Nick Askew from Birdlife International(BLI) came to
Rarotonga to assist TIS with creating a funding strategy in order to resource
the TIS Strategic Plan & ongoing work programme after March 2012.
This work is supported by the Critical Ecosystems
Partnership Fund.
Jacqui sits on the GEF National Focal Group (Global
Environment Fund) hosted by CINCW. Approximately US400,000 is available for
funding over the next three years for small environmental projects up to $NZ50,000
each.
And also on the funding/aid/donors subject, TIS was invited
to be part of a “think tank” organized by Peter Tierney of the Ministry of Finance
and Economic Management to streamline the management of funds coming into the Cooks.
One key component is for each member of this committee to
ask via their respective networks for information on personal experiences in
accessing funding – good and bad – and ideas to put forward to make the
processes of applications, access to funds and reporting.
Therefore please make contact with Jacqui to assist her with
the TIS report by January 2012.
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