Regional Advisory

Committee

Part of FPE’s governance system

WHAT is the RAC?

• Provide advice to FPE’s BOT

Policy

Program development

Governance

• FPE’s link to the region

• Nominate members to the FPE Board of Trustees

QUALIFICATION

• Must be a member of good standing from a Civil Society

Organization

• Nominated from the RCG

GUIDELINES for RAC member

• REPRESENTATION: Sectoral and/or Regional (not

organizational)

• TERM: 2 years, eligible for reelection

• RE: Alternate is acceptable:

recommended by RAC member

Authorized to vote

Updating to alternate and vice versa

GUIDELINES for RAC member

• DISQUALIFICATION

transfer of residence

Movement to a conflicting field of work / interest

Misrepresentation of FPE

Grave misconduct

• SUCCESSION / RESIGNATION / REPLACEMENT

RAC member’s organization can’t decide on replacement

RAC members may nominate from the list

BOT selects replacement

GUIDELINES for RAC member

• ACCESSING FUNDS from FPE

RAC members’ organization can access SMALL grants only

following regular procedures

COMPOSITION of RAC

• 15 will be selected by the BOT:

Western Visayas = 5

Central Visayas = 5

Eastern Visayas = 5

• Coordinator:

Chairs meetings

Term is co-terminus with his/her term in the RAC

OBLIGATIONS of the RAC

• MEETINGS:

2 regional & 1 national per year

Regional meetings are convened by the RAC’s initiative;

national meetings are convened by FPE

Absence in 2 meetings is a ground for disqualification

RAC may attend BOT meetings upon their request.

PROVISIONS

• CAPACITY-BUILDING: FPE will involve / provide for RAC capability-building

programs for skills enhancement

• Forum for collaboration & cooperation: on regional and national concerns, operationalized

through (but not limited to):

Information-sharing

Study/ exposure trips (e.g., FPE sites)