3rd - 5th of February 2010
Beirut - Lebanon
The Regional Arab Network against AIDS is organizing the 5th Regional Resource Group meeting on Non-Governmental Organizations (RRG – NGOs), at Le Bristol hotel in Beirut – Lebanon from February 3-5, 2010.
The meeting will gather RANAA members’ representatives from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, representatives of the RANAA partner organizations, such as Namru-3 and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (IHAA), as well as delegates of United Nations agencies and resource people.
The 5th RRG meeting will outline a strategy to further consolidate existing networks and revitalize inactive ones in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as well as strengthen partnerships between CSOs and respective governments through the national networks in their countries of activity.
The main objectives of the meeting are:
· Evaluating communication and transparency mechanisms;
· Brainstorming on ways to strengthen NGOs working on HIV/AIDS and especially those working with MARPs in the MENA Region;
· Brainstorming on ways to build capacities and empower PLHIV associations in the Region;
· Consolidating the vision of RANAA for the remainder of its secretariat’s current term and identifying the steps forward.
