Hvordan støtter vi bedst demokratiet i Zimbabwe? Danidas planer

TID: Torsdag den 5. februar kl. 15.30 – 17.30 – efter mødet (kl. 18) vises filmen DEMOCRATS

STED: Møderiet på Fælledvej 12, 2. sal, Nørrebro, Kbn

TILMELDING til både møde og film (angiv om du deltager i begge dele) skal ske til e-mail: [email protected]

Fristen er senest mandag d. 2. februar.

Mødet foregår på engelsk. Arrangør: Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke

TID: Torsdag den 5. februar kl. 15.30 – 17.30 – efter mødet (kl. 18) vises filmen DEMOCRATS

STED: Møderiet på Fælledvej 12, 2. sal, Nørrebro, Kbn

TILMELDING til både møde og film (angiv om du deltager i begge dele) skal ske til e-mail: [email protected]

Fristen er senest mandag d. 2. februar.

Mødet foregår på engelsk. Arrangør: Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke

For version in English scroll down!

Danidas planer for Zimbabwe-bistanden

Danmark fortsætter frem til valget i 2018 sin bistand under ”Danmark-Zimbabwe landepolitik 2013-2015”, men udformningen af programmet justeres og opdateres i de næste måneder, så det bedst muligt støtter en demokratisk udvikling.

Blandt planerne er en omlægning af civilsamfundsstøtten (til NGOerne), så den kanaliseres gennem en fælles donorfond. Udenrigsministeriet vil sende en konceptnote for programrevision og prioritering i høring mellem den 29. januar og den 11. februar.

MS/Action Aid Danmark arbejder tæt sammen med Action Aid Zimbabwe og udarbejdede i november 2014 et politikpapir om hvilke muligheder den nye forfatning giver for udvikling af lokalt demokrati.

Muligheder, som MS mener Danida bør tage højde for når det nye program designes i de kommende måneder.

MS inviterer til debat om, hvordan Danmark i den nuværende situation bedst kan støtte en demokratisk udvikling i Zimbabwe i de kommende to år.

Vi har sammensat et panel af folk med erfaring fra og kendskab til forskellige temaer i Zimbabwe til at analysere situationen og vurdere, hvordan dansk støtte skal prioriteres og udformes. 

Efter debatmødet viser vi Camilla Nilssons fantastiske film DEMOCRATS om de politiske magtkampe under tilblivelsen af Zimbabwes forfatning, der havde premiere under CPH:DOX i efteråret.

Filmen vises fra kl. 18 og der kan købes lækre sandwichs og drikkevarer inden. 

Uforudsigelige Zimbabwe

Situationen i Zimbabwe er uforudsigelig – vejen til demokrati er mildest talt snoet. I december 2014 demonstrerede præsident Robert Mugabe endnu engang sin egenrådige magtudøvelse på regeringspartiet ZANU-PF’s partikongres og gennem udrensninger i regeringen. 

Samtidig demonstrerede han sin manglende vilje til at gennemføre de demokratiske reformer, Zimbabwes nye forfatning indebærer.

Oppositionen har siden valget i juli 2013 været svækket og selv om EU lemper sanktionerne overfor Zimbabwe med sigte på en øget normalisering, er der god grund til bekymring for udviklingen af demokratiet.

Panelet

* Frans Mikael Jansen, generalsekretær i MS/Action Aid Denmark, vil være mødeleder

* Philemon Jazi, Head of Programmes and Policy i Action Aid Zimbabwe, om den aktuelle situation i Zimbabwe (via video link fra Harare)

* Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, charge d’affaires fra ambassadekontoret i Zimbabwe, om de påtænkte omlægninger af det danske program (via video link fra Harare)

* Mille Lübbert Hansen, partnerskabskoordinator i MS/Action Aid Denmark, om AADKs samarbejde med AAZimbabwe om opbyggelse af lokalt demokrati

