15 January 2025
To strengthen participation and accountability, the SDCC-AP Steering Committee (SC) and Advisory Committee (AC) have formed four Sub-Groups to guide the coalition’s work in 2025. These Sub-Groups also include members from the newly established Impacted Persons Advisory Group (IPAG).
This structure ensures that members are actively engaged in decision-making, while the Secretariat receives dedicated support to implement planned activities. Unlike thematic Working Groups (to be launched later in 2025 with participation from all Founding Members), these Sub-Groups are focused on internal operations and delivery of SC/AC responsibilities.
Sub-Groups and Work Plans
- Strategic Plan Sub-Group
- Members: Grant Mitchell, Victor Karunan, Ali Johar, Hannah Gordon, Tahera Hasan, Azizbek Ashurov, Jeanie Kim, and Christoph Sperfeldt
- Focus: Review and finalize the draft Strategic Plan based on AC comments.
- Deliverable: Presenting the finalized Strategic Plan to Founding Members.
- Fundraising Sub-Group
- Members: Grant Mitchell, Elvis Walemba, Bina Ramanand, Hannah Gordon, Ali Johar, and Azizbek Ashurov
- Focus: Draft Fundraising Strategy and Guidelines, connect with funders, review proposals.
- Key Task: Support Secretariat in PRM funding application (due February 28, 2025), with NFA applying on behalf of SDCC-AP.
- Ongoing Tasks (Feb–June 2025):Brainstorm session on new funding opportunities
- Draft Fundraising Guidelines
- Develop Fundraising Strategy
- Engage and connect with potential funders
- Activities Sub-Group
- Members: Anjuman Ara Begum, Victor Karunan, Aashish Yadav, Khalid Hussain, Sevim Saadat, Christoph Sperfeldt, Jeanie Kim, Tahera Hasan, Hannah Gordon, Ali Johar, Azizbek Ashurov, and Bina Ramanand
- Focus: Oversee implementation of SDCC-AP activities.
- Key Activities (Feb–June 2025):
- Formation of IPAG – finalising methodology, open call, review of applications.
- Hiring of Lived Experience Fellows – finalising concept note, review and interviews, setting stipends, and mentorship.
- Quarterly Webinars – deciding themes, identifying speakers, supporting moderation and M&E.
- Skills Mapping – hiring consultant to assess member expertise and capacity needs.
- Operations Sub-Group
- Members: Anjuman Ara Begum, Sevim Saadat, Tahera Hasan, Ali Johar, Azizbek Ashurov, Jeanie Kim
- Focus: Organisational policies and systems to support SDCC-AP’s growth.
- Ongoing Priorities (Feb–June 2025):
- Feasibility study for SDCC-AP’s registration (including exploring pro-bono legal support).
- Finalise Conflict of Interest Policy (February).
- Develop Membership Expansion Strategy.
- Review submissions (UPR, CEDAW) and joint statements.
- Prepare groundwork for Working Groups with Founding Members (after mid-2025).