Re-organising Support to the Constellation - Community life competence2024-03-29T01:35:41Zhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/forum/topics/re-organising-support-to-the-constellation?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Ricardo,
Your reflections,…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-19:2028109:Comment:762402011-09-19T13:52:48.833ZOlivia Munoruhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Olivia
<p><font face="'Gill Sans MT'" size="2">Hi Ricardo,</font></p>
<p><font face="'Gill Sans MT'" size="2">Your reflections, and Gaston's response, has prompted a lot of interesting thinking for me this morning. So... I thought I would share my musings.</font></p>
<p><font face="'Gill Sans MT'" size="2">Your summary of The Constellation as a "global network of people connected around the vision of sustainable and scalable local responses", as well as your list of 3 essential elements, is…</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="'Gill Sans MT'">Hi Ricardo,</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="'Gill Sans MT'">Your reflections, and Gaston's response, has prompted a lot of interesting thinking for me this morning. So... I thought I would share my musings.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="'Gill Sans MT'">Your summary of The Constellation as a "global network of people connected around the vision of sustainable and scalable local responses", as well as your list of 3 essential elements, is beautifully articulated. I also appreciated </font><span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT'; font-size: small;">Gaston's response, sharing the results of Chiang Mai, that SALT is the key distinction which makes The Constellation unique.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT'; font-size: small;">I was grappling this morning with this distinction. They are not the same thing, but they both seem correct. So I thought I'd run it through a little test in my head. I asked 2 questions:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT'; font-size: small;">1. Without SALT, could we still strive for the vision of local responses? and</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT'; font-size: small;">2. Without a vision for local responses, can we exist strictly as an organisation connected around the SALT philosophy?</span></p>
<p>My conclusion is <em>yes</em> to both. By this method it seems that each one CAN exist without the other, however it is both together that make The Constellation unique, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">and effective</span>. </p>
<p>With so many people, activities and thematic areas involved in The Constellation, it is not surprising that there are variations in the way people see our overall vision and value proposition. But to be effective as we move forward we will need to be really clear on what this is.... essentially we need to all sing the same tune. </p>
<p>So, with that in mind, our support functions need to start from that very goal - to enhance and strengthen the collective vision of The Constellation to practise SALT and to connect local responses. </p>
<p>I don't have a conclusion here, and I may be going around in circles! Nevertheless, I think clarity is around the corner and your response this morning has helped enormously :-)</p> Hi Ricardo, thank you for the…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-19:2028109:Comment:764332011-09-19T09:37:45.019ZGastonhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Gaston
<p>Hi Ricardo, thank you for the in-depth reflections.</p>
<p>The distinction you draw in the beginning has become apparent the last years. For us, the Constellation refers to the movement around local responses that you mention. Now, many groups use the term 'local responses' even when it in essence they mean something different. At our last meeting in Chiang Mai, we thought that that practicing SALT is the key distinction as well as the non-negotiable. Therefore the board suggested that the…</p>
<p>Hi Ricardo, thank you for the in-depth reflections.</p>
<p>The distinction you draw in the beginning has become apparent the last years. For us, the Constellation refers to the movement around local responses that you mention. Now, many groups use the term 'local responses' even when it in essence they mean something different. At our last meeting in Chiang Mai, we thought that that practicing SALT is the key distinction as well as the non-negotiable. Therefore the board suggested that the definition of the Constellation is: All facilitators and communities that practice SALT. The practice or how we engage with communities can be explicitly called 'SALT' or can be more implicit, but in harmony with the values of SALT.</p>
<p>For me the entity or organization has one overarching purpose: Supporting this movement around the world on local, national, regional and global level. Therefore, it's difficult to separate the two conversations?</p>
<p>I completely agree with the opportunities you describe. In specific on the regional teams: They would then focus on inter-country work especially related to Transfer, right?</p>
<p>Regards, </p> Dear friends,
Greetings to…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-19:2028109:Comment:763422011-09-19T09:17:32.424ZRicardo Waltershttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RicardoWalters
<p>Dear friends,</p>
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<p>Greetings to all from South Africa!</p>
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<p>First, thanks for the opportunity to weigh in along with other members of The Constellation family on ways to restructure support. Second, my apologies for not being able to respond to that ning post until just now; timing just did not work out. I hope it’s still okay to pitch some brief thoughts, even though the main discussion is closed. So, a few thoughts:</p>
