PHA-Exchange> Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Capacity for Policy Engagement

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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) 
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CSO Capacity for Policy Engagement:

Lessons Learned from the CSPP Consultations in Africa, Asia and Latin America


Naved Chowdhury, Chelsie Finlay-Notman and Ingie Hovland

Working Paper 272 - August 2006 -Overseas Development Institute, London, UK

 

Available online as PDF file [47p.]  at: http://www.odi.org.uk/RAPID/Publications/Documents/WP272.pdf 

 

"...The nature of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in development work is changing, but how successfully - and leading where? While there is still a strong demand for CSOs to 'sustain the good work' in terms of direct service delivery, there is also a growing need for civil society to participate in policy processes, in order to bring about sustained long-term change. 

 

Results from a range of consultations across the world. Workshops and seminars were held in Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique), Eastern Africa (Tanzania and Uganda), and West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria), South Asia (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) South East Asia (Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand) and Latin America (Peru, Bolivia and Argentina). 

 



Contents

Executive Summary 

1 Introduction 

2 Policy and Political Context 

2.1 Political context 

2.2 Political institutions 

2.3 Political will 

2.4 Political trust and credibility 

2.5 Accountability and access to information 

2.6 Interaction between CSOs and government 

2.7 Flexibility and negotiation 

3.  Evidence 

4 Capacity and Links 

5 External Influences 

6 Lessons, Recommendations and Next Steps 

6.1 Lessons learned on CSO policy engagement 

6.2 Recommendations and next steps 

References 

Websites 

 

 
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