Hi Seun,

if you check the NCSG committees such as the  executive and policy committees , they includes 2 representatives from each constituency who should liaise with their groups and bring their inputs. while the NCSG membership also give the policy committee input directly like when we have a public statement under consultation. 

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while if any other group want to reach us , it is much more easier and direct : we have a NCSG chair and committees at the stakeholder group level.

If someone applies to npoc/ncuc, he or she should automatically become NCSG.

the NCSG charter gives a "standard" criteria for eligibility  and review of application is done by the executive committee formed by representatives of all NCSG constituencies plus the NCSG chair. decision are made by consensus for those application. 

as explained above, the constituencies are aligned with the NCSG charter, and so the NCSG eligibility criteria are followed by them too. they can also add other criteria if they think them as relevant and setup their own processes. so a NCSG member may satisfy or not constituencies criterias but s/he still can participate at NCSG level.

if we have several constituencies,  don't you think that 1 interface and single point is less confusing for an applicant. then he can select constituency(s) he wants to join ? and being NCSG first gives him the feeling that he is part of much larger and broader group?

Rafik