2nd VRU RAC Meeting last November 27-29, 2014 Bohol Tropics Resort Tagbiliran City, Bohol

1. Regional Advisory
Committee

2. 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

3. QUALIFICATION
• Must be a member of good standing from a Civil Society
Organization
• Nominated from the RCG

4. 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

5. 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

6. GUIDELINES for RAC member
• ACCESSING FUNDS from FPE
 RAC members’ organization can access SMALL grants only
following regular procedures

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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)