In Tuzla was, from 30^th of June to 2^nd.  of July, held the third meeting of the Members of Anna Lindh Foundation Network B&H. the meeting was attended by 18 organizations – Members of the Network. The reasons for the weak turnout of the Members of ALF B&H were the obligations of the participants, and vacations.

Facilitators / trainers on this meeting were: Jasmin Jašarević (PRONI Brčko), and Miralem Tursinović (hCa / ORC Tuzla)

On the first day of the meeting was held a meeting of the Executive Board (report in the attachment).

Predicted agenda of the meeting was:

 

Meeting of Members of ALF Network B&H

 

-          Information by the Head of Network of ALF Network B&H about recent activities as well as the realization of the conclusions from the 2^nd Annual Meeting of the Members of ALF B&H held in Brcko from 16^th to 18^th of December 2010

-          Report of the Executive Board of ALF B&H

-          Information about the activities of partner organizations within the realization of round tables/debates within the activities of Promotion of “10 open B&H cities” in the field of coexistence and multicultural life

 

Meeting of the Members of ALF Network B&H and members of the Network which are

partners in joint activities

§  Information about the realization of the activities of workgroups and the plan of workgroups up to the end of the year (work in small groups) and the presentation:

§  Workgroup for the development of PR strategy

§  Workgroup for the development of strategy for Networking with other networks and institutions in B&H and wider

§  Workgroup for the development of the tools for Monitoring and Evaluation of the work of ALF Network B&H

§  Workgroup for the development of the Rule Book about the work of Assembly of ALF Network B&H (and Ethics Board)

§  Information about the realization of joint activities of the members of the Network

 

 

The meeting was led by Jasmin Jašarević from PRONI Brčko, who at the very beginning gave the instructions and explained the agenda. After that Miralem Tursinović, the coordinator of ALF Network B&H, informed the present about the plan, program and methodology of the meeting.

 

Present participants then introduced themselves to others because for some of them this is the first time to participate in the meeting of ALF B&H.

 

At the beginning of the meeting the coordinator of ALF B&H presented the report about the work of the Head of Network of ALF B&H and the ALF Network B&H for the period December 2010 – June 2011 (in the attachment)

 

Conclusions from the last meeting

Related to the conclusions from the last meeting of the Members of ALF B&H (Brčko, December 2010) out of which a certain part was not executed, and because the organizations which will implement them and the deadlines were not chosen, we concluded the following:

 

-          It is needed to choose persons and organizations which will be in charge of concrete activities which are arranged on the meetings of ALF B&H and all in accordance with the capacities which the organizations have. The following organizations will take the responsibility over the work of workgroups as follows:

1.    Građanski edukativni centar (GEC) Tuzla – workgroup for PR strategy

2.    PRONI Brčko – workgroup for networking

3.    IMIC Sarajevo – Monitoring and evaluation

4.    Pod istim suncem Jablanica – Rulebook/memorandum about the work of the Network which will be sent to the Members for signing

 

All the activities should be done at least fifteen days before the next meeting of the Members of ALF B&H (most probable term is in the October). Within this there was a discussion:

 

Boris Balta– Magic Factory Tuzla: The purpose of ALF B&H is not clear, most of the Members only expect calls for project proposals and do not see the wider picture and the purpose of existence and their involvement in ALF B&H.

Miralem Tursinović– ORC Tuzla: There is a problem of identity of the Network. Most of the members in fact see the ALF B&H as a foundation for raising funds, and they do not see the other possibilities of the membership (travels, contacts, international presence and promotion etc.) there is a problem of passive members which make ALF Network B&H a list of organizations. The work needs to be done on making the Members more serious and for the Members of the Network to extract their resources with the aim of the realization of the goals and mission of ALF Network B&H

Boris Balta– Magic Factory Tuzla: The proposition to determine the specific goal for organizations within the ALF Network B&H which would lead to networking and connecting of the Members within B&H and EUMED

Sabina Pstrocki-Šehović– IMIC Sarajevo: To try to raise funds for the work of ALF Network B&H with the aim of employing staff so as to strengthen ALF Network B&H. This was left as an idea but no one took the assignment.

 

Propositions for further activities of ALF Network B&H

Mirjana Stamenković– ORC Tuzla: During the applications for ALF call for project proposals, the organizations met with great problems during the application process. The proposition is to organize the workshop for writing of projects to the ALF calls as well as the very reporting which would be organized by the Head of Network of ALF B&H.

 

Workgroups reports:

1.    PR

-          Facebook fan page has already been created (GEC) and in future it will be used for the promotion of Network and the activities of ALF Network B&H

-          Links will be added for all of the organizations Members of the ALF Network B&H (those who have internet presentations, Facebook pages or groups) – GEC

-          The members of ALF Network B&H will be informed about the possibility of FB presentation (GEC and ORC Tuzla)

-          To add an article on Wikipedia on our languages that is the biography of Anna Lindh (which has already been done) and to link it with the FB page of the ALF Network B&H (GEC)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 15^th of July 2011 

-          Regular reports to the media (ORC Tuzla is already doing this, that is Mirjana Stamenković-Tursinović)

-          To make a demand for the production of the PR promotional material for ALF Network B&H (ORC Tuzla will send the appeal to the ALF Secretariat in Alexandria), Sanus Prijedor will help with the design if the funds are approved

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 31^st of July 2011 

-          Archive and the media reports are already being collected (ORC Tuzla) – continuously

-          Database of media exists (ORC Tuzla)

 

2.    Networking with other networks and institutions in B&H and wider

-          Exchange of information with other networks; information is being exchanged with:

o   Youth Network B&H

o   Peace-building Network

o   Regional Initiative against Discrimination

o   HCA international network

o   International Roma network

o   Other ALF networks (42 networks)

o   3400 email addresses of individuals and organizations (2000 on BSC languages and 1400 on English language)

-          Appeal for the support was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs B&H – verbal support for the activities of the network was recieved (ORC Tuzla)

-          To send the project to the Ministry of Civil Affairs when the next Public Call is announced (PRONI Brčko)

-          TO send an appeal for sponsorship to the socially aware companies in B&H (PRONI Brčko)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 31^st of July 2011

-          To send an appeal for the support of ALF Network B&H to the embassies in B&H and embassies of B&H abroad (PRONI Brčko)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 30^th of August 2011

 

3.    Monitoring and the evaluation of the work of ALF Network B&H

-          The form will be made for the evaluation of the network (IMIC)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 15^th of September 2011

4.    Rule Books

-          To harmonize, update and make the codices of the Network (OKPIS Jablanica)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 15^th of September 2011

-          To make a document „Agreement of ALF Network B&H about the work of the Network“ which will have for the annexes the Internal Rule Book and all of the codices of the Network (OKPIS Jablanica)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 15^th of September 2011

-          „Agreement of ALF Network B&H about the work of the Network“ “ will be offered to the Members of the ALF Network B&H for the consulations via e-mail (ORC Tuzla)

Deadline for the implementation of these activities: 15^th of September 2011

o   The Members will have 20 days for objections and suggestions

o   The Executive Board adopts or rejects the objections and suggestions up to 10^th of October 2011 or the next meeting of the EB

o   „Agreement of ALF Network B&H about the work of the Network“ will be offered to all of the Members for signing on the next annual meeting of the ALF Network B&H

o   „Agreement of ALF Network B&H about the work of the Network“  is mandatory for all of the Members which sign it

 

Jasmin Jašarević

Miralem Tursinović

 

Tuzla, 2^nd. of July 2011