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Civil society and peace building in Sudan: A critical look

Sudan Working Paper | May 2016

Abstract The role of civil society organizations in peace making and peace building is often valorized, especially in countries that witness ...

peace, society, organizations, civil society, Sudan

The role of civil society in the UNCAC review process: Moving beyond compliance?

U4 Issue | May 2013

Civil society plays a crucial role in the fight against corruption. The inclusion of civil society in the United Nations Convention against ...

Civil society, International legal instruments on corruption, Public participation, UNCAC, Bangladesh, Brazil, Croatia, Zambia

Strengthening civil society in developing countries? Development aid and Norwegian organisations

CMI Brief | Jan 2018

Norway channels a large portion of its development aid budget through Norwegian civil society organisations. This also includes disbursements ...

Development aid, Norwegian civil society organisations, Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda

Chasing civil society? Evaluation of Fredskorpset

Report in External Series | Jan 2016

The evaluation has assessed Fredskorpset's (FK Norway) approach and strategy when it comes to strengthening civil society in developing countries. ...

development aid, , civil society, capacity development, volunteers, Norway, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia

Doing accountability differently. A proposal for the vertical integration of civil society monitoring and advocacy

U4 Issue | Aug 2016

Civil society accountability initiatives that take into account power structures at multiple levels can produce more lasting institutional change, ...

people's engagement

Study of the impact of the work of Save the Children Norway in Ethiopia: Building civil society

Report in External Series | Jan 2004

This report is part of a series of four reports resulting from a study commissioned by the Evaluation Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

NGOs, Civil society, advocacy, capacity building, democratisation and good governance, poverty impact, children's rights, civil society organisations, Africa: Ethiopia

Is Fredskorpset an effective instrument for strengthening civil society in developing countries?

CMI Brief | Jan 2016

Fredskorpset, or FK Norway, is one of the instruments for Norwegian development aid support to civil society in developing countries. It promotes ...

The Norwegian Fredskorpset

Added costs. Added value? Evaluation of Norwegian support through and to umbrella and network organisations in civil society

Report in External Series | Dec 2014

About five per cent of Norwegian support to civil society organisations is channelled via Norwegian umbrella and network organisations. These ...

Nepal, Norway, Tanzania

Mid-term evaluation of Swedish government funded civil society support through the AGIR II programme in Mozambique 2014-2020

Report in External Series | Apr 2018

This report presents findings, conclusions and recommendations from the Mid-term Evaluation of Swedish government funded Civil Society support ...

Evaluation , Civil Society , Sida, Mozambique

Agents or Guardians: The military and civil society in Latin America and the Middle East

Project | Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

As a direct response to Norway’s “Brazil strategy” of enhancing research cooperation on global issues between Norway and Brazil, ...

Follow the Money: An Analysis of trends in support to civil society in Southern Africa

Project | Oct 2009 - Apr 2010

This report, commissioned by the Southern Africa trust, seeks to present and analyse policies and prasctices in donor support to civil society ...

Aid, Civil Society, Southern Africa

Evaluation of Norwegian support to civil society through Norwegian organisations. Report from presentation seminars in Nepal and Ethiopia. April 2018

Commissioned Report | May 2018

The evalution report From Donors to Partners? examined the role of Norwegian organsiations in supporting civil society in developing countries, ...

developmnent aid, civil society, Norwegian organsiations, Norway, Nepal, Ethiopia

From Donors to Partners? Evaluation of Norwegian Support to Strengthen Civil Society in Developing Countries through Norwegian Civil Society Organisations

Report in External Series | Jan 2018

This report in two volumes presents the findings, conclusions, lessons learnt and recommendations of an evaluation of the Norwegian civil society ...

Development aid, civil society, Norwegian CSOs, Norway, Ethiopia, Uganda, Nepal

Evaluation of Norwegian support to and through umbrella and network organisations in civil society

Project | Jan - Dec 2014

The purpose of the evaluation is to provide guidance to future support through and to civil society umbrella and network organisations, by assessing ...

Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the effectiveness of civil society organisations

Project | Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

The purpose of this research project is to assess the effectiveness of advocacy by civil society organisations (CSOs) in promoting child ...

Child rights, Kenya, slum, Kenya

Aid effectiveness and donor suppor to civil society in Southern Africa

Project | Jan - Jun 2007

This study identified and analysed current trends in donor support to civil society in Southern Africa with a particular emphasis on how aid ...

Exploring the role of digital civil society portals in improving Right to Information regimes

U4 Issue | Feb 2018

Over the past two decades, advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have transformed the way people access and interact with ...

Responding to the challenges of supreme audit institutions: Can legislatures and civil society help?

U4 Issue | Feb 2009

The gaps between approved budgets and the realisation of policy and development goals stand among key governance challenges in many developing ...

Supreme Audit Institution, external audit, financial audit, compliance audit, performance audit, audit, public resources, accountability, public financial management and procurement

'Follow the money!' Policies and practices in donor support to civil society formations in Southern Africa

Report in External Series | Aug 2011

In 2007, the Southern Africa Trust commissioned a study on the trends and impacts of changing aid policies and shifting financial flows to civil ...

Aid, Southern Africa, Civil Society, Financial Crisis

Afghanistan and Civil Society

Commissioned Report | Jan 2002

This report starts with an introduction to the debate on the concept of civil society, paying particular attention to Muslim societies where ...

Afghanistan, Civil Society, Conflict resolution, NGOs, Peacebuilding, , , Asia: Afghanistan