SUMMARY REPORT: NGO/CSO Engagement in Poverty Reduction Strategy Processes in Asia: A Discusion of Key Issues and Challenges

ANGOC organized a roundtable discussion on the theme “NGO/CSO Experiences in PRSP Monitoring and Advocacy,” in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 23-25 May 2006. This discussion was organized to provide a learning forum for NGOs to: -Provide updates on country experiences on the PRSP  processes, including  NGOs’ participation in PRSP  formulation and implementation; -Share approaches and methodologies being employed by  different NGOs in PRSP monitoring at various levels; and -Examine the various advocacy issues that are  being,  or  should  be  taken up  by NGOs around PRSP.

Founded in 1979, ANGOC is a regional association of national and regional networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia, actively engaged in food security, agrarian reform, sustainable agriculture, participatory governance, and rural development.