1. ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ) Arvo Anton & Sue Tack AKÜ Coordination March 9, 2006 Trialog Central Training Budapest, Hungary

2. Advocacy and policy dialogue in 2005 -AKÜ was established on civic initiative in 2002 to create a policy dialogue on Estonian Principles of Development Cooperation -In 2005 again consulted as a platform on the 1 st national strategy paper on DC and humanitarian aid

3. National Strategy for DC Problems: Lack of time Little interest Little involvement Low capacity Format of consultation process Successes: Informal success

4. Policy Dialogue Member organisations Policy dialogue and AKÜ priorities –Eastgate Building network of expertise –Development Education School curriculum Awareness raising

5. Advocacy and Development Education Global dimension in school curriculum –Small scattered actions –Too late? Prepare the ground Long term Share best practices

6. National level and EU level –Capacity building –Networking Strengthening relations

7. Thank you! For more information on AKÜ: aky@euroopaliikumine.ee http://www.terveilm.net aky@euroopaliikumine.ee http://www.terveilm.net