31 Oct
2019
31 Oct
'19
1:15 p.m.
Welcome to meet Mr. Paul Okumu, the head of the Africa Platform
time: Monday 4th of November at 5.30 pm (or 17.30)
place: Fingo´s Niili conference room, 5th floor, Elimäenkatu 25-27, 00520 Helsinki
registration by 3th November: kehyneuvonta@fingo.fi<mailto:kehyneuvonta@fingo.fi>
Paul Okumu<https://www.accord.org.za/people/paul-okumu/> heads the Secretariat of
the Africa Platform (AP), a Pan African Platform working with societies, governments and
businesses to rebuild the Social contract and re-establish the society as the source of
state legitimacy and the final authority to whom all development actors businesses and
development partners are accountable.
In this capacity he is responsible for brokering relations between the governing and the
governed, the development actors and the development beneficiaries, and society and
businesses, to strengthen state legitimacy and accountable development. He sits on the
Global UNDP Civil Society Advisory Committee and the UNDP Regional Program Advisory Board
for Africa. He is especially interested in Conflict and Mediation, Taxation/Evasion,
Illicit Financial Flows, Natural Resource Management and the Extractive Industry.
Come and share experiences on latest development in space of civil society in Africa!
Light refreshments and snacks are available. Discussion will be in English.
with regards,
Helena
Helena Nevalainen
Adviser – Development Cooperation| Fingo
+358 50 3176729 | Helena.nevalainen@fingo.fi<mailto:Helena.nevalainen@fingo.fi>
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