting a Knowledge Mapping Exercise on HIV AIDS with Nigerian Stakeholders for DFID and the World Bank. This was done in partnershipwith the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in the UK.( September 2007)
CAPPS Africa Office
No 3, Abiola Segun Ajayi Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos,
Nigeria
Tel: +234 (1)21 358 43
GSM: +234 (0) 802 727 64 27
Fixed Line: +234 (0)702 770 3995
CAPPS International Office
2nd Floor, Berkeley Square House Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J 6BD UK
African Diaspora NGOs & Partners meet to discuss the diaspora?s role in African development
Set against the backdrop of the UN High-Level meeting on International Migration and Development inSeptember 2006 and in commemoration of the October celebrations of “Black History Month” in the UK, leaders of African Diaspora organisations in the UK, wider Europe and the US will gather in London at the first ever African Diaspora Leadership Forum. The forum will culminate in an evening reception launching the ‘African Monitor’ - an African-owned civil society mechanism for monitoring and advocacy in relation to G8 commitments to Africa. The African Monitor was founded by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Njongonkulu Ndungane, in order to mobilse African civil society to advocate for urgent and effective implementation of commitments to Africa in ways that deliver tangible development at grassroots level. Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for International Development, will deliver a speech at this reception.
Set against the backdrop of the UN High-Level meeting on International Migration and Development inSeptember 2006 and in commemoration of the October celebrations of “Black History Month” in the UK, leaders of African Diaspora organisations in the UK, wider Europe and the US will gather in London at the first ever African Diaspora Leadership Forum. The forum will culminate in an evening reception launching the ‘African Monitor’ - an African-owned civil society mechanism for monitoring and advocacy in relation to G8 commitments to Africa. The African Monitor was founded by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Njongonkulu Ndungane, in order to mobilse African civil society to advocate for urgent and effective implementation of commitments to Africa in ways that deliver tangible development at grassroots level. Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for International Development, will deliver a speech at this reception.
