The Federation Programme Action Committee (FPAC) meeting took place on Thursday morning. National Programme Action Officers from around the Federation gathered for their annual meeting.
Federation Director of Programme, Sue Biggs, welcomed everyone and Federation President Margaret Oldroyd gave a talk on how Clubs and Regions/NAs/Networks were recognising the value of focus of Programme on Educate, Enable, Empower to give a clear and unambiguous message of who we are and what we stand for. You can read the text of President Margaret’s presentation here: President Margaret’s presentation
President Elect, Jenny Vince, gave a short talk on her hopes for the coming year.
Jackie Paling, Assistant Programme Director for Violence and Conflict Resolution, was taken ill just before Conference, so was unable to attend the meeting. Sue Biggs and everyone else at the meeting wish her a speedy recovery. We are all thinking of her.
See Sue Biggs’ presentation to the FPAC (PDF Format).
The other four Assistant Programme Directors gave their reports, which you can read by clicking on the respective links below:
- Economic Empowerment – Talat Pasha
- Environmental Sustainability – Laura Redhead
- Food Security and Healthcare – Barbara Dixon
- Learning Opportunities – Janet Hodgson
Friendship Link co-ordinator, Nisha Ghosh, gave a presentation Friendship Link Report on the work being done by clubs working together in their Friendship Links.
Rita Allen gave a final report on the BIG Project.
Pat Black gave a presentation on ECOSOC and its importance to Clubs. See Pat’s Presentation, in PDF format. This was followed by Kay Richmond, UKPAC Chair, who gave a presentation on the Beijing Platform for Action, which was held in Geneva on 3-5 November 2014. See Kay’s Presentation in PDF format.