The African Women NGOs Consultative Meeting
22-23 July Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME

Thursday, 22 July 2004

9:00 - 9:30 Registration of participants

9:30 - 9:45 Item 1 : Opening of the Meeting (by ECA)

9:45 - 10:15 Item 2 : Election of the Bureau and Work Modalities

10:15 - 10:30 Item 3 : Presentation and Adoption of the Agenda and Work Program (by
the Bureau)

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:00 Item 4 : Framework of the participation of African NGOs in the review
Process of the Beijing Platforms of Action (by ECA)

12:00 - 12:30 Item 5 : Presentation on the outcome of the 5 Sub-Regional Evaluation
Meetings on Beijing + 10 (by ECA)

12:30 - 13:00 Item 6 : Introduction to the preparation of the African Women NGOs
Forum on Beijing + 10 (by the Bureau)

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 - 16:00 Item 7 : The African Women NGOs Forum on Beijing +10 (Group
sessions)

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:30 The African Women NGOs Forum on Beijing +10 (Group
sessions), (Continued)

Friday, 23 July 2004

9:00 - 10:00 Item 8 : Presentation and discussions on the outcome of the Group
Sessions (by the Reporters of the groups)

10:00 - 10:45 Item 9 : Presentation and discussions on the resources needed for the
Preparation of the African Women NGOs Forum (by the
Bureau)

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 Item 10 : Commitments by Partners

12:00 - 12:30 Item 11 : Election of the Organizing Committee of the African Women’s
NGOs Forum

12:30 – 13:00 Item 12 : Any other business

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 - 17:00 Break for the Preparation of the synthesized Report of the Meeting.

17:00 - 17:45 Item 13 : Adoption of the synthesized report of the meeting

17:45 – 18:00 Item 14 : Closing of the meeting