Key elements in the proposed global structure

National Coalitions and GCAP Constituencies

• We need to develop criteria for national coalitions that articulate values and guiding principles that guide formation and maintenance of the coalitions.
• We need mechanism for monitoring national coalitions and constituency-based groups with a clear set of criteria with respect to representation, authenticity and activity. One idea to implement this monitoring mechanism is described in Appendix 6.
• Constituency-based groups and INGOS must actively be involved in national coalitions in their activities and coalition building.

Global Assembly

• The Global Assembly will remain the main policy formation and decision-making body of GCAP.
• It is composed of national coalitions, constituency-based groups (currently composed of Feminist Task Foce/Women’s Movement, Children and Youth Task Force and Workers’ Movement – we will allow for other groups to be considered), INGOs and other civil society organizations, as well as campaign partners.
• The majority of voting delegates to the Global Assembly will be national coalitions (with one vote per national coalition)
• The Global Assembly takes place every 3 years

Governing Council

• The Governing Council will provide strategic guidance and implementation of GCAP mandated by the Global Assembly and its Declarations
• The Governing Council is an evolution of the current IFT.
• The number of its members will be reduced from 26 to 17.
• Its members are composed of regional representation -- Asia (3), Africa, LAC and Europe (2 each x 3), Middle East and North Africa, North America (1 each x 2), Constituency-based groups (FTF/women, Children & Youth, Workers – 1 each x 3), and INGOs (3)
• It oversees the GCAP Trust Board and is responsible for its election.

GCAP Trust Board and Global Secretariat

For the purposes of formalizing the roles of signing contracts and reporting, audits, hiring staff and other administrative and financial functions, GCAP registers GCAP Trust (pending verification of the term by legal expertise) as an independent non-profit organization. GCAP Trust will have the GCAP Trust Board and Global Secretariat. It will perform functions as mandated by the Governing Council.

• The GCAP Trust holds executive, fiduciary and legal responsibilities of the Global Secretariat.
• It is composed of nine members, of which five are elected from the Governing Council and four are at large members with specific skills (e.g. human resources, legal, accounting, etc.), nominated by the Governing Council.
• In its election and nomination, gender balance and regional considerations will be enforced.
• Its elected members must have the written support and recognition by their employers to dedicate an agreed amount of her/his time to GCAP.
• The GCAP Trust will have a Global Secretariat with professional competence.
• Functional working groups (such as mobilization task force) are convened by the secretariat at the mandate of the Trust Board, based on competency and not representation.