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CARIBBEAN POLICY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Acronym: CPDC
Keywords: | Development | Transnational Civil Society | All |
Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001
A. Objectives
| MISSION:
Fostering partnerships between civil society and governments to
design and implement policies which benefit Caribbean people.
INTEREST: To help Caribbean NGOs to understand how policies
affecting Caribbean people are made;
SHARE information about policies and the decision making process;
WORK to influence and bring positive change to the development
process; LOBBY for policies
which are in the interest of Caribbean people. |
B. Contact Information
| Coordinator | CHRISTOPHER SINCKLER |
| Title | EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR |
| Telephone | 246-437-6055 |
| Fax | 246-437-3381 |
| cpdc@caribnet.net | |
| Website | www.cpdcngo.com |
| Mailing Address | CPDC, 'HALSWORTH', WELCHES ROAD, P. O. BOX 284, BRIDGETOWN, ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS |
C. General Information
| Founding year | 1991 |
| Legal Status | COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE WITHOUT SHARE CAPITAL |
| Types of actions | RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS. CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL KINDS OF CSOS. EDUCATION OF MEMBERSHIP ON POLICY MATTERS. PUBLIC ADVOCACY. LOBBYING OF CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS AND MULTI-LATERAL BODIES. |
D. Programs
| Name | Goal | Approximate budget ($US) |
| REGIONAL INTEGRATION | VALIDATING
THE MULTI-CULTURALISM OF THE CARIBBEAN , DEVELOPMENT OF A CARIBBEAN WIDE IDENTITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED
ON THE ABOVE |
150, 000 |
| TRADE AGREEMENTS | TO ENSURE THAT TRADE SERVES TO PROMOTE PEOPLES' DEVELOPMENT NOT JUST MARKET INTERESTS | 400,000 |
| GOOD GOVERNANCE | TO
BRING ABOUT A MORE PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE IN THE CARIBBEAN |
130,000 |
| CAPACITY BUILDING OR CARIBBEAN CSOs | TO SUSTAIN THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS BEING MADE BY CSOs TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE IN THE REGION | 250,000 |
| CULTURE AND CREATIVITY | PROMOTING INTEGRATION THROUGH CULTURAL EXCHANGES | 150,000 |
| CRIME AND VIOLENCE | REDUCING
THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE
REGION |
200,000 |
E. Geographical Reach
| Countries in which network participates actively | BARBADOS, BELIZE, CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GRENADA, GUYANA, HAITI, JAMAICA, NICARAGUA, PUERTO RICO, ST. VINCENT, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
F. Members
The network is composed primarily by: X Organizations _ Individuals
| Principal Organizations | Central Interest | Country of origin |
| CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION FOR FEMINIST RESEARCH AND ACTION | GENDER | TRINIDAD |
| WEST INDIES FARMERS ASSOCIATION | FARMERS/AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION | ST. VINCENT |
| ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN ECONOMISTS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT | PUERTO RICO |
| ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES | DEBT REDUCTION | JAMAICA |
| PLATFOM AYISYEN PLEDWAYE POU YOU DEVELOPMENT ALTENAFIF | ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT | HAITI |
| CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS DE AMERICA | RESEARCH | CUBA |
| BARBADOS ASSOCIATION OF NGOS. NOTE; the agencies listed form the board of CPDC | COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF NGOS | BARBADOS |
G. Resources
| Approximate
annual budget of the network
(in $US) |
| Year 2000 | Year 1995 | Year 1990 |
| 400,000 | 185,000 | 165,000 |
| Sources of funding: | International Foundations, International Multilateral Agencies |
H. Network Infrastructure
| Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network | 6 |
| Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network | 3-6 per office |
| Does the network have a physical site of its own? | NO |
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