ICW International Strategic Plan Review
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS hosted a week long residential workshop for all its UK based and International staff and trustees last month from 26th - 30th April. Twenty-five people attended for all or part of the week including 13 out of the 15 members of the international board of trustees. It was an opportune occasion to welcome on board ICW's newest staff member, Gcebile Ndlovu, from Swaziland, who recently accepted the post of Southern Africa Regional Coordinator.
The purpose of the workshop was to review the International Strategic Plan 2003 - 2007, just over a year after its launch in January 2003, to measure progress against its objectives and to identify areas that need more work. It was also a time to consider the wider context of our work and to respond to global changes and events by addressing burning issues in new areas. Finally, the week together provided the opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones with participants ranging from founder members of ICW to brand new members of staff. It was a time to build trust and friendship across the history and geography of the network.
The workshop resulted in the production of a workplan for the coming year Click Here for Action Plan. Much work was done on issues of regional autonomy with participants reaching consensus around the desirability of regional autonomy and the need to take this forward over the coming months. Sessions were also held that examined the structure of the network and visualised the different ways in which it could develop. The roles and responsibilities of all those involved in ICW – members, staff and trustees – were also a subject of much debate, and several consultations were set in motion to bring clarification around these issues.
ICW would like to thank the Department for International Development for providing funding this event, and WAGGGS for allowing us to use their World Centre, Pax Lodge to host the workshop.
The purpose of the workshop was to review the International Strategic Plan 2003 - 2007, just over a year after its launch in January 2003, to measure progress against its objectives and to identify areas that need more work. It was also a time to consider the wider context of our work and to respond to global changes and events by addressing burning issues in new areas. Finally, the week together provided the opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones with participants ranging from founder members of ICW to brand new members of staff. It was a time to build trust and friendship across the history and geography of the network.
The workshop resulted in the production of a workplan for the coming year Click Here for Action Plan. Much work was done on issues of regional autonomy with participants reaching consensus around the desirability of regional autonomy and the need to take this forward over the coming months. Sessions were also held that examined the structure of the network and visualised the different ways in which it could develop. The roles and responsibilities of all those involved in ICW – members, staff and trustees – were also a subject of much debate, and several consultations were set in motion to bring clarification around these issues.
ICW would like to thank the Department for International Development for providing funding this event, and WAGGGS for allowing us to use their World Centre, Pax Lodge to host the workshop.