to demonstrate to which extent the TUDCN has been able to produce a specific added value and has the potential to continue doing so in the future, in particular towards its donors and constituencies to account for the use of the resources towards the TUDCN member organisations, the ITUC, donors and the public at large; to learn lessons from the TUDCN activities, approach and results achieved with a view of improving future performance of the network, in particular in relation to the next project that is expected to start in April 2013. 3. Evaluation object and scope 3.1 The international trade union movement represents 175 million workers in 153 countries. Affiliated national trade union centres, independent and democratically elected organisations, have for decades offered solidarity to and engaged with one another, at bilateral level or through regional groupings. A key area of solidarity and engagement is in development cooperation. Following the 2006 founding congress of the ITUC in Vienna, a particular focus was demanded on the trade union development cooperation as part of the global trade union organising agenda (new trade union internationalism) on the one hand and as policy area for public involvement on the other hand. The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) was established formally in 2008 by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and further received the support of the EU Thematic Programme for Non State Actors (objective 3), with a first grant in 2009-2010 (Phase I) and a second grant in 2011-2012 (Phase II). The mandate of the TUDCN is (i) to improve trade union development cooperation effectiveness (cooperation and coordination) through sharing of information and practices and by stimulating improved impact and results of the solidarity efforts within the trade union movement; and (ii) to ensure input of trade union views in the development related policy debates and especially concerning the inclusion of the decent work agenda, and democratic ownership in development as key issues for sustainable development strategies. 3.2
to demonstrate to which extent the TUDCN has been able to produce a specific added value and has the potential to continue doing so in the future, in particular towards its donors and constituencies to account for the use of the resources towards the TUDCN member organisations, the ITUC, donors and the public at large; to learn lessons from the TUDCN activities, approach and results achieved with a view of improving future performance of the network, in particular in relation to the next project that is expected to start in April 2013. 3. Evaluation object and scope 3.1 The international trade union movement represents 175 million workers in 153 countries. Affiliated national trade union centres, independent and democratically elected organisations, have for decades offered solidarity to and engaged with one another, at bilateral level or through regional groupings. A key area of solidarity and engagement is in development cooperation. Following the 2006 founding congress of the ITUC in Vienna, a particular focus was demanded on the trade union development cooperation as part of the global trade union organising agenda (new trade union internationalism) on the one hand and as policy area for public involvement on the other hand. The Trade Union Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) was established formally in 2008 by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and further received the support of the EU Thematic Programme for Non State Actors (objective 3), with a first grant in 2009-2010 (Phase I) and a second grant in 2011-2012 (Phase II). The mandate of the TUDCN is (i) to improve trade union development cooperation effectiveness (cooperation and coordination) through sharing of information and practices and by stimulating improved impact and results of the solidarity efforts within the trade union movement; and (ii) to ensure input of trade union views in the development related policy debates and especially concerning the inclusion of the decent work agenda, and democratic ownership in development as key issues for sustainable development strategies. 3.2
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