29 October - Day 1

Introduction

08:30

Registration of Participants

Welcome Remarks: Neil Buhne, UN Resident Coordinator, Sri Lanka

Self introduction by participants

09:10

Macroeconomic Context and the MDGs –Omar Noman, Chief, Policies & Programmes, UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo (RCC)

09:30

Overview of Case Studies and Major Themes for Discussion Paul Steele and Maneka Weddikkara, Local Poverty Reduction, UNDP Regional Centre Colombo

09:45

Discussion

10:00

Tea Break & Group Photo (11.00 Press conference for selected participants)

10:30

Theme 1: Employment Generation and Participatory Area Development
Chair: Fahmy Ismail, UN HABITAT, Sri Lanka

10:45

Promoting Social Mobilisation And Appropriate Housing Technologies For Disaster Mitigation And Poverty Reduction in Orissa- India
Anindya Kumar Sarkar & Pradeep Jena, UNDP India

11:00

Chambok Community Based Ecotourism (CBET) Project Phnom Sruich District, Kampong Speu Province- Cambodia
Va Moeurn , Executive Director, Mlup Baitong NGO, Cambodia and Lay Khim, UNDP Cambodia 

11:15

Discussion

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Theme 2: Local Economic Development
Chair: Bill Tod, SNV, Regional MDG/PRS Advisor, Vietnam

1:15

One Tambon, One Product (OTOP)- Thailand
Chudatip Ritruechai, Manager, International Relations Division, President Office, SME Development Bank of Thailand

1:30

Pathway Out of Poverty- Indonesia
Owais Parray, UNDP Indonesia

1:45

Poverty Reduction through Rural Urban Linkages( RUPP)-Nepal 
Ramesh Adhikari, National Programme Manager, RUPP/UNDP

2:00

Discussion

2:30

People’s Voices on MDGs,
Ryce Chanchai, Millennium  Campaign

3:00

Tea Break

3:30

Continuation of Concurrent Break Out Groups on Themes 1 & 2

4:30

Day 1 closes

30 October - Day 2

09:00

Theme 3: Agriculture and Rural Development for Poverty Reduction
Chair: Wim Polman, FAO, Regional office, Bangkok

09:15

Good Practices for Poverty Reduction in Coconut Growing Communities- Philippines
Pons Batugal,  President of Farmers Community Development Foundation International (FCDF) and Coordinator of International Network of Community Based Organizations (INCBO)

09:30

Ha Tinh Rural Development Project- Viet Nam
NguyenThanh Tung, Policy Development Officer, IFAD, Viet Nam

09:45

Dairy Project Case Study in Afghanistan
Lutfullah Rlung,  National Field Manager , Development of Integrated Dairy Scheme, Afghanistan

10:30

Tea Break

11:00

Frutika, Paraguay:
Thomas Otter, UNDP Paraguay

11:15

Bringing ICTs to Rural and Disadvantaged Communities:  Lessons Learned in Western China
Zhao Jinqiu, Associate Professor, International Communication Department, University of Communication, China

11:30

Discussion

12:30

Lunch

1:00

Theme 4: Localization of MDGs & Monitoring
Chair:  Dafina Gercheva, UNDP, Bratislava Regional Centre

1:15

Programme For Socio-Economic Development In Communes Faced With Extreme Difficulties, Viet Nam (P135)
Tran Van Thuat, Director, Policy Department, Government of Vietnam

1:30

Improving Rural Livelihoods through Community Driven (CDD) Approach: ‘Gemidiriya’, Sri Lanka:
Gamini Batuwitage CEO, Gemidiriya Community Development & Livelihood Improvement Project  & Neil Fernando, UNDP RCC           

1:45

 eHomemakers Network, Malaysia:
Usha Kishnan & Julia Hannah Zoo, eHomemakers Network, Malaysia

2:00

Some Recent Experience in Community Voice Card: An Innovative Tool towards Assessing Service Delivery for MDGs, India:
Presenter: Neela Mukherjee, Development Tracks, RTC, New Delhi, India

2.15

Discussion

3.00

Tea

3:30

Concurrent Break Out Groups on Themes 3 & 4

5:00

Day 2 closes

31 October - Day 3

09: 00

Theme 5: Social Safety Nets & Micro Finance
Chair:  Johanna Boestal, Asian Development Bank, Sri Lanka

09:00

A Case Study of BRAC’s Income Generation for Vulnerable Group Development (IGVGD) Programme- Bangladesh
Nahleen Zahra, Government Research Group, BRAC

09:15

Progresa- Mexico
Evelyne Rodriguez Ortega, Mexico

09:30

VIMOSEWA – Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)’s Microinsurance Programme, India
Shilpa Pandya, SEWA & Lionel Siriwardena , UNDP RCC

09:45

Health Insurance for the Poor- Philippines
Ed Aurelio C. Reyes

10.15

Discussion

10:45

Tea Break

11:15

Theme 6: Community Mobilization & Achievement of Advocacy for the MDGs
Chair: Andrea Cuzyova, UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy, New York

11:15

Sailing the Nile for the MDGs’- Egypt
Yasmine Mahmoud & Layla Saad, UNDP Volunteers, Egypt

11:30

Discussion

11:45

Concurrent Break Out Groups on Themes 5 & 6

12.30

Lunch Break

1.30

Session 8: Lessons Learned and Conclusions
Chair: Omar Noman, Chief , Policies & Programmes Regional Centre Colombo

1.30

Report back from break out groups

2.30

Plenary discussion/ Panel discussion

3.30

Tea Break

4:00

Announcing the Regional MDG Community of Practice (CoP):
Chair: Anuradha Seth, MDGI, UNDP Regional Centre Colombo (RCC)
Introducing the Asia Pacific COP:
What is a COP? And possible Initiatives for the COP
Presenter: Kevin Coffey , MDG COP Network Facilitator, UNDP RCC

4:20

Q & A

4:30

Discussion and Consultation

5:15

Report to Plenary

5:30

Closing Remarks
Omar Noman, Chief Policy and Programmes