<p> For me, The Constellation has always…</p>
<p>Dear friends,</p>
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<p>Greetings to all from South Africa!</p>
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<p>First, thanks for the opportunity to weigh in along with other members of The Constellation family on ways to restructure support. Second, my apologies for not being able to respond to that ning post until just now; timing just did not work out. I hope it’s still okay to pitch some brief thoughts, even though the main discussion is closed. So, a few thoughts:</p>
<p> For me, The Constellation has always been about – fundamentally - a global network of people connected around the vision of sustainable and scalable local responses, and the practise of facilitation team behaviour. The three things that were essential to the preservation and cultivation of that vision, I think, were (a) a relational way of being together between members, (b) the virtual community of practise and interest on the ning-platform and (c) SALT visits. Everything else – the tools, the generic CLCP process, the capacity-building contracts, etc. – was useful to give focus and refinement, but were supplementary to the vision for local response.</p>
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<p>I make that point to illustrate why I’d propose there are possibly two very different questions to be asking as we re-imagine the future:</p>
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<li>How do reorganise structures and support in order to keep The Constellation going? (where “The Constellation” is an organisation, an entity, providing some sort of service/product)</li>
<li>How do we need to work now to further advance the global movement of local response, and the collective vision of what that looks like?</li>
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<p>While these questions are both obviously related to each other, can we consider that they may not be automatically mutually inclusive of each other?</p>
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<p>I only really have experience with the Constellation contracts related to Cordaid South Africa, IIRR Ethiopia and HI Mozambique, but I think we’ve been able to achieve good success with those processes because the ACP design was integrated into what was already a priority issue/programme for the client-partner. I think there are lessons to be learned there about how we can “mainstream” our vision by integrating the concepts of local response into existing work within countries. </p>
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<p>Personally, I think that, structurally:</p>
<ul>
<li> The Constellation needs a global board of reference, as we do now, with a focus on accountability to the core vision, and to be an interface with global-level opportunities (programmes and policy, etc.).</li>
<li>Operationally, the movement needs a single coordinator, a public face who relates to prospective global partners and to Constellation members, and who manages administrative issues.</li>
<li>The ning-platform is still an essential piece of community-building, and that needs ongoing support for moderation which can now be capably done by several members around the world. I agree with Geoff's comments that global connection for shared learning, inspiration and encouragement is an important function to preserve.</li>
<li>Country chapters following the Starfish model continue to seek out national opportunities, as they’re doing.</li>
<li>The big addition that I’d propose is the genesis of regional support teams to promote the concepts of HIV-competent communities demonstrating local responses within their respective regions, and relating to the global Constellation family for inspiration, encouragement, sharing and learning. At least, perhaps, in the Europe, South/East Africa; Central/West Africa; India; Asia; Pacific regions. If there are opportunities in Southern and East Africa, let’s let an SEA RST run with it. Of course, everyone has access to everyone else for support and input, and regions can invite support from coaches in a different region if needed, but the regions get a little more cohesive and self-initiating.</li>
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<p>Programmatically, I think one possible future for The Constellation rests in making stronger efforts to integrate ACP/CLCP/local responses (at country and regional levels) into:</p>
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<li> Primary healthcare reform</li>
<li>Global Fund Community Systems Strengthening proposals</li>
<li>Civil Society advocacy around human rights, inclusion and participation of the marginalised</li>
<li>Promoting the link between care-work (by non-institutional home-based carers, for instance, and prevention)</li>
</ol>
<p>“The Constellation” as an entity with a stand-alone product in the CLCP process may not be able to engage as clearly with these programmatic/thematic areas, but Constellation members can begin to look for those themes, and interact with each other about how to participate and influence so that local responses are strengthened.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure how well that responds to the original questions asked, now that I’ve re-read it, or how clearly it reads on paper. (odd how things sound much clearer in your head! :) Sorry if it’s missed the mark completely. I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts.</p>
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<p>Be well,</p>
<p>Ricardo</p> Hi Ruben,
Thanks!
