The First Meeting

Donor officials are not necessarily used to meeting with NGOs in a formal way and can sometimes be as nervous about the meeting as NGO delegates who have not done this type of lobbying before. However, they have extensive meeting experience and will feel more comfortable if standard meeting procedures are followed.

1. Introduce each of the members of your delegation and mention their title or position

2. The leader of the delegation should briefly introduce the work and scope of your NGO

3. The leader can then mention that you aware of the policy of the donor government regarding human rights in general and the human rights approach to development in particular

4. Those who have been appointed as spokespersons in turn then outline the concerns you have about the realization of human rights and the priorities for action you have identified

5. The leader of the delegation should then outline what action you would like the donor to take

6. You should then hand over the background material and any other documentation you have prepared