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people's voice is crucial
IN THE END, FOR THE GREENS, ITS THE PEOPLE'S VOICE THAT NEEDS TO BE HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR. ITS THE PEOPLE'S METHODS THAT SHOULD HAVE THE GREATEST SAY IN CHARTING THEIR FUTURE!
 
people helping themselves
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ITS NOT ABOUT WHO GAVE WHAT TO WHOM AND HOW MUCH OF IT. RATHER, IT WAS IN THE EXTENT TO WHICH AN EXTERNAL ENTITY HELPED THE PEOPLE HLEP THEMSELVES THAT REALLY MATTERS.
 
people help themselves kalametiya
WHEN THE GREEN MOVEMENT SAYS IT WORKS WITH THE PEOPLE IT TRULY MEANS THAT. TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY TRUE CUSTODIANS OF THEIR OWN FUTURE, WE ARE PROUD THAT OUR WORK HAS INCULCATED THAT SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN THE PEOPLE.

 
 
Activities
 
Solutions to socio-economic problems cannot usually be found within "project life-cycles" . DELIVERY ORGANIZATIONS ENSURE SHORT TERM OUTPUTS AND LONG TERM DISASTERS. Funding is important but not always crucial! "Best practices require large amounts of time, clear planning and high responsiveness to community knowledge, sensibilities and sensitivities" TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PARTICIPATION SHOULD NOT ONLY BE BUZZ WORDS BUT THE BASIS FOR LIFE. External experts are not, external resource people arn't . Corruption and profiteering have become a way of life with southern governments and southern civil organizations.
 

Our strategy for governance is as follows:

  1. Based on holistic fundamentals, formulate strategies for ensuring sustainable development in interrelated geographies, sectors and socio-economic and socio-political environments
  2. Select locations where these strategies can be practiced best and, with the help of those communities, implement them as proof of validity
  3. Create linkages amongst key players (GSOs, PSOs, CSOs, UNOs. TUs and CCs) to further support such action
  4. Leverage media instruments (publications, documentaries, press, electronic media etc.) to publicize these best practices
  5. Use practical proof to lobby the government for policy and legislative changes that will ensure nationwide use of these practices

 
As is apparent, this is not an easy task since holistic development encompasses practically every aspect of life and requires extensive thinking and a great deal of heart to successfully implement. For the Green Movement, therefore, every single one of its programs is of utmost importance to this one program and feeds it through various hard and soft interventions and therefore, regardless of the specific areas of expertise of GMSL staff, every single staffer, volunteer and national expert involved in these activities is constantly contributing in some form or other to the GCAP program. Over the years, therefore, the GMSL has built a strong reputation for its activities and currently enjoys the respect of most organizations that work on sustainability in development. The lists given below should give you an idea of the scope and depth of national and international action of the GMSL:
 
Local representation:
  • Director level representation on the Central Environmental Authority
  • Advisor to the Ministry of Environment
  • Civil Society mobilization and awareness creation partner of the Disaster Management Centre of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
  • Convening organization of the Alliance to prevent negative pressure of the WTO
  • Environmental committee on tsunami rehabilitation work
  • Policy making committee on Bio-Diversity Management unit of the Ministry of Environment
  • National Fisheries Policy Making Committee of the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources
  • UNDP GEF/SGP National Steering Committee
  • Disaster Management Council Committee
  • Committee on Persistent Organic Pollutants
 
International representation:
  • International Committee Member of the NGO Forum on the ADB
  • Member of the Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN)
 
Partners:
  • Development Fund of Norway
  • UNDP GEF/SGP
  • Ford Foundation of India
  • The Asian Foundation
  • Australian Government
  • Oxfam Australia
  • Byron-Bay Community Australia
  • CIDA (Canada)
  • IUCN
  • Oxfam Belgium
  • AAR (Japan)
  • Fredskorpset (Norway)
 
Additionally, 45 local experts with comprehensive local knowledge on legal affairs, consumer affairs, disaster, environment and natural resources, agriculture and media also form the formidable experts group of the GMSL who are regularly seconded into practical action to ensure good governance and sustainable development.
Current Action
 
Recent Action
The Greens respond in spades to the appeal of the people to help organize the World Social Forum 2008 event
The Greens formulate document on the effectiveness of aid
Desk research complete on the GMSL involvement with the PRSP
The GMSL works with key players to recommend changes to the disaster management act
Post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation winds down
The Greens strategize action for the eastern province
The GMSL formulates a holistic three year plan for the Lunugamvehera area
 
local experts on national CSOs
INDEPENDENT LOCAL EXPERTS LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE IN THE ONGIONG EFFORT TO BRING LOCAL CSOs TO ADHERE TO STRINGENT GUIDELINES FOR ACTION
 
citizen's view on governance of civil society organizations
A SENIOR CITIZEN HAD STRONG VIEWS ON NGO CURRUPTION AND GOVENANCE ISSUES. FOR THE GREEN MOVEMENT, THIS TYPE OF CANDID FEEDBACK FROM THE NATION'S CITIZENRY IS CRUCIAL IN FORMULATING MODELS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS TRUE EFFECTIVENESS TO AID AND THAT SUCH ASSISTANCE WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
 
 
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