Feel free t…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-18:2028109:Comment:763342011-09-18T19:08:41.260ZMarlouhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Marlou
<p>Hi Ruben,</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Feel free to post your responses in this forum - the conversation shall never stop!</p>
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<p>Marlou</p>
<p>Hi Ruben,</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Feel free to post your responses in this forum - the conversation shall never stop!</p>
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<p>Marlou</p> Brilliant Geoff!tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-18:2028109:Comment:763332011-09-18T12:02:51.557ZRuben F. del Pradohttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RubenFdelPrado180
Brilliant Geoff!
Brilliant Geoff! Friends: I only saw this post…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-18:2028109:Comment:760592011-09-18T11:54:50.964ZRuben F. del Pradohttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/RubenFdelPrado180
<span class="commentBody">Friends: I only saw this posting now. As a staunch supporter, advocate and user of the CLCP, using and applying the principles widely, in my work with UNAIDS and as a lecturer and mentor in academia, I must participate in this important discussion. Will read the attached documents and watch JL's address. Let me know how I can contribute - albeit that September 7, 2011 has passed</span>
<span class="commentBody">Friends: I only saw this posting now. As a staunch supporter, advocate and user of the CLCP, using and applying the principles widely, in my work with UNAIDS and as a lecturer and mentor in academia, I must participate in this important discussion. Will read the attached documents and watch JL's address. Let me know how I can contribute - albeit that September 7, 2011 has passed</span> Dear All,
Many thanks for c…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-12:2028109:Comment:753222011-09-12T09:14:00.658ZMarlouhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Marlou
<p>Dear All,</p>
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<p>Many thanks for contributions from so many places.</p>
<p>It truly helps to think together!</p>
<p>Please find attached the synthesis of the responses in the (english and french) Forum. The synthesis will serve as a contribution to the virtual board meeting tomorrow morning (Tuesday 13 September).</p>
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<p>With best wishes,</p>
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<p>Marlou - on behalf of the 'Constellation Dream' Team</p>
<p>Dear All,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Many thanks for contributions from so many places.</p>
<p>It truly helps to think together!</p>
<p>Please find attached the synthesis of the responses in the (english and french) Forum. The synthesis will serve as a contribution to the virtual board meeting tomorrow morning (Tuesday 13 September).</p>
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<p>With best wishes,</p>
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<p>Marlou - on behalf of the 'Constellation Dream' Team</p> A late-break contribution fro…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-12:2028109:Comment:749262011-09-12T09:08:59.606ZMarlouhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Marlou
<p>A late-break contribution from <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/IbrahimKamara?xg_source=profiles_memberList" target="_self">Ibrahim Kamara</a>, on behalf of Sierra Leone CLC:</p>
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<div style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Marlou,…</span></span></div>
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<p>A late-break contribution from <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/IbrahimKamara?xg_source=profiles_memberList" target="_self">Ibrahim Kamara</a>, on behalf of Sierra Leone CLC:</p>
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<div style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Marlou,</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">I am sorry for only coming back you now due to very tight schedules and my being away from the office and lack of continuous email access.</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Below are my responses to the questions posed (against the questions):</span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">What is most important is to hear</span> <i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">your</span></i> <span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">voice. Please contribute in this forum with your response to one, more or all of following questions:</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/><br/></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">1. What does the Constellation mean for you, both in your personal and your professional life?</span> <span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">(The CST and Constellation Coaches in Chiang Mai explored the Dream for the Constellation in 2050. You may use this document as a reference for your response).</span></i></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i><b><i><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">The Constellation to me:</font></span></i></b></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 38.25pt;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><span><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"><span> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Personally - means an opportunity to achieve my personal dream of contributing towards bringing about change</font></span></b></span></span></span></span><b> <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">in my own life and that of others for positive development.</font></font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 38.25pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Professionally - means a way of working that can be used to help others contribute towards their own development.</font></span></b></span></div>
