From: jlohrmann@igc.org
Subject: Tracking Multilateral Development Banks
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 19:37:10 GMT

Topic 97        New NGO Directory for Bank Reform.
bankreform      at.general      12:22 pm  Apr  8, 1992

Dear Friends;

WorldWise is producing and co-publishing, with 
Friends of the Earth US, an annotated directory 
of organizations and people working to reform 
the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).  

The following letter and accompaning survey 
were originally mailed to over 5400 activists 
and organizations in 158 countries.  With our 
deadline quickly approaching, we decided to use 
one more medium, computer conferences, to try 
to find anyone else who may be interested in 
being listed in our NGO directory.

Please take a moment to read our letter 
explaining the Survey and Directory project and 
if interested, please fill out at least the 
first half of the survey.  Although our 
original deadline of April 7, 1992 has past, we 
are extending it to April 15,1992.  You can 
find our survey in this conference under the 
topic "WorldWise Survey for Bank Reform."  You 
will find our fax number and email address at 
the end of the survey.


March, 1992

Dear Friends,

WorldWise is producing and co-publishing, with 
Friends of the Earth US, an annotated directory 
of organizations and people working to reform 
the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).  

Since the 1980's, many non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs) around the world have 
campaigned against one or several projects 
funded by the MDBs, e.g. World Bank, Inter 
American Development Bank, because the socio- 
environmental and economic project 
consequences.  Cooperation among NGOs 
(North/South, East/West) and some scientists 
and policy makers has resulted in halting 
several harmful projects and has spurred MDB 
policy changes.  Given the growing quantity of 
MDB development funds, and the number of 
damaging projects still being proposed and 
implemented, the time has come for new 
initiatives.

With your help, the directory will be a 
valuable tool to facilitate the communication 
and cooperation between NGOs trying to halt 
particular projects or working to influence and 
redirect the $30 billion in annual loans made 
by MDBs.  Besides the directory, we will 
publish a summary report of your ideas, 
recommendations, and strategies for increasing 
the effectiveness of the campaign to reform the 
MDBs.  We will include your suggestions for 
sustainable development model projects. (Please 
add relevant background material supporting 
your suggestions.)  This will enable us to 
point to models we support which will enhance 
our efforts for change.

Please fill out and return the enclosed survey 
by April 7.(now April 15)   Thank you!  Good 
luck in your efforts.

Sincerely,


Mark Dubois
Director

P.S. Please fax us your survey responses or 
return your surveys be electronic mail.  All 
participating NGOs who fill in the survey will 
receive a copy of the directory and report.  
Our goal is to send this directory and report 
to you in early May so it can be utilized by 
NGOs at the June UN Conference on Environment 
and Development in Brazil.  If we do not hear 
back from you we will assume you prefer not to 
be listed in the directory or are not 
interested in participating in the MDB reform 
campaign.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Now that you have read this explanatory letter, 
please find the survey in this conference under 
the topic "WorldWise Survey for Bank Reform."

=============================================

This is the WorldWise survey on MBD reform.  If 
you have not already done so, please read the 
letter of explanation found in this conference 
under the topic "New NGO Directory for Bank 
Reform."  Thanks!

*** IMPORTANT:  This MUST be returned to us by 
APRIL 15,1992!!!!!

                    SURVEY
***************************************
OF ACTIVISTS CAMPAIGNING TO REFORM THE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS (MDBs) or on 
campaigns involving at least one MDB project.

Please answer the following questions if you
are currently working to reform the 
multilateral development banks or would like
to do so in the future. 
Please return this survey as soon as possible.
Thanks.

Please fill in the correct information in the
space provided.  Add more spacing if needed for 
your answer.  You will find our fax number and 
email address at the end of the survey.

Names________________________________________
Organization_________________________________
Address______________________________________
_____________________________________________
City____________________
State/Prov______________Postal code__________
Country______________________________________
Tel numbers___________________________
Fax__________________________________
Electronic Mail_________________________
Telex________________________________
Other communications #'s________________
Tel home___________________   
Home Ph:____ok to publish  ____not  pub

1) Representing:______an NGO (non-govenmental
organization)  or,  ______univ./research 
inst.,_____government,______individual,
   ______other________________________________

Please describe the mission of your
organization:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

Please mark the appropriate space(es) or write
a (1) in the space for primary importance,
(2) for secondary importance, etc. for 
questions a) through h).
a)  Main focus:  _____environment,
______development,____social justice/
human rights

b)What issues do you primarily work on?
____forests
____water: rivers/ water management/
    quality/ marine
____wildlife/ endangered species
____energy/ energy efficiency/ global warming
____agriculture/ pesticides/ sustainability
____North/ South/ aid/ debt/ equity/
    sustainability
____peace/ nuclear disarmament
____population
____air quality/ acid rain/ ozone
____land managm't/ hazardous wastes/
    urban env't
____human rights: race/ gender/indigenous
    peoples/ labor 
____consumer issues
____other____________________________________

