Civil society
- Assessment of joint forest planning and management in India
- S. Lele; A.K. Kiran Kumar; P. Shivashankar / Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore, 2005
- Joint Forest Management (JFM) has become the key concept through which forest generation activities are being implemented in most parts of India. This study uncovers several lacunae in the way Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFP...
- Can NGO’s, the government of Tanzania and donors successfully fight poverty and achieve development?
- Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2007
- This paper presents findings from a survey of a section of Tanzanian NGOs on their perceptions of their relationships with the government and donors, and their views on their roles and impacts on poverty reduction and development. ...
- Evaluating political participation
- D. Warburton; R. Wilson; E. Rainbow / Involve, 2007
- This document discusses guidelines for evaluating public participation in central government. Although it refers to the UK government, it is useful for all participation evaluations. It focuses on specific ideas for using evaluations ...
- How successfully has the ADB involved civil society in its projects?
- Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2006
- This evaluation study assesses Asian Development Bank cooperation with civil society organisations (CSOs). It presents lessons and collates good practices of country CSOs' involvement in ADB operations. It finds that CSO involv...
- Building capacity in community HIV/AIDS initiatives
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2006
- This toolkit describes the process of community mobilisation: a capacity-building process through which individuals, groups or organisations plan, carry out and evaluate activities on a participatory and sustained basis to improve the...
- Participatory practice in stregthening citizenship and democracy
- Involve, 2005
- Although participation has become an essential ingredient in public policy decision-making and delivery, the potential and pitfalls of participation in practice are not widely understood. Based on UK evidence, though widely applicable...
- The benefits and pitfalls of participation initiatives
- Involve, 2005
- How easy is it to establish what a participation initiative has really achieved - or simply whether the benefits were really worth the time and money? This document introduces a framework for thinking about the costs and value of part...
- Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa
- N. Reynolds / The People's Agenda, South Africa, 2006
- This paper analyses the work of the Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa. This programme works at providing linkages and opportunities for communities to become active partners of the state. The CIP advocates for the e...
- Is global civil society good or bad?
- L. Wild / Institute for Public Policy Research, 2006
- Drawing heavily from the discussions surrounding global civil society at a 2005 three-day Institute for Public Policy Research conference, this paper sets out the author’s perspective on issues surrounding global civil society. ...
- Making civil society participation meaningful
- K. Kalla / CARE International, 2006
- This report, published by CARE International, explores civil society experiences and lessons learned in the country-level review processes of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS. It draws on survey...
- How can civil society partnerships between the North and South be improved?
- Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans frontières, 2004
- This text attempts to propose a few ideas on the stakes involved in, and on ways to build, civil society partnerships and symbols of a genuine co-operation. It argues that in order to support civil society in developing countri...
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- 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.
- Equity and Justice Working Group (EJWG)
- Activists advocating policy dialogue and change in attitudes in Bangladesh
- IBON International (IBON)
- IBON provides support in research and education to peoples’ movements and grassroots empowerment, and advocacy, and links these to international initiatives and networks. IBON initiates and implements international programs, develops and hosts international networks, initiates and participates in international advocacy campaigns, and establishes regional and country offices...
- International Foundation of Hope (IFHope)
- US NGO working in Afghanistan
- Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
- The Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPP) is a non-profit think tank focusing on issues critical to the development process in Jordan.
- Institute for Democratic Governance
- Knowledge, capacity and influence on public policy to consolidate democracy and good governance in Ghana and the rest of Africa
- Hong Kong Transition Project
Hong Kong: from British colony to Chinese rule
- National Democratic Institute
- Nonprofit organisation working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide
