ALive’s concept of partnership has since been finalized and endorsed during the 5th General Assembly in Addis Ababa in April 2010
Governance
ALive recognizes three categories of partners:
Members, Executive members and
Observers, all playing a complementary role at various levels in livestock development in Africa.
Members of the Partnership are representatives of international, continental, regional and national institutions or organizations
Executive members are representatives of the four caucuses of ALive; and
Observers that are invited experts and future possible candidate members invited by the General Assembly or the Executive to join the debates without participating in deliberations.
The governance structure is comprised of two bodies: A) General Assembly
Chaired by the African Union’s Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, the General Assembly provides a forum for livestock management and development in Africa for all members of the ALive platform. It is organized in four specialized caucuses:
the African Caucus;
the Donors and International Organizations Caucus;
the Research, Technical and Training Organizations Caucus; and
the Civil Society Caucus.
The
African Caucus includes Members from national, regional and continental organizations;
The
Research, Technical and Training Organizations Caucus include research and academic institutions involved in livestock development in Africa;
The
Donors and International Organisations Caucus includes institutions that contribute to livestock development in Africa, which finances the proposals selected. These caucuses also receive ongoing support from the OIE and FAO; Lastly,
The
Civil Society Caucus includes organizations and institutions of the civil society involved in Livestock development in Africa. They comprise among others: Community Based Organizations (CBO)s, NGOs, livestock owners, veterinary associations and boards, livestock traders, consumers, animal welfare and agro-processing industry associations as well as microfinance institutions. B) Executive Committee
The role of the Executive Committee is to implement recommendations of the General Assembly on
ALive’s strategic issues and provide guidance to the Partnership Champions (including the Secretariat) on the execution of the annual Program of Activities derived from the Three-Year Action Plan.
The Executive Committee is composed of:
Three Permanent Executive Members: In recognition of the leading roles they play in the Partnership at global, regional and national levels, and as co-founders, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), are permanent members of the Executive Committee.
Six Executive Members from the African Caucus
Four Executive Members from the Donor and International organizations Caucus
Three Executive members from the Research, Technical and Training Organizations Caucus,
Two Executive Members from the Civil Society Caucus.
The two bodies are supported administratively by a
Secretariat hosted at AU-IBAR. The
Secretariat’s main responsibility is to support the
ALive platform and its governance structure.
The Secretariat is composed of:
A
Partnership Manager, who manages the Secretariat.
A
Coordinator assists the Partnership Manager on administrative and other activities. The coordinator is seconded to the Secretariat by the hosting organization and if required for special needs, Technical Assistant(s).
For further info about General Assemblies and Executive Committees, please see under Events (past, current and upcoming ALive Events).
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