Cape Town Workshop, May 8th – 13th, 2014

On May 8th – 13th 2014, CORD members met for the network’s third meeting in Cape Town.

The goals for the workshop were as follows:

1. To consolidate and sharpen the intellectual focus of CORD for the next period through analysis of the current work of CORD members
2. To expand the footprint of CORD by including new Think Tank partners from Ecuador, Uganda and Sri Lanka already supported under the IDRC Think Tank Initiative (TTI).
3. To better integrate our sub-themes under a general programme with no more than three substantive outcomes, one research, one stakeholder engagement (our online module) and one policy engagement.
4. To build a sense of collective commitment and purpose to CORD, including greater clarity about the roles, structures, and processes needed to take the work forward, specifically:
5. To reflect on better forms of governance to enhance our collaboration, and to identify future opportunities for meeting and funding
6. Plan for think a meeting next year & Bellagio proposal

There were many exciting outcomes of the event. Stay tuned as more updates will be available soon!