News and updates from BCSDN and the region
For a human rights movement dedicated to exposing abuses, positive communication does not come naturally. But to make the case for human rights, we cannot rely on fear of a return to the dark past, we need to promise a brighter future. Hope is a pragmatic strategy, informed by history, communications experts, organizers neuroscience and
Read more →Today, civil society is more and more misunderstood and misrepresented, as are the values and principles it embodies and defends. Stigmatising legislation, smear campaigns and downgrading of social and civil rights contribute to restricting the space of civil society to operate and voice opinions in ways that are more and more complex to capture. These
Read more →A webinar on the topic of accountability towards beneficiaries was organized for the first time by MCIC and CNVOS as part of the three-year programme…
Read more →Recent research has pointed out to a negative perception of the citizens and the general public about the position and role of civil society in BiH, primarily the NGO sector. To that end, CPCD has launched a campaign that focuses on changing this image through the promotion and introduction/application of some of the core values
Read more →Grasping the opportunities and managing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution require a thriving civil society deeply engaged with the development, use, and governance of emerging technologies. However, how have organizations in civil society been responding to the opportunities and challenges of digital and emerging technologies in society? What is the role of civil
Read more →Mid-way through the inquiry into the future of civil society, international development organisations exploded into the news for the worst of reasons, as stories of sexual exploitation and abuse filled newspaper columns and airwaves. And it isn’t the first time there’s been uncomfortable scrutiny of course – government aid spending, political neutrality, chief executive pay
Read more →Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) is a collaborative of six funders working to expand the impact and scale of global transparency, accountability, and participation (TAP) initiatives. In recent years, a growing body of evidence demonstrates global shifts in legal and political contexts that constrain what civil society actors can say, where and how they operate,
Read more →Over the past four years, CSIS has published more than 10 reports, both thematic and country-focused, to identify new programmatic models, broaden domestic constituencies, strengthen transnational solidarity, and align security and civic space. In addition to problem analyses, the reports provide examples and policy recommendations aimed at governments, donors, and INGOs as well as national
Read more →The aim of the Resilient Roots initiative is to test whether organisations who are more accountable and responsive to their roots – namely, their primary constituents – are more resilient to external threats from governmental and non-governmental sources. We believe that if civil society is accountable to and engaged with its constituency, it will be
Read more →9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day. Corruption impacts the poorest and most vulnerable in society the hardest. It is ordinary citizens who suffer most when the corrupt steal funds intended for public services like infrastructure, healthcare and education, or take back-handers to award lucrative contracts to their cronies. One in four people around the world
Read more →From 12 – 16 November 2018, AGNA’s Legitimacy, Transparency and Accountability (LTA) working group, together with the Global Standard for CSO Accountability and partners, led civil society organisations from around the world in promoting CSO accountability. Through online engagement, 11.2K people worldwide were reached, making huge uptake and momentum around accountability issues. Check out AGNA’s
Read more →On the second year of its Strategic Plan, Account, Build, Commit towards Effective People-Centered Development, the CSO Partnership implemented its program with the aim of universalising effective development cooperation (uEDC). This Report reflects the range of activities, the results achieved and the lessons learned from the challenges and successes in the year. All these happened
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