
GCAP AFRICA STATEMENT
3 May 2007
Montevideo, Uruguay
Representatives of Africa coalitions meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, bearing in mind the need to continue popular actions targeting leaders to act on poverty, and fully convinced that overcoming poverty will not be possible without challenging patriarchy, capitalism and the current model of development which puts profit before public goods, human security and welfare:
1. Recommend that GCAP continues until at least 2015.
2. A global review should take place in 2010 and every three years. Annual reviews should take place at the continental level facilitated by regional coordination mechanisms.
3. Re-affirm policy demands adopted in the Beirut Platform as the holding global platform around which GCAP should continue to mobilize.
4. National coalitions are the base for action and cooperation and should play a key role in developing policy messaging that reflects local contexts.
5. Re-affirm the principle of maintaining a regional/continental coordination mechanism backed by sub-regional focal points to strengthen national coalitions.
6. Re-affirm the principle of a Southern-led international facilitation team. We also call for the review of its working methods to ensure greater efficiency and accountability to national coalitions.
7. Applaud the joint funding mechanism proposed in 2006 as a way to ensure greater transparency and efficiency. We strongly recommend three-year funding cycles to move away from the current event-based funding mechanism.
8. Mandate the GCAP Africa secretariat to convene an Africa-wide national coalitions meeting before the end of July aimed at reviewing existing action plans and operationalizing 17th October campaign activities proposed by the IFT mobilization team.
3 May 2007
Montevideo, Uruguay
Representatives of Africa coalitions meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, bearing in mind the need to continue popular actions targeting leaders to act on poverty, and fully convinced that overcoming poverty will not be possible without challenging patriarchy, capitalism and the current model of development which puts profit before public goods, human security and welfare:
1. Recommend that GCAP continues until at least 2015.
2. A global review should take place in 2010 and every three years. Annual reviews should take place at the continental level facilitated by regional coordination mechanisms.
3. Re-affirm policy demands adopted in the Beirut Platform as the holding global platform around which GCAP should continue to mobilize.
4. National coalitions are the base for action and cooperation and should play a key role in developing policy messaging that reflects local contexts.
5. Re-affirm the principle of maintaining a regional/continental coordination mechanism backed by sub-regional focal points to strengthen national coalitions.
6. Re-affirm the principle of a Southern-led international facilitation team. We also call for the review of its working methods to ensure greater efficiency and accountability to national coalitions.
7. Applaud the joint funding mechanism proposed in 2006 as a way to ensure greater transparency and efficiency. We strongly recommend three-year funding cycles to move away from the current event-based funding mechanism.
8. Mandate the GCAP Africa secretariat to convene an Africa-wide national coalitions meeting before the end of July aimed at reviewing existing action plans and operationalizing 17th October campaign activities proposed by the IFT mobilization team.

Brief report on Montevideo Assembly outcomes
GCAP constituencies met in Montevideo, Uruguay on 3-5 May to coordinate GCAP mobilisation plans in 2007, and to decide on the future of the campaign.
18 representatives from GCAP Africa, including national coalitions, members of the Africa Facilitation Team and the Africa secretariat took part in this meeting and contributed to numerous plenary sessions and small working groups. In addition to presenting a common position on the future of GCAP beyond 2007, GCAP Africa convened two parallel meetings for national coalitions to review challenges and outstanding issues for the campaign in Africa.
The Africa secretariat also organised a well attended screening of the film Bamako. This socially conscious film had won the GCAP award at the 2007 edition of FESPACO.
A major outcome of the Montevideo meeting was the adoption of a policy declaration which slightly amends the Beirut platform and outlines the way forward for GCAP.
While broad consensus was reached on continuing GCAP until 2015, no final decision was made regarding the structure of GCAP beyond 2007.
Based on the discussions during the Montevideo meeting, a Future Structure Task Group comprising representatives from all regions (representatives for Africa being Aminata Kelly-Lamin/Sierra Leone and Hassen Lorgat/South Africa) and constituency groups was formed and mandated to analyze the pros and cons of different structural options for GCAP post January 2008 and make a proposal to the IFT and the global assembly.
The group will look in particular at the following structural options:
Option 1. Create a global level board with elected co-chairs, including appropriate legal registration.
Option 2. Create a global level governance mechanism with elected co-chairs having an executive role, but without legal registration. This might involve trying to find another host organisation.
Option 3. Legal registration of the secretariat for administrative functions (finance and legal responsibility). Political leadership continues with the IFT elected by regions and constituencies.
Compte-rendu succinct des résultats de l’assemblée de Montevideo
Les entités constitutives de l'AMCP se sont réunies à Montevideo en Uruguay du 3 au 5 mai afin de coordonner les activités de mobilisation en 2007 et prendre une décision quant à l'avenir de l'AMCP.
18 représentants de l’AMCP Afrique, notamment des membres des coalitions nationales, de l’Equipe de Facilitation Africaine et du secrétariat Afrique étaient présents et ont contribué aux nombreuses séances plénières et groupes de discussion.
Outre la présentation d’une position commune sur l’avenir de l’AMCP au-delà de 2007, l’AMCP Afrique a tenu deux réunions parallèles en vue de discuter des défis de la campagne en Afrique.
Enfin, une projection du film Bamako fut proposée par le secrétariat et a attiré de nombreux spectateurs. Ce film socialement engagé avait remporté le prix AMCP lors de l’édition 2007 du FESPACO.
L’assemblée de Montevideo s'est conclue par l'adoption d’une déclaration sur les principes et demandes clés de l’AMCP. Celle-ci modifie légèrement la plate-forme de Beyrouth et définit les grands axes de la campagne.
Si un consensus large s'est dégagé sur la poursuite de la campagne jusqu'en 2015, aucune décision définitive n'a été prise quant à la structure de l'AMCP après 2007.
Suite aux discussions qui ont eu lieu pendant la réunion de Montevideo, un Groupe de Travail sur la Future Structure comprenant des représentants de toutes les régions et entités de l'AMCP a été mise en place, les représentants pour l'Afrique étant Aminata Kelly-Lamin de la Sierra Leone et Hassen Lorgat d'Afrique du Sud. Le groupe a reçu mandat d'analyser les avantages et inconvénients des différentes options relatives à la structure du GCAP au-delà de janvier 2008 et de soumettre des propositions concrètes à l'Equipe Internationale de Facilitation ainsi que l'Assemblée Générale de l'AMCP.
En raison des résultats de l'enquête effectuée auprès des entités de l'AMCP, le groupe de travail se penchera plus particulièrement sur les scénarios suivants:
Option 1. Création d'un conseil d'administration au niveau mondial avec des présidents et vice-présidents élus au sein d'une structure disposant d'un statut juridique.
Option 2. Création d'un mécanisme de gouvernance au niveau mondial avec des présidents et vice-présidents élus dotés d'un rôle exécutif, mais sans structure juridique. Cela impliquerait d'identifier une autre organisation pour abriter l'AMCP.
Option 3. Mise en place d'un secrétariat doté d'un statut juridique et assumant des fonctions administratives. La direction politique continuera à être du ressort de l'Equipe Internationale de Facilitation élue par les entités et les régions.


