{"id":2502,"date":"2024-05-01T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T07:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T03:23:24","slug":"20240429_a_call_to_uphold_the_principles_of_the_dac_recommendation_on_enabling_civil_society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/en\/20240429_a_call_to_uphold_the_principles_of_the_dac_recommendation_on_enabling_civil_society\/","title":{"rendered":"A call to uphold the principles of the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

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P<\/span>hoto by Louise Phiri \/ Oxfam<\/span><\/p>\n

JANIC endorsed the statement by DAC-CSO Reference Group,<\/a> published on 29 April 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A call to uphold the principles of the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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As it is now widespread in the development community, in mid-March the Swedish aid agency, Sida, announced abruptly that all contracts with their 17 Strategic Partner Organizations in Sweden\u00b4s Civil Society Strategy would come to an end by the end of this year. This decision affects more than 1750 partner organisations in 90 countries. Little information was provided as to future funding modalities, nor consultation was held with affected organizations in Sweden or in the global South.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The DAC-CSO Reference group is aware of these precipitate shifts, in particular, our working group on the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance. Following substantive discussions, the group proposed a letter that raises critical issues about the decisions and actions of Sweden in relation to the commitments made in the DAC Recommendation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The letter is directed to the DAC Chair and the members of the DAC Community of Practice (CoP) on Civil Society. This CoP has responsibility for promoting and implementing the recommendation among all DAC members. It has been signed by 340 organisations from more than 60 countries, showing the impact of the decision and its notoriety for the civil society community. See the Letter below. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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April 29, 2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To: Carsten Staur,<\/strong> Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Chair <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CC: Pia H\u00e4nni<\/strong>, Co-chair, DAC Community of Practice on Civil Society, <\/span>Head of Swiss NGO Section, Division Multilateral Affairs and Swiss NGOs, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Caro Krijger<\/strong>, Co-chair, DAC Community of Practice on Civil Society, Head Civil Society Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DAC Members in the DAC Community of Practice on Civil Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A call to uphold the principles of the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As organizations deeply committed to the implementation of the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society, we are writing to the DAC and its Community of Practice with alarm about the nature of recent decisions in Sweden that will seriously affect its support for civil society, the quality of these relationships, and access to resources of organisations from more than 90 countries. Many DAC members, including Sweden, played crucial and constructive roles in developing and agreeing to a comprehensive Recommendation. The Recommendation addresses long-standing and critical issues in strengthening all civil society as development actors in their own right and in holding governments to account. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While we recognize that all adherents face challenges in implementing the Recommendation\u2019s 28 key principles and commitments, we are gravely concerned by the signals arising from the abrupt decisions taken in the last month in Sweden, which dramatically affect the following key commitments: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meaningful and inclusive consultation and due diligence <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Among the important goals embedded in the Recommendation is the central role of full and inclusive consultation with civil society in establishing policies or strategies for working with civil society \u201cin both partner countries or territories and provider countries\u201d [Pillar Two, \u00a71]. On March 15, the 17 strategic partner organizations (SPOs) received the abrupt announcement that by December 31st all Sida agreements will be terminated, with no prior consultation. This decision severely affects current and future programming by more than 1,750 civil society organizations in 90 countries, who had no opportunity to engage with Sida in this decision. These organizations across the global south have been working with marginalized populations in countries where civic space is already challenging and often very constrained. There is no evidence that Sida undertook even minimal due diligence or consultation to determine the impact of its March decision on these organizations and their constituencies. Those who have trusted in their Swedish partners and Sida\u00b4s consistent and responsive support for many years now face a highly uncertain future at best, in very difficult partner country contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flexible and predictable programmatic and core support <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Adherents to the Recommendation have committed to work through funding modalities for civil society that are \u201cflexible and predictable support, core support and\/or programmatic support\u201d [Pillar Two, \u00a73]. Sida has the very unrealistic and unworkable expectation that organizations, from both Sweden and the global south, will now be able to create concept notes or letters of interest for an expected call-for-proposals as early as May, for which at the time of writing there is no information as to the terms, conditions and scope of such proposals. Such a narrow window for alternative funding is deeply disrespectful, to say the least, of the programmatic integrity of CSOs, as development actors in their own right, and for the necessary consultations and engagement with their constituencies and counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Investing in leadership of local civil society in partner countries<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

