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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear Lysa,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>it was a surprise to us all to receive your message announcing
that you will be leaving Wada Na Todo Abhiyan and the coordination of the GCAP
work. As Feminist Task Force we first of all want to wish you all the best in
your next commitment, wherever you go, and we are sure you will contribute to
transformation with the same enthusiasm you have done as an active and committed
member of GCAP and the FTF. We want to thank you for your contribution to our
network as women working towards gender equality for the eradication of poverty.
In particular we want to thank you for your contribution to developing the idea
and the implementation of the FTF poverty tribunals. These tribunals had a great
impact in those who presented testimonies, in those who heard and tried to act
in response, and in the public at large that was sensitise in a very unique way
of the sufferings, but also of the constant struggle and hope, of women in
India, in Peru, in Egypt, in New York and in so many other places around the
world. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We were happy to have you as one of our members in the
facilitation team and hope that wherever you go you will be able to continue to
be a member of the Feminist Task Force.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>A big hug from all of us at the Facilitation
Team!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>Ana Agostino<BR>ICAE<BR>International Council for Adult
Education<BR>General Secretariat<BR>18 de Julio 2095 - Apto 301<BR>11200
Montevideo - Uruguay<BR>Tel/fax: 005982 409 79 82<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">ana@icae.org.uy</A> <BR><A
href="http://www.icae.org.uy">www.icae.org.uy</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=lysa.john@gmail.com href="mailto:lysa.john@gmail.com">Lysa John</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=helena@civicus.org
href="mailto:helena@civicus.org">'Helena Suarez'</A> ; <A
title=gcapeuropesecretariat@whiteband.org
href="mailto:gcapeuropesecretariat@whiteband.org">'Julien Vaissier - GCAP
Europe Secretariat'</A> ; <A title=oyebisius@yahoo.com
href="mailto:oyebisius@yahoo.com">oyebisius@yahoo.com</A> ; <A
title=ciara.osullivan@whiteband.org
href="mailto:ciara.osullivan@whiteband.org">'Ciara O'Sullivan'</A> ; <A
title=irfan.mufti@civicus.org href="mailto:irfan.mufti@civicus.org">'Irfan
Mufti Civicus Mufti'</A> ; <A title=beardyben@googlemail.com
href="mailto:beardyben@googlemail.com">'Ben Margolis'</A> ; <A
title=ana@icae.org.uy href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">'Ana Agostino'</A> ; <A
title=rosaencasa@aol.com href="mailto:rosaencasa@aol.com">'Rosa Lizarde'</A> ;
<A title=beardyben@googlemail.com href="mailto:beardyben@googlemail.com">'Ben
Margolis'</A> ; <A title=chlemara67@yahoo.com
href="mailto:chlemara67@yahoo.com">'chle mara'</A> ; <A
title=sarahjanegregory@yahoo.com.au
href="mailto:sarahjanegregory@yahoo.com.au">sarahjanegregory@yahoo.com.au</A>
; <A title=katsuji.imata@civicus.org
href="mailto:katsuji.imata@civicus.org">katsuji.imata@civicus.org</A> ; <A
title=henri.valot@civicus.org
href="mailto:henri.valot@civicus.org">henri.valot@civicus.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 16, 2009 12:45 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: Transition from Wada Na Todo Abhiyan</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Helena, Irfan,
Ciara, Julien, Oyebisi, Rosa, Ana, Chona, Ben, Sarah, Katsuji &
Henri,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Helena &
Julien, thanks for connecting on the MTF agenda. I think this is a good time
to share the conversations within Wada Na Todo Abhiyan about my own transition
from the campaign secretariat. Our core programs for the year 2008-09 will be
wrapped up by April end and I have accordingly have planned to move out at
this time, which also marks the completion of 3 years of my engagement with
the Wada Na Todo secretariat. We have just put out an ad for a new Campaign
Co-ordinator and expect that we would be able to find a replacement for the
position by April. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would continue to
relate to the planning and activities of GCAP till this time while also
working with the Campaign Steering Group to identify other focal points within
the campaign for spaces such as the MTF, FTF, etc who could take forward this
engagement and work closely with the new Campaign Co-ordinator on this agenda
post-April. My colleague Suman Dasgupta is already engaging actively with the
Climate Change & G20 task groups. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">However this mail
is really to share that I do leave with a sense of great pride in what has
been collectively accomplished by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan & GCAP in this
period; deep gratitude for the insights, experiences and relationships that
have been built; and great optimism for the future of the campaign. <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I do want to thank each one of you for being such
great friends and co-travelers in this period- and assure you of a very
special place in my heart</SPAN></B> (and hopefully by now also on my Facebook
– please sign up if you haven’t already!). I l also look forward to many more
opportunities to engage with each of you – and with the added excitement of
new destinations and perspectives. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lots of
love,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=purple size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lysa<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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