Committee for Development Cooperation

The Committee for Development Cooperation (CDC) is a joint AusAID/NGO advisory and consultative body made up of members from the NGO community and AusAID.

Additionally ACFID, as the peak association of Australian NGOs working in the field of international aid and development, has CDC Observer status.

The role and function of the CDC is to:

review Accreditation Reports commissioned by the CDC and make recommendations to the AusAID delegate
provide advice on accreditation criteria and ANCP policy
act as an advisory and consultative body to AusAID for the Australian Professional Development NGO community on issues of concern to that community.

The CDC began in 1975 as a significant engagement between the NGO community and the Australian Government's aid program. Over the years the nature of engagement between AusAID and Professional Development NGOs has changed and the number and scope of engagement opportunities has expanded.

To reflect this, a revised CDC Terms of Reference (ToR) was submitted to the CDC in April 2006 and is currently under consideration.

This revised CDC ToR highlights the CDC's crucial role in relation to the continuous improvement of accreditation and ANCP policies.

CDC meetings are held a minimum of twice a year and are chaired by the Director of AusAID's Community Programs Section. AusAID also provides a limited secretariat service to the CDC.

2006