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Case studies
Civilsocietybuilding.net has compiled a number of case studies to share with you. These case studies have been selected to illustrate innovative manners in which its members work on civil society building.
These cases are not necessarily 'best practices', but have been selected because they are good examples of interesting CSB initiatives. As the initiative expands, so will the database of case studies.
Each case will start with a background description of the organisation, focussing on the context, the mission and the history of the organisation. Then the contribution of the organisation to civil society building will be addressed. This will be followed by a section on the contribution to the Millennium Development Goals and a section on the future plans of the organisation. A few words from the organisation itself can be found in the ?From the Field? section
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NEW CASE STUDY RESULTS IN 2007
The joint Hivos-ISS Knowledge Programme has produced three new case study papers in 2007. At a seminar in December 2007 at the ISS in The Hague the results have been presented to a wide audience of practitioners and academics. The studies include case study material from (1) the women's movement and the abortion law in Nicaragua, (2) watch-dog NGOs in Malawi, and (3) Human Rights organisations in Zambia.NEW RESULTS FROM THE HIVOS-ISS RESEARCH PROGRAMME: 4 CASE STUDIES DURING 2006.
A major component of the CSB-KN is the 'research programme': ISS research capacity on Civil Society connecting with Hivos' programme experiences in supporting Civil Society in the global South, in an effort to generate useful insights for improved practice, for Hivos and hopefully also for our partner organisations.EXPECTATIONS AND BACKLASH: BEFORE AND AFTER POLITICAL CHANGE
Mary N. Wanjiru: Citizen’s Coalition for Constitutional Change (CCCC), KenyaKepta Ombati: National Convention Executive Council (NCEC), Kenya In 2002, Kenya gained its first experience of a coalition government after 24 years of authoritarian rule by President Daniel Arap Moi. The prospect of open democratic governance and participation by citizens was thought to be possible for the first time. A national commission for human rights was established and a sense of hope prevailed regarding the writing of a new Constitution to ensure rights – in earnest consultation with Kenya’s people.MOBILISING FOR POLICY CHANGE: NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY AT NATIONAL LEVEL
Dorotea Wilson, Red de Mujeres, NicaraguaElva Terceros, Centre for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), Bolivia Nicaragua is plagued by chronic insecurity resulting from ongoing economic and social poverty. Augmented by domestic and community violence, family structures have been worn away, further destabilizing the nation and disproportionately burdening women.OUR LIVES, OUR VOICES: ADVOCACY AND MOBILISATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Alex Ruhunda, Kabarole Research Centre (KRC), Uganda Uganda poses very particular development challenges. Its devastating land division issues, HIV/AIDS, increased inequality and intensified ethnic tension are daily realities. Convincing communities to value each other’s abilities and view them as beneficial and potential sources of support is particularly difficult for an NGO in this context.JOINING HANDS IN THE REGION
Arjun Karki, South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), Nepal In 2000 a meeting was convened in Manesar, India, bringing together 200 civil society organisations to discuss various common issues which they encountered in their fight against poverty and injustice in the South Asia region. Despite the great variety of organisations, cultures and principal objectives, they agreed to form an alliance and a year later, SAAPE was formally created. The alliance focuses on poverty in its relationship to marginalisation, political disempowerment, and its link to socio-political tensions, armed insurgencies, gender discrimination and violence, child labour and the appalling inequality between the rich and the poor.EL ALTO, BOLIVIA: A NEW WORLD OUT OF DIFFERENCES
El Alto, Bolivia, at 13,300 feet above sea level, is in shambles viewed from the outside, if one cultivates someone else?s Western, colonial way of looking. Another perspective, though, reveals the history of an amazing place where social mobilization has called the powers that be into question and done it without centralized or unified organizations. Here are facts and insights for understanding the Aymaras? capital city that reinvented the word insurrection.IMPACT OF CIVIL SOCIETY BUDGET WORK:
Over the past year, the IBP and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex have been working together to produce in-depth case studies of six established budget groups. The objective of the exercise was to learn specifically about the impact of sustained budget work on good governance and poverty reduction. While budget work has expanded dramatically in Africa, Asia and Latin America over the past ten years, no material has been systematically gathered on the social impact of the work. The set of case studies we refer to in this website is the first attempt to close this gap in our knowledge. The chart on the left includes the full case studies and the executive summaries in Spanish and English. |
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