c)  What primary method do you use?  
____networking
____organizing meetings/conferences
____advocacy
____schools/ youth
____publishing
____media
____trainings (what kind?):___________________
Lobbying: _____administrative,
          _____legislative,
          _____international;
Research:_____policy,_____scientific;  
____Other  ___________________________________
...........___________________________________

d)  What sector of the population 
    do you work with?
____Urban  ____Rural   ____Indigenous  
____Women  ____Men     ____Youth  
____Scientific  ____Governmental ____Industry
____Labor ____Academics
____Other____________________________________

e)  Which best describes the population 
you work with?  Give percentage , if more
than one.____% lower income,
____% middle income,____% upper income

f)  Geographic scope?
____Local,____Regional,____National,
____Regional (Int'l),_____International.
Specify specific region:_____________________

g)  Number of paid staff ________
Number of unpaid staff/ volunteers_________
Number of members ________
Number that contribute financially_________

h) Prefered language for internationall
contact: 
_____English, _____Spanish, _____French
And your native language_______________

i) Year organization was founded: _______

j) Does your organization produce a
publication? ____Yes____No
Publication name/s (include address of
publication if different from above) 
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
frequency (weekly, quarterly,
etc.)_____________________
Number of people receiving publication _____
%subscriptions paid ______%    free _____% 

k) Is your NGO an umbrella organization,
representing more than one NGO?____Yes____No;
Is it ____regional,____national,
____international?
If 'Yes', how many NGOs?_______
Representing how many people? _______

l) Principle funding sources:
____membership
____foundations
____payments from goods/services
____government
____other_____________________________________

m)Do you have a working relationship with your
media?____Yes ____No.
Does the media in your region/ country
accurately and fairly cover the issues you are
working on?_____Yes_____No
Do they provide opportunitities for your
views to be expressed?____Yes____No.

2) The grassroots campaign to reform the MDBs:
  I/we 
____are already working to reform the MDBs
____are actively opposing specific projects
    funded in part by an MDB
____plan to get involved
____do not plan to participate.

3) Which MDB are you most involve with or
concerned about?
_____World Bank
_____IMF
_____Asian Development Bank
_____African Development Bank
____

_Inter-America Development Bank
_____European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development
Other/s______________________________________
Please summarize your efforts to date:_______
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

4) Other key people in your organization
working on MDBs or related issues?
name_______________ job title_________________
name_______________ job title_________________
name_______________ job title_________________

**********************************************
Please return the above AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
at minimum, if you do not have time to fill
out the next 1/2 of survey.
**********************************************

5) Do you believe NGO pressure has forced the 
MDBs to change?____Yes ____No
If 'Yes', what have been the most successful 
strategies?  If 'No,'what would be more
effective?____________________________________
______________________________________________
__________



____________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

Do you or your organization have additional
suggestions/ideas/innovations on how to
influence the MDBs and their $30 billion of 
annual loans?  What kind of efforts/ campaign
might make more of an impact on the MDBs,
their loans & their policies? 
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

6) Do you believe it is possible for the MDBs
to reform environmentally and socially and
play a positive role funding long term 
sustainable projects/ programs?
____Yes   _____  No   Please comment below.
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

7) Some have questioned the benefits in the
large amount of "aid ".that has flowed to
Southern countries.  Does money transfer
create more good_____ or more harm _____?
Explain._______________________



_______________
______________________________________________

8)How much of the problem of implementing non-
sustainable project loans do you attribute to:
a) national governments?  ___0-5%,___5-25%,
   ___26-50%,___51-75%,____76-100%.
b) multinational consulting/construction 
   companies? ___0-5%,___5-25%,___26-50%,
   ___51-75%,___76-100%.
c) MDBs/ int'l aid agencies?___0-5%,___5-25%,
   ___26-50%,___51-75%,___76-100%.
Comment?  ____________________________________
______________________________________________

9) List present MDB projects that need
serious reform or to be stopped? 
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

10) Many people and institutions advocate
"sustainable development."  Please suggest
sustainable development models or examples
that exist or are proposed? (Fill out a brief
description here and please send in
supplemental information.)

 exisisting / proposed   description
1) 
_______



_   _______    _____________________
______________________________________________
2) ________   _______    _____________________
______________________________________________

11) Please give the name and address of any
individual/s or organization/s whose
participation would be important to bank 
reform work and would be important additions
to this directory.

Name:_________________________________________
Organization:_________________________________
Address:______________________________________
City/state/zip:_______________________________
Country:______________________________________
Tel/Fax/Email:________________________________


signature (if printed copy)___________________
date _______________

Please return the completed survey as soon as
possible, preferably by fax or email.

Mailing address is :
   Mark Dubois
   WorldWise
   401 San Miguel Way
   Sacramento, CA  95819  USA

Fax: (1) (916) 739 6951
E mail:  en:bankreform

Tel: (1) 
(9



16) 457 0433
telex: 6503859849

Organizations completing the survey and
returning it to us will receive a copy of the
directory and survey results.  Please contact
us if you have questions or comments.  We look
forward to hearing from you!

Thank you very much for your attention!

Please return by April 15, 1992.

Any surveys received after this date will
still be incorporated into the ongoing
database.

Please add any other ideas or suggestions.




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