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January 1-15, 2001
SGP-NSC and CGEF board strategize plans for 2001
by Rita T. dela Cruz
Members of the National Steering Committee
(NSC) of the Small Grant Program (SGP) together with
the Board of Trustees of the Communities for Global
Environment Facility (CGEF) met last 5 January 2001
for the Strategic Planning Workshop. The main agenda
of the planning workshop was to discuss the arrangements
for the CGEF to eventually manage the SGP to sustain
its initiatives and gains.
The activity was organized by CGEF-SGP
under the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The CGEF is a private, non-profit organization that
supports community-based approaches in addressing transboundary
environmental problems and sustainable development concerns.
Under this is the SGP that provides assistance to small-scale
activities that address environmental concerns initiated
by community-based organizatins, people's organizations
(POs), and non-government organizations (NGOs). SGP
is implemented in 46 countries, including the Philippines.
The program is operational by phase, whereby its long-term
development objective is to achieve global environmental
benefits through community-level action.
The Philippines is currently on its third
phase and would be completing its 8th year implementation
(1992-2000). In view of this, the Board conducted an
assessment of strategies to sustain their programs.
NSC Chairman Delfin Ganapin. Jr. said
that, "The Philippine SGP cannot expect to be forever
funded solely by the GEF/UNDP facility. Many other countries
are 'demanding' to be part of the global program and
they too deserve to be given support." He added
that the Philippine SGP would have to 'graduate' and
must develop 'self-reliance' to be able to continuously
sustain itd programs. This will depend on the developed
strategies to bring other funds.
Other issues and concerns discussed were
the identification of different CGEF strategies for
increasing resources for SGP which includes upscaling
medium-sized projects, leveraging credit windows, and
linkage with other mainstream program. The committees
have agreed that the NSC will be responsible for soliciting
support from the UNDP to further its assistance to SGP
Philippines. It was also decided that CGEF will continue
its operations and that the National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA) is tasked to present the various possibilities
as a reference to augment resources for SGP. Furthermore,
SGP is developing a proposal to upscale its projects.
Also in attendance were members of the
NGO-PO/Private Sector. Mr. Alvin Divinagracia, Head
of the Public and International Relations Division (PIRD)
represented BAR. 
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