1. ”Towards further strengthening the cooperation between AK and partners in South” Sunday, 27th November 2011 - Wednesday, 30th November 2011 AK Partnership Seminar 2011

2. Programme – Opening session Sunday, 27 th November 19:00 -20:00 Welcome – and presentation of all partners. 19:15 - 19:45 AK News since last seminar: – AK Strategy 2010 – 2013 – Capacity Assessment of AK – New Partnerships 2010 and 2011 19:45 - 20:00 Objectives and expected results. 20:00 - 20:15 Programme of the seminar 20:15 – 21:00 Expectations of the seminar from all participants.

3. Programme - Opening session Elaboration of a AK Strategy 2010-2013: – some of the main conclusions – goals for 2013: – political lobbying and advocacy in Denmark and the EU; – strengthening the cooperation with CSOs and movements in Africa; – strengthening partnerships with CSOs and movements; – increasing active participation in national, regional and international networks, – strengthening the organisational capacity of AK.

4. Programme - Opening session Capacity Assessment – Analysis of AK – written feedbacks to partners on proposals, reports and visits; – further cooperation on providing studies for improving the understanding and measurements of effects/impacts of the intervention; – tools to enhance the partners’ own capacity for planning, monitoring, management and internal learning; – providing systematic tools and methods towards organisational development to increase the sustainability and performance of the partner organisations; – conduct a yearly partnership workshop; – cooperation of gender mainstreaming; – elaboration of an overall AK strategy outlining a geographical and thematic specialisation; – improving the financial management, budgeting and regular budget controls in AK and by partners.

5. Objectives and Expectations for the 2.nd seminar – AK view: – further strengthening the cooperation between AK and partners in South; – capacity building within the areas of project management, workshopping and learning by doing; – achieving some recommendations towards a new DANIDA strategy for the civil society in North/South ; Programme - Opening session

6. PROGRAMME OF THE SEMINAR: Day 1: “A political discussion on the democratisation process in the northern part of Africa (and the Middle East) with relevance - and possible consequences – for the CSOs in the South”: – ”Non Violent Civic Actions” –Lesson Learnt from the Arabic Spring, by Mr. TROND BOTNEN; – ”Aspects on Civil Rights and Mobilisation”, by Mr. MARTIN JANNSEN and Mr. BONGANI MASUKU. – ”AK vision and future strategy of the Danish Civil Society Strategy”, by MORTEN NIELSEN and FLEMMING ALSBJØRN Group work – plenum Programme - Opening session

7. PROGRAMME OF THE SEMINAR: Day 2: Introduction to Logical Framework Approach (LFA), presented by Mrs. JULIANA MANJENGWA: – Theory of LFA; basic principles and methods etc.; – Rationale of the process of ”Problem –Goal” tree; – Development of a LFA Matrix; – Workshops, cases, presentation etc. Programme - Opening session

8. PROGRAMME OF THE SEMINAR: Day 3: Introduction of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), presented by Mrs. JULIANA MANJENGWA: – Theory of M&E, basic principles and methods; – Why M&E? – Most Significant Changes; – Workshops, cases, presentation, plenum Programme - Opening session

9. Expectations of the seminar from all partners, presented by BRIGITTE DRAGSTED and FLEMMING ALSBJØRN. Programme - Opening session

10. Programme – Day 1 ”A political discussion on the democratisation process in the northern part of Africa (and the Middle East) with relevance – and possible consequences for the CSOs in the South and AK.” Facilitator: MORTEN NIELSEN. 08:00 - 8:30 Welcome and Introduction. 08:30 - 9:30”Non Violent Civic Actions – Lessons Learnt from the Arabic Spring, presented by Mr. TROND BOTNEN Day 1

11. 09:30 - 10:30Group work 10:30 - 12:00Presentation of the group work 12:00 - 13:00Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 ”Aspects on Civil Rights and Mobilisation”, presented by Mr. MARTIN JANNSEN and Mr. BONGANI MASUKU: 14:00 - 15:00Group work 15:00 - 16:00Discussion in plenum Programme – Day 1 Day 1

12. 16:00 – 17:00Group work 17:00 – 18:00Summary of the day 18:30 – 19:30Dinner 19:30 – 20:00AK vision and future strategy on democratisation proces, in relation to the Danish Civil Strategy, presented by MORTEN NIELSEN and FLEMMING ALSBJØRN 20:00 – 21:00 Plenum Programme – Day 1 Day 1

13. Logical Framework Approach 08:00 - 10:00Introduction to LFA by JULIANA 10:00 - 12:00Workshop – cases 12:00 - 13:00Lunch 13:00 - 14:30Presentation 14:30 - 16:30Workshops – cases 16:30 - 18:00Presentation 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner Programme – Day 2 Day 2

14. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) 08:00 - 10:00Introduction to M&E) by Juliana 10:00 - 12:00Workshop 12:00 - 13:00Lunch 13:00 - 14:00Summary Programme – Day 3 Day 3