1. Agenda 11 AM: Viewing a documentary on NURM 11.30 AM: Ratify previous minutes. 12.00 PM: Review of progress. 12.30 PM: Review of financials 1.00 PM: Review with CC 1.30 PM: Trustees internal review 1.45 PM: Review of FORD staff (who have completed one year) performance 2 PM: Lunch

2. Progress of CIVIC’s projects under FORD & SDTT grant January 2009 to December 2009 22 nd Jan 2010

3. Milestones Before intervention After intervention

4. Milestones (October to December) Intervention trough RTI KIC order on NURM, Education, Water Outputs with KIC (4.1.b - 4 depts) & DPAR (all PSs) Job charts/Grievance redressal mechanism campaigns Presentation of citizen charter ‘Janakankshe’ to political parties Initiation of dialogue and culmination of efforts with a discussion on propoor policy with ABIDe. BBMP model wards: Lokayukta/BBMP – adoption in CIVIC wards CIVIC digest, blogs Student volunteering initiated – leveraging it to replication Awareness workshop with BBMP welfare Right to Information – Where do we stand? To commemorate four years of the RTI Act Preparations for a public hearing in education covering 15 BBMP education units PDS shop-owners workshop Awareness programme on GM food Peoples committee/community centre in Rajeevgandhinagar RTI workshops to Peoples Committee & Awareness workshops to SDMC Steering the Right to Food campaign at State level

5. Unexpected challenges: Priorities of people - Deshyanagar transit arrangement - Struggle with KSCB/KIC/HRC - Non interruption of work with more on pavements - Role of local RWAs and MLA - Pointer to future: RWAs & Slum groups - Reconciliation with the circumstances - Rajeevgandhinagar: Non-declaration - People and KSCB officials till last month believed the slum is declared till the documents were asked. - Now the struggle is on with DA and KSCB - Points to NOTE: - FORD starts from Jan 2009. SDTT starts from April 2009. The plans are 3 months ahead in SDTT. - Replication started one year ahead of schedule - RTI work with DPAR/KIC one year ahead of schedule - Work done beyond project activities: Steering right to food campaign, ABIDe-Propoor policy, blog, digest, inclusive platform for city NGOs

6. Common activities Targets Accomplishment Developing Baseline - Survey of two poor nieghbourhoods. Done in both sites - Analysis and report. Done – of one site - Publication/sharing Yet to start Formation of 'Peoples Committees' at slum level - Identifying leaders, youths, women and SHG membersDone in both sites - Informal interactions/frequenting with Ongoing partners, participating and building trust - Creation of peoples committees Done in both sites - Creation of sub-committees Done in one Creation of community centres - In two sites and furnishing Done in one site Creation of training modules - For each issue Done on four. Rest ongoing.

7. FORD Activities TargetsAccomplishment Social audit of BSUP-NURM in 4 sites20 sites Study of NURM toolkit, guidelines and DPRs Done Framing questionnaire, survey, FGDs Done Analysis and reportDraft SharingYet to start Documentary + Accessing services by the urban poor in Food, Water (Slum level) Collect suo moto disclosures/charters/budgetsOngoing Train peoples committeesYet to start Press for suo motu by 10 service agencies Collect disclosures, develop model declaration.Ongoing DPAR/KIC +

8. Targets Accomplishment Press for better institutional mechanisms and processes Draft a model municipal (BBMP) law. Ongoing City level consultation on the draft/recommendationsYet to Draft a MPC model. Draft a model bill. Penultimate draft City level consultation on the draft/recommendationsYet to Make issues of the urban poor the focus of the electoral process Develop a model citizen election charterDone City level consultation on model citizen charter Done Publication of model charterDone FORD Activities

9. SDTT Activities Targets Accomplishment Formation of Ward Monitoring Committees Identify CBOs/people/groups in the ward/slum Done Interactions/sensitisation Ongoing Share the objectives, form committees Ongoing Capacity buildingYet to start Preparation of ward budgets Collection and analysis of POWs/analysisOngoing Tracking spending (MPIC & Supraja)New initiative + Accessing services by the urban poor (Health, Education, SJSRY) Collect suo moto disclosures/charters/budgetsOngoing Develop training modelsDone Train peoples committees Ongoing