* Sofie Gry Fridal Hansen fra Afrika Kontakt om denne NGOs samarbejde med unge, der er aktive i den zimbabweanske demokratidebat

UM’s konceptnote kan fra den 29. januar findes her:

http://um.dk/en/danida-en/about-danida/danida-transparency/public-consultations/

MS’ politikpapir om lokalt demokrati i Zimbabwe findes her:

http://www.ms.dk/rapport/dynamics-devolution-zimbabwe

Læs mere om DEMOCRATS her:

http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/film/da/79654.aspx?id=79654

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Public debate meeting – how can Denmark best support the democratic development of Zimbabwe?

– followed by the documentary DEMOCRATS

The situation in Zimbabwe is as unpredictable as always – it is indeed a winding road to democracy. In December 2014 President Mugabe once again demonstrated his monopolistic exercise of power at the ZANU-PF Congress and by means of a large scale Party purge. At the same time he confirmed his lack of will to implement the democratic reforms entailed in the new Constitution of Zimbabwe. The opposition has weakened since the 2013 elections and even though the EU is easing sanctions against Zimbabwe in order to approach normalization, there is every reason to be concerned about the democratic development.  

Denmark will until the elections in 2018 continue its assistance as defined in the “Denmark – Zimbabwe Partnership Policy 2013 – 2015”, but will adjust and update the programme in order to ensure the best support of a democratic development in the current context. Among the planned changes is a conversion of the support to civil society to be channeled through a Multi Donor Trust Fund. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will release a concept note on the programme revision and priorities for public hearing between January 29 and February 11, 2015.

Action Aid Danmark works closely with Action Aid Zimbabwe. In November 2014 we produced a policy paper about the possibilities that the new Constitution provides for devolution and development of local democracy. These are possibilities that Action Aid Denmark believes that MoFA should consider when designing the new programme in the near future.

Thursday the 5th of February at 15.30 – 17.30 in the Meetery, Fælledvej 12, 2nd floor, CPH. N – Action Aid Denmark calls for a debate about the Danish engagement in Zimbabwe and how we best support the democratic development in the coming two years. We have put together a panel of people with experience and knowledge of different themes in Zimbabwe to present their analyses of the situation and their perspectives on how the Danish support should be prioritized.

After the meeting we will show Camilla Nielsson’s remarkable documentary DEMOCRATS about the political power struggles during the making of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The documentary was released during the CPH:DOX in the fall of 2014. The film will be shown from 18.00 and you can buy tasty sandwiches and beverages. The meeting will be held in English.

Kindly confirm your participation (and specify whether you participate in both meeting and film) to [email protected] no later than the 2nd of February.

The Panel

Frans Mikael Jansen, Secretary General in Action Aid Denmark, will facilitate the debate

Philemon Jazi, Head of Programmes and Policy i Action Aid Zimbabwe will present his view of the present situation in Zimbabwe (via video link from Harare)

Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, Charge D’Affaire at the Embassy Office in Zimbabwe will present the planned changes of the Danish programme (via video link from Harare)

Mille Lübbert Hansen, Partnership Coordinator in Action Aid Denmark will talk about the collaboration between AADK and AAZimbabwe about the development of local democracy

Sofie Gry Fridal Hansen from Afrika Kontakt will talk about Afrika Kontakt’s cooperation with youth who are active in the debate about democracy in Zimbabwe

MoFA’s concept note can be found from January 29 here:

http://um.dk/en/danida-en/about-danida/danida-transparency/public-consultations/

Action Aid Denmark’s policy paper on devolution in Zimbabwe can be found here:

http://www.ms.dk/rapport/dynamics-devolution-zimbabwe

More about DEMOCRATS here:

http://cphdox.dk/en/screening/democrats-documented

Yderligere oplysninger hos:

Mille Lübbert Hansen, International Partnership Coordinator

Tlf. 77 31 00 64 og mobil 28 10 24 56 
Skype mille1602