<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span>2. What kind of support, from Constellation Teams, helps you most in your personal effort to apply and spread the Community Life Competence Process, or SALT?</span></span> <span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">(The CST defined essential functions in the document ‘How CSTs support the Constellation'. You may use this document as a reference for your response)</span></i></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">The e-platform is one of the very useful supports that have helped me in the application and spread of the Community Life Competence. For instance most times when I tell people about the CLC and the work of the Constellation, I refer them to the competence e-platform and most often they are moved by seeing what is happening in CLC around the world.</font></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><span><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Help from colleagues (face-tot-face) meeting had also been very helpful for me and my efforts. For instance each time Joseph and I meet anywhere, we must talk about CLC or Constellation and how we think we can contribute towards promoting CLC or the Constellation.</font></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span>3. Country teams, such as RDC-Competence, Kenya Competence, India Competence, are one expression of the wider Constellation. Do you agree that country teams and/or individuals can and should contribute more to global support functions and connect more with other teams?</span></span> <span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/></span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">(For reference, JL’s speech).</span></i></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 48.75pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Both ways can be used to provide support to CLC and the Constellation. For instance I have made personal efforts and have as well worked with the Sierra Leone Community Life Competence towards the promotion of the process and the group. For instance I sold CLC to Cameroon and today we have Constellation members in Cameroon and they have also made effort in trying to include CLC in their work e.g. the Global Fund Malaria project. This has not worked very well yet but it is a good sign that the idea is already in Cameroon. With Sierra Leone CLC, we are also trying to sell the approach to bigger bodies. Others in other places have also equally or even done better individually and in country groups. I therefore agree with both approaches.</font></span></b></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">4. Would you, or your country team, be interested to carry out specific ‘packages’ of support? Examples of ‘packages’ are moderation of the ning platform, compilation of the annual report, exploration of new partnerships...</span></span> <span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span>What conditions would need to be in place for you to contribute effectively?</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 48.75pt;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Yes, we will be interested in exploration of new partnership</font></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 48.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><span><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Required conditions should include linking us up with potential new partners; sharing new partnership opportunities with us and helping build our capacity in building partners.</font></span></b></span></span></span></div>
<div><b><span style="color: black;"><br/></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">5. In the world and in your specific context, what business opportunities or new revenue streams do you see for the Constellation? And what conditions would need to be in place for you to start addressing these?</span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 48.75pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">Grant opportunities including The Global Fund is one opportunity the Constellation can make use of now that the Global Fund has recognized the importance of Community System Strengthening tools including CLC in their work. For instance in Sierra Leone competence has been included although on a small scale in few project opportunities including the Global Fund.</font></span></b></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 48.75pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">This will require letting colleagues around the world know about the opportunities that exists and how CLC can be included in grant opportunities. It requires advocacy and lobbying to those outside the Constellation for their buy in into the CLC idea.</font></span></b></span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">6. What further/other suggestions would you have for a resilient future for the Constellation?</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><br/><br/></span></div>
