People's Voices: Development Programming Through A Poverty Lens

CCIC's Asia Pacific Working Group presents People's Voices: Development Programming Through a Poverty Lens Monday, June 5, 2000 9:15 am-1:15 pm CCIC Board Room 1 Nicholas Street, Ottawa Objectives of the Session 1. To learn about the results of the "Consultations with the Poor" project undertaken by South Asia Partnership, Philippine Development Assistance Programme and Canada-Cambodia Development Program and policy implications of its findings.2. To be updated on CIDA's poverty inquiry and how CIDA is implementing its new "poverty lens" at the programming level Tentative Agenda 9:15 am Coffee and tea 9:30 am Welcome and Introductions 9:45 am "Consultation with the Poor" Findings and Policy Implications

Richard Harmston (South Asia Partnership)

Francine Baril (Canada Cambodia Development Program)
Marion Villanueva (Philippine Development Assistance Program)

Q & A will follow

11:00 am Policy Review and Policy Changes: CIDA's Poverty Reduction Strategy A Roundtable Discussion

Brian Hunter, CIDA Senior Economist Asia Branch
Other Speakers to be confirmed

12:30 - 1:15 pm Light Lunch (RSVP is required by May 29th) Please confirm attendance by May 29th, 2000 with Maria Calleja at (pdapcda@ibm.net) or (613)235-7144.