Policy Engagement Group - Alliance Priority 2

To: James Deane, Sue Goldstein, Rafael Obregon

cc Others on the Interim Group that met in Baltimore

Best wishes. This will be the first of three notes today - an update on the discussions with potential Alliance participants, the first steps on the Evidence priority, and this note which is focused on the Policy Engagement priority.The focus over the past couple of months has been on the invitations to and discussions with potential Alliance participants. But with those well underway we can turn to the first steps planning the work on the Alliance priorities that ahve been agreed.

At the meeting in Baltimore my notes indicate that BBC Media Action, Soul City Institute for Social Justice and UNICEF volunteered to commence the initial work on the Policy Engagement priority. We have cc'ed others should you wish to engage (which would be excellent). 

Let me suggest these steps and actions at this stage:

1. I have attached the Alliance Overview paper (click "Please click to review, comment and access any attachments" above) for the Global Alliance.

2. If you could please review page 9 - Appendix B: 12-month plan – Policy Engagement that would be excellent.

3. If you can respond by email or using the comments process online outlining your ideas to amend and strengthen that strategy that would also be excellent - a deadline of Friday 2nd March. 

4. Propose that we convene a call on this priority early next week - as an initial suggestion Wednesday, March 7th at 10-30am to 11-30am EST.

5. The intended outcome from the written inputs and the conference call will be (a) strengthening of the Policy Engagement strategy and (b) clarity on roles, responsibilities and timelines.

6. Early next week with the written comments received I will undertake an initial re-draft of the strategy so that we have a more up-to-date document to review in the conference call.

Thanks - most happy to answer any questions - Warren (and on behalf of Rafael)