Stakeholder meeting

On the work front (as I do do some work here rather than just travel around!), we recently held our quarterly stakeholder meeting; bringing together around 50 people from Government, NGOs, faith based organisations, community organisations and disabled groups to share learning and experiences of working on HIV and AIDS activities in Mazabuka.  It is one of the occasions when we (as the DATF Secretariat) can tell stakeholders about our plans for the year and get their feedback on our work.  These meetings tend to be a mixed bag: typically start at least one hour late; some presentations by stakeholders are good and well prepared, whilst others are recycled and may make little sense; the questions, comments and ideas are often thought provoking; yet any follow-up actions vary in terms of commitment, time and resources.  This meeting was no different - frustrating and rewarding - and hopefully a good start for the year ahead.