MID TERM REVIEW MEETING RESA PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF IInd PHASE 2ND APRIL 2009 UDAI S. MEHTA, CUTS INTERNATIONAL

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Reference Group Meeting - II GIM- IInd Phase Advocacy Seminar Final Consumer Survey Regional Conference

REFERENCE GROUP MEETING Objective Report progress made so far Present the synthesis paper Discussion and finalisation: 2nd phase of the project Duration Half a day - one day April, 2009 CUTS Representation Udai Mehta: Bangladesh & West Bengal Rajesh Kumar: Rajasthan & Nepal

ADVOCACY SEMINAR Objective Role of Partners Duration Disseminate project findings to policy community, media, regulators, etc Facilitate discussion between various key stakeholders Creation of a network Role of Partners Planning and organising the seminar Preparation of an advocacy document Liaison with the implementing organisation: Team effort Duration August,2009 It is a advisory body of the project. Each partners will constitute the Reference Group. The project partners will keep the group active by sending project update. Reference Group will review the project progress and guide the partners. The first RG meeting would take place immediately after the field research and baseline survey. A training manual would be developed from the discussion on the (territory-specific) base paper during the RG-I meetings. The second meeting of the group will take place at the end of one year to review the progress of Ist phase and to see as to whether are we going on the right track. Full contact information for RG members, should be complied by the partners in a database, which will be shared with CUTS, to facilitate the distribution of information and organisation of meetings and future activities.

FINAL CONSUMER SURVEY Objective Role of Partners Duration Gauge the level of understanding and awareness of consumers/users Strengthen the grassroots network Role of Partners Mobilising local partners Planning and organising the survey Preparation of local vernacular handouts Liaison with the implementing organisation: Team effort Duration September - November’09

REGIONAL CONFERENCE Showcase outcomes of the project to a larger audience Regional outreach Organised by the implementing organisation: support of the local partners Preparation of literature: Project partners Duration: December’09 Venue: Kolkata or ????????

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