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What is Foro AOD ?

The FOROAOD has been designed as a democratic experiment to involve citizens, policy-makers and academics from North and South in a consultation process about the Spanish Development Cooperation.

In April 2006, FRIDE launched a project to look into the new Spanish Development Cooperation policy, comparing the pledges contained in the government’s 2004 declaration and the commitments expressed in the Master Plan 2005-08 of the Spanish Development Cooperation with actual achievements made by 2006. A consultative format was chosen, using an Internet-based forum. The consultation process involved a triangle of contributions from public officials, civil society and academic experts, all of whom entered into the discussion in a search for the best solutions. More than 42 documents were generated covering 13 themes with the ample involvement of the Secretary of State for Development Cooperation, members of the academic community and civil society. In December 2006, six videos were produced. This webpage assembles all the documents produced and documents the discussion process.

This project has received financial support from the Community of Madrid		Foroaod is a project by FRIDE