1. On-line webinar of the Intercouncil Network (ICN)
Where International cooperation is going?
By Gervais L’Heureux and
Amelie Nguyen (AQOCI)
Tuesday, January 29th 2013
date

2. Member’s situation in fall 2012
Account of the situation
Courses of exploratory Importance
action research of crisis
consequences

3. Polls CCIC
International
/ CP and
co-operation
AQOCI 54 Semi-
structured
interviews (x 60-
90 min)
treatment

4. 8 Aspects covered
1. Situation 2.Projections
3. 8. tracks
MRI/CIDA 4. Canada
6. Quebec 5. NGOs 7. South

5. I. Situation of NGOs
date

6. Situation of NGOs
Bonne Moyenne Mauvaise
22
18
14
Total

7. Situation of general and specialized NGOs
OCI généralistes OCI spécialisés
58.3%
55.6%
38.9%
22.2%
19.4%
5.6%
Bonne Moyenne Mauvaise

8. Situation of NGOs by factor
Bonne Moyenne Mauvaise
23 23 23
22 22
18
14
9
8
Essor Programmes Climat

9. Consequences
Reduced • Protect programs
expenditure on
salaries • Increase workload
• Long-term development
Programs reduction
Awareness and Education
• Fears of reprisal
Advocacy • Willingness to fight
Small organizations $
Waste of

10. date

11. NGO’s projections
Positives Neutres Négatives
25
17
12
Total

12. Projections of general and specialized NGO’s
OCI généralistes OCI spécialisés
61%
44%
39%
25%
17%
14%
Positives Neutres Négatives

13. NGO’s projections by factor
Financement Programmes
25
24
19 19
11
10
Positives Neutres Négatives

14. III. Relationships
with donors
date

15. Relationships with MRI and CIDA
Avec le MRI Avec l'ACDI
90%
87%
10% 10%
3%
0%
Positives Neutres Négatives

16. Government of Canada
Control Resist and
NGO’S/SCO
over CSOs diversify
funding

17. IV. Canada’s
reputation abroad
date

18. Canada's reputation abroad
85%
15%
0%
S'améliore Se maintient Se détériore

19. Elements involved
• Jeopardizes Canadian mining companies and
government support
• Military interventions
Canada's foreign policy = United States
Position:
Middle East
Women's movements
Environment
• Withdrawal or reduction of aid in some countries
Difficult access to the Canadian visa

20. V. Relations between
NGO’s
date

21. Tendencies
Distinction
Large vs small
NGOs collaboration
Rivalry

22. Threats divisions to consider
• Competitive mechanisms
$ • Large vs Small
• Development
Visions • Advocacy
• Collaboration with mining
Actions • Repatriation of the budget in Quebec

23. VI. Relationships with
the Quebec
population
date

24. Tendencies
Relationship with
• remains
the population
Public interest • secondary
Financing
• Précaire, surtout dans le futur
activities

25. Pay the
political price
(Liability)
Accept
frugality
(Autonomy)

26. VII. Relationships with
partners and
people of the
South
date

27. Tendencies
• The quality seems
to be holding
• Sometimes
2. "Adaptation"
improve in of partners
adversity • Beyond this study
• Sometimes the • Affect the lives,
communication • Programs reduction rights and
decreases • Volunteer increase autonomous
capabilities
1. Partnerships
3. Impacts on
populations

28. Conclusion
date

29. Four Challenges
Link with the
Funding
Quebec
(autonomous)
population
Collaboration
and unity
Long-term
between
development
NGOs and
partners

30. VIII. Course of action
for AQOCI
date

31. With NGO’s members With the population
AQOCI’s
Actions
With governments Joint projects

32. Agenda
 Reverse the Cuts!
 PE campaign
Pistes
Short d’action
 Build tools to deconstruct current
Term cooperation myths
Pan-canadian
 Alternative International
Cooperation Policy
Medium  Judicial complaint : non-conformity
term of the funding with ODA law (SJC)
 Build a unified movement/voice
between sectors to prepare for the Multi-sector
Long next federal election
term  Discuss and improve accountability
of CSOs in our network