Programme Objective

By the end 2010,CSPR will have developed and popularized information, and technical resources on pro-poor development and poverty eradication, which will form the basis for interaction, engagement and alliance building with civil society, the general public, government, cooperating partners and other stakeholders locally and internationally.

What The  Programme  Does

 The Information Management and Networking (IMN) programme therefore will enable CSPR to share information and experiences on pro-poor development as well as create opportunities for strategic networking. The programme will build on the current successes in information dissemination and act as an interface with the media, and the general public. The  IMN programme will continue with the simplification and translation of information on key processes such as the National Development Plan, it will also publish the intellectual products arising from different CSPR activities particularly under the Research and Policy Analysis programme. programme will be responsible for maintaining the CSPR website as well as different information databases. In terms of networking, CSPR, through this programme will host an annual Civil society day, create linkages with local and international partners as well as develop and broadcast TV and radio programmes for purposes of wider public outreach. The programme will strive to ensure that a more knowledgeable public hold government accountable for their actions.

Operational Objectives

Two operational objectives have been identified for the firs two years operations of the CSPR strategic plan and these are:

1. To increase public awareness and understanding of poverty eradication issues and CSPR activities,

2. To improve information flow on CSPR programmes and activities among network members and relevant stakeholder

Activities

1.  Simplify and translate information on the National

     Development Plan process;

2.  Publish, launch and disseminate research and policy analysis

     reports;

3.  Publish bi-annually the CSPR Newsletter;

4.  Develop  advocacy materials on pro-poor development;

5.  Publish policy briefs on key pro-poor development issues;

6.  Develop and distribute CSPR Information

Expected Outcomes

·   Public able to hold government accountable on pro-poor

    development issues;

·   Recognition of CSPR as a credible source of information;

·   CSOs have a unified voice on pertinent pro-poor development

    issues,

·   Effective advocacy on poverty reduction issues

Programme  Management

In terms of management, a Programme Officer has the responsibility of managing the whole programme with the assistance of a specific Programme Management Team.

Civil Society Sensitisation Workshop On The Millennium Development Goals. [Download Document] PDF

Poverty Information Baseline Study

This is a report of the findings of the baseline study of poverty information in Zambia and beyond. The study's key aim was to establish information availability on poverty so as to feed into the process of establishing an information centre for CSPR.[Details] PDF

Civil Society Day

As part of its capacity building programme, CSPR hosted an NGO day. The aim of the day was for civil society groups to share best practices in poverty reduction activities.[Details] PDF

Ivy Mutwale, Program Officer, Information Management and Networking, ivy@cspr.org.zm