Resource organization meeting in Nanchang, January 18, 2010
In the frame work of the project on Improving NGO s Function in China;s Society through Advocacy, Networking and Capacity Building Training supported by the German Church Development Service(EED), a resource meeting was held in Nanchang on January 18, 2010. The title of the meeting was Corporate Social Responsibility and NGO development .
The China Association for NGO Cooperation, CANGO cooperated with the Jiangxi Association for International Economic Cooperation to organize this event. Altogether 43 people participated, among them 12 company representatives and 19 representatives of social organizations. The event was facilitated by Mr. Yang Hongji, Standing Committee member of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference and Vice Director of the Economic and Technical Commission of Jiangxi province. Three government representatives gave speeches: Mr. Li Wenyao, Vice Director of the DOFCOM of Jiangxi province, Mr. Luo Liangyi, Head of Department of Jiangxi NGO Administration Bureau and Mr. Li Jian, Vice Director of Jiangxi Investment Commission. Ms. Li Jie, Deputy Director of CANGO gave an introduction to CANGO and the project, and Ms. Dagmar Woehlert, Senior International Advisor to CANGO held a presentation on the cooperation of companies and NGOs against the background of CSR development in China.
Several representatives of companies and social organizations, especially professional associations gave an introduction to their work as experiences and interests related to CSR. In order to keep up the contact and to include the participants into the CANGO networks the CSR webpage and exchange platform of CANGO was introduced (www.cango-csr.org) where companies and NGOs can take part through providing their data, interests and needs in terms of CSR and cooperation.
