A Definition of NGDOs

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What is the Platform?

The National Platform of NGDOs is Malta's broadest network of voluntary and non-governmental organisations working in international development and humanitarian aid.

The Platform was founded on 26 June 2001, on the initiative of Kopin (Koperazzjoni Internazzjonali - Malta), and now has 10 members.  It is officially recognised by the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

The Platform aims to improve Malta's contribution to international development by promoting the exchange of experience, ideas and information amongst its members, between networks of NGOs in Malta and internationally, with the Maltese Government, and between its members and other Maltese bodies with an interest in international development and humanitarian aid.

To support this work, the Platform manages training, advocacy and information services.

What does the Platform do?
The Platform works to promote the exchange of experience, ideas and information by acting as a broker for a variety of relationships and by collating and distributing information

The Platform facilitates relationships:

Between members
The Platform aims to enable its members to learn together, sharing experience to ensure that the best practice in the NGDO community is accessible to all. It manages from 2 to 3 training events per year on topics identified by members themselves. The Platform supports its members in building an understanding of the changing world in which they operate, to enable them to adapt appropriately.

With the Maltese Government
Representation and consultation: As Malta's broadest network of NGDOs, the Platform represents the views and interests of the NGDO community to government. Recent representation of members has included work on the Maltese government's draft of the National Development Policy.  It aims to ensure that mechanisms for consultation and financial support are designed to ensure the most effective work together for international development. The Platform aims, not to represent all NGDO views on all topics, but to ensure that government has access to the work of the NGDO community on as wide a range of topics as possible.

With the European Union
As an active founder-member of the pan-European NGDO confederation CONCORD, the Maltese Platform has a key role in advocating on European Union development policy. At an EU level, its shares CONCORD's aim to ensure that EC development policy is prioritised over political considerations, that an increasing share of EC aid goes to least developed countries and that EU external policies are consistent with development objectives and integrated with poverty reduction targets. The Platform has a role in ensuring that Maltese NGDOs (individually and collectively) are better informed about the actual and potential role of EC development policy and practice and are better placed to influence the EU.

Information collation and distribution
The Platform provides its members with information on EU-related issues made available by CONCORD and Trialog.  It also carries out regular research on the Maltese NGDO activities. It also provides access to organisations and individuals seeking information from or about the Maltese NGDO community.

Co-ordination

The Platform is co-ordinated by Kopin.  This organisation has been given this mandate by the other members since the inception of the Platform.  Michael Gatt is the central co-ordinator and is helped out by a team of volunteers from Kopin.