NGOs and advocacy
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Pressing the Egyptian government for more political space for civil society
- M. Tadros / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
- The focus of this paper is on the top-down introduction of advocacy in the Egyptian context in the 1990s as part of the bid to promote democratisation in the Arab world. The paper argues that in authoritarian contexts, participatory a...
- How to create an Older People's Association
- Cambodia Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation / HelpAge International, 2009
- An Older People’s Association (OPA) is a community-based organisation which has the goal to improve the well being of older people through collective activities benefiting themselves and their community. This document...
- Arab governments losing their grip on freedom of expression
- E. Zelaky; S. Sami; D. Ziada / The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007
- Arab governments have maintained a tradition of restricting freedom of expression using national security and religious morals as grounds for censorship, and the ‘war on terror’ has given them an excuse to further extend t...
- Guide to advocacy campaigning using mobile phones
- M. Stein / MobileActive.org, 2007
- Speed is often critical in an advocacy campaign and mobile phones allow the rapid dissemination of messages to a network of supporters with specific calls for action. In the developing world, where internet access can be slow or limit...
- How civil society spearheaded right to information movement in India
- P. Sharma / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004
- This paper provides an account of the right to information movement spearheaded by civil society in India. In particular, the paper examines how civil society has: brought about a conceptual shift in the debate on right...
- Advocating for minority rights in Africa
- I. Kane / Minority Rights Group International, 2008
- The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the subsequent African human rights treaties do not consider minorities as a legal category recognised in African human rights law. This guide outlines regional opportunities ...
- How to advocate for civilian protection to the African Union
- J. Steele / African Centre for Humanitarian Action - Africa Humanitarian Action, 2008
- Around the world, most people agree that governments must be the ones responsible for making sure that their people are protected. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. In this case, it is the responsibility of both intergo...
- How to 'clean up' local government.
- B. Oballa; M. Lippe (ed); M. Halfani / United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2004
- Inadequate governance at the local level affects the poor in many ways, often enhancing exclusion. Lack of participation means that the poor often do not have a choice in determining their own development needs and priorities. Bureauc...
- A guide to the role of CSOs and influencing MDG strategies
- C. Fagan; A. Ivanov; C. Musisi / Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre, 2007
- Civil society organisations (CSOs) provide one of the more formal channels for ensuing community concerns are heard and addressed. Practice has shown that CSOs can play a critical role in making sure a government’s developm...
- Pressing the Egyptian government for more political space for civil society
- M. Tadros / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
- The focus of this paper is on the top-down introduction of advocacy in the Egyptian context in the 1990s as part of the bid to promote democratisation in the Arab world. The paper argues that in authoritarian contexts, participatory a...
- How to create an Older People's Association
- Cambodia Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation / HelpAge International, 2009
- An Older People’s Association (OPA) is a community-based organisation which has the goal to improve the well being of older people through collective activities benefiting themselves and their community. This document...
- Arab governments losing their grip on freedom of expression
- E. Zelaky; S. Sami; D. Ziada / The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007
- Arab governments have maintained a tradition of restricting freedom of expression using national security and religious morals as grounds for censorship, and the ‘war on terror’ has given them an excuse to further extend t...
- Guide to advocacy campaigning using mobile phones
- M. Stein / MobileActive.org, 2007
- Speed is often critical in an advocacy campaign and mobile phones allow the rapid dissemination of messages to a network of supporters with specific calls for action. In the developing world, where internet access can be slow or limit...
- How civil society spearheaded right to information movement in India
- P. Sharma / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004
- This paper provides an account of the right to information movement spearheaded by civil society in India. In particular, the paper examines how civil society has: brought about a conceptual shift in the debate on right...
- Advocating for minority rights in Africa
- I. Kane / Minority Rights Group International, 2008
- The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the subsequent African human rights treaties do not consider minorities as a legal category recognised in African human rights law. This guide outlines regional opportunities ...
- How to advocate for civilian protection to the African Union
- J. Steele / African Centre for Humanitarian Action - Africa Humanitarian Action, 2008
- Around the world, most people agree that governments must be the ones responsible for making sure that their people are protected. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. In this case, it is the responsibility of both intergo...
- How to 'clean up' local government.
- B. Oballa; M. Lippe (ed); M. Halfani / United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2004
- Inadequate governance at the local level affects the poor in many ways, often enhancing exclusion. Lack of participation means that the poor often do not have a choice in determining their own development needs and priorities. Bureauc...
- A guide to the role of CSOs and influencing MDG strategies
- C. Fagan; A. Ivanov; C. Musisi / Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre, 2007
- Civil society organisations (CSOs) provide one of the more formal channels for ensuing community concerns are heard and addressed. Practice has shown that CSOs can play a critical role in making sure a government’s developm...
- Still a way to go for Arab human rights on the internet
- M. Hakem; A. A-A. Hamada; G. Eid / The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007
- Censorship in the Arab world is still rife, extending to all forms of media including print, television, radio and internet. However, the internet has also become a tool used to get around this censorship and for freedom of expression...
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
- Network of human rights organisations in Europe
- Global Transparency Initiative (GTI)
- Network of civil society organisations promoting openness in the International Financial Institutions
