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The
DANIDA/(DANCED)-funded
project,
entitled,
"A
Strategy and Programme
for DANCED
Support to
Environmental
NGOs in
Malaysia" (SPSDM)
has made the
following 3
main
positive
impacts:
1.
Initiated a
platform for
MENGO-Government
of Malaysia
(GofMY)
interaction
-
The
MENGOs
as part
of the
SPDSM
project
has been
gaining
recognition
as an
official
channel
or
platform
for the
GofMY to
engage
NGOs and
to gain
access
to the
available
knowledge
base and
expertise
within
these
NGOs.
-
GofMY
has also
begun to
recognise
and
appreciate
the role
of the
MENGOs.
For
example,
the
Ministry
of
Science,
Technolology
&
Environment
(MOSTE)
and
Department
of
Environment
(DOE)
have
invited
MENGOs
to
participate
in their
projects,
namely,
the
Malaysian
Pavilion
during
the
COP7/MOP1
meeting
on CBD
and the
National
Implementation
Plan on
Persistent
Organic
Pollutants
(POPs).
2.
Initiated a
MENGO
collective
-
The main
impact
of the
SPDSM is
that the
18
members
of the
MENGO
community,
in
particular,
the
members
of the
MCC,
have
begun to
start
thinking
as a
collective
rather
than as
individual
organisation.
Each
member
organisation
has
contributed
their
time and
resources
to
participate
and
ensure
the
smooth
running
of
activities
planned
within
the
SPDSM
project.
This is
a
milestone
achievement
as there
has been
no such
initiative
prior to
this
project
that has
brought
together
this
many
MENGOs
involved
in a
variety
of
environmental
and
social
issues.
-
The MCC
and MSU
have
also
gained
visibility
and
recognition
as a
focal
point
for
MENGOs
and
other
NGOs to
co-ordinate
exchanges
and
obtain
further
information
of each
other.
The
MENGOs
also
have the
opportunity
to come
together,
interact
and
share
experiences
in the
workshops
that are
organised.
3. Built
capacity in
securing
funds and
broadening
perspective
on issues
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