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<div style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: black;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span> <span><b><span style="color: black;"><font size="3">The Constellation members need more face-to-face meeting to share the feel of the CLC spirit going around the world. That as far as I have seen pumps new blood into the process and its promotion. For instance the Mombasa meeting for me changed the life of the CLC. More actions took place immediately after that meeting. It is an opportunity for renewing commitment to the process in addition to the sharing and learning that take place when face-to-face meetings occur.</font></span></b></span></div>
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<div>Ibrahim Kamara<br/>Sierra Leone CLC</div>
<div> </div> Dear friends,
If I can share…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-08:2028109:Comment:742402011-09-08T08:03:31.642ZOlivia Munoruhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Olivia
<p>Dear friends,</p>
<p>If I can share my dream for 2050......</p>
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<p>It would be a world where SALT is a natural way of working (level 5) in all interactions people have with one another. In 2050 we will look back at how development circles became SALTY, companies became SALTY, the general public became SALTY, governments became SALTY and we all started listening to eachother.</p>
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<p>IN 2050 communities - the excluded, the vulnerable, the young and the old - will be able to…</p>
<p>Dear friends,</p>
<p>If I can share my dream for 2050......</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It would be a world where SALT is a natural way of working (level 5) in all interactions people have with one another. In 2050 we will look back at how development circles became SALTY, companies became SALTY, the general public became SALTY, governments became SALTY and we all started listening to eachother.</p>
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<p>IN 2050 communities - the excluded, the vulnerable, the young and the old - will be able to celebrate how SALT had opened conversations, led to greater understanding, and allowed people to ultimately determine their own destiny.</p>
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<p>I see the role of the Constellation as a place for this SALT social movement to start. As SALT spreads, the Constellation will no longer be needed in its current form, <em>but the connections made will never break</em>. </p>
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<p>I'd like to see the Constellation encouraging greater SALTiness in the way conversations are carried out in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">policy process</span> - from local to national to regional to international - there are conversations occurring and decisions being made around the world which effect people's lives. I'd like to see SALT as the facilitative method for these conversations. It doesn't have to be called SALT. Nor does it have to explicitly come from The Constellation. It just has to result in people being valued as humans, their views appreciated and listened to.</p>
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<p>To me, SALT could be integral in breaking the cycles that lead to poverty and violence. </p>
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<p>1.b.I ultimately agree with the 6 practices of the CST's contribution identified in Chiang Mai.</p>
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<p>2. The support I receive from The Constellation teams and members is less tangible and more spiritual. From you I receive understanding, inspiration and out-of-the-box working. When I interact with Constellation members, I feel encouraged and not alone. I feel that the possibilities are endless.</p>
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<p>I don't get that elsewhere.</p>
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<p>3. I do agree that country teams could and should take on specific core functions of the Constellation. </p>
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<p>4. I would, personally, be interested in carrying out packages of support. Either alone or as part of a team, my contributions could include: 1. Project Management and Strategy, 2. Streamlining business processes, 3. Developing new ideas and models - e.g. .how to spread salt in Policy Process, 4. open to other ideas.</p>
<p>In most cases, for large pieces of work that fall closer to <em>the core</em> of The Constellation's operations or existing strategy, I think better quality will come from paid contracts, paid at reasonable (local) rates. However, where there are <em>non-core</em> projects, voluntary working groups will work beautifully. </p>
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<p>5. I see potential new partnerships for the Constellation in advocacy and policy development - particularly as the international community looks to encourage greater democratic accountability. (e.g. Paris - Accra - Busan, the Post-MDG' dialogue....)</p>
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<p>6. We have such a great deal of spirit and momentum - we can do it!</p>
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<p>Liv</p>
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<p> </p> Thanks Prabakar!
I appreciate…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2011-09-07:2028109:Comment:743402011-09-07T13:08:04.645ZMarlouhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/Marlou
<p>Thanks Prabakar!</p>
<p>I appreciate your belonging and commitment to the Constellation. Your response and those of all other friends confirm our sense of togetherness an help us all forward.</p>
<p>Marlou</p>
<p>Thanks Prabakar!</p>
<p>I appreciate your belonging and commitment to the Constellation. Your response and those of all other friends confirm our sense of togetherness an help us all forward.</p>
<p>Marlou</p>