All adherents to the Recommendation shall \u201cpromote and invest in the leadership of local civil society in partner countries.\u201d [Pillar Two, \u00a74] While recognizing that a lot of work remains to be done in complex realities for civil society, CSOs in the global south and the global north have been pro-actively engaged in actions that strengthen southern civil society leadership, working towards power shifts within equitable and complementary CSO partnerships, and supporting substantial and meaningful access for direct provider funding for southern CSOs. These are complex processes requiring a stronger commitment to change on the part of civil society, north and south, as well as on the part of provider terms and conditions for funding.<\/div>\n
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Enabling equitable partnerships <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In indicating that all contracts with the 17 Strategic Partner Organizations (SPOs) under the civil society strategy will be terminated, Sida has provided no information on its changing priorities for supporting civil society and the appropriate modalities of support to do so. The Community of Practice\u2019s work on good practice (i.e. the Toolkit on Shifting Power within Partnerships) points to the importance of creating diverse provider funding modalities that enable powershifts and incentivize more equitable partnerships, but also respond to the different and often complex realities within which CSOs work in the global south.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In all provider contexts, including Sweden, significantly increased opportunities for direct support for CSOs in the global south is an essential part of a positive change in funding modalities, with conditions determined through consultation. At the same time, national CSOs in provider countries and\/or international CSOs remain essential civil society actors working through specific mutually supportive relationships with partner country CSOs that are formed around shared long term strategic goals, often in very difficult environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In fact, Sida\u2019s 2023 Guideline for the Strategic Partner Organizations were recently highlighted by the DAC Community of Practice as a good practice example in responding to these complexities as convenors, connectors, fiscal agents and amplifiers of development issues, while strengthening local ownership and leadership. But these relationships must also be subject to continued and collaborative re-examination of roles, which can call for deep reforms in CSO practices. Sida\u2019s March decision provides no opportunity to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Do no harm <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally, it is not clear how Sida will effectively and efficiently manage the movement of sub-contracting from the 17 Strategic Partner Organizations into its direct administrative mandate in a matter of months. We understand these management issues are currently under review, but seemingly an abrupt decision was made irrespective of the outcome for Sida\u2019s organizational capacities and its impact on partners and support for civil society going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Importantly, the DAC Recommendation calls on all adherents to take \u201creasonable steps to do no harm to civic space in partner countries or territories.\u201d [Pillar One, \u00a74] It seems clear that these precipitate actions by Sida will in fact have a significant negative impact on civic space in a range of countries. There is ample evidence from other contexts \u2013 including the UK and Canada \u2013 of abrupt funding cuts and decisions adversely affecting the lives of those in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Upholding the development effectiveness principles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sweden is currently in a leadership role as a co-chair for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. It has a special responsibility to promote the Partnership\u2019s four development effectiveness principles, not least the essential principle of strengthening local ownership. But equally important are the principles of working through inclusive partnerships and ensuring effective mutual accountability and transparency. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As long-standing friends of Sweden\u2019s development cooperation and its leadership and commitment to enabling civil society, we are deeply concerned that the nature of the decisions of the past month will ultimately undermine leadership by civil society across the global south, disable critical north\/south relationships of solidarity, and ignore decades of important collaboration, experiences and knowledge in civil society both north and south. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In conclusion, we encourage all adherents to the Recommendation to take on board all the inter-related commitments in the Recommendation\u2019s three Pillars when undertaking reform in their civil society policies and practices, and to do so in close collaboration with all affected CSOs, north and south. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. 11.11.11, Belgium<\/li>\n
  2. A 11 \u2013 Initiative for Economic and Social Rights, Serbia<\/li>\n
  3. ABF BUSOVA\u010cA, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  4. Accountable Now, Global Network<\/li>\n
  5. ACODEV, Belgium<\/li>\n
  6. APCOB, Bolivia<\/li>\n
  7. ACT Alliance, Global Network<\/li>\n
  8. ACTing Together Program, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  9. Action, Gouvernance, Int\u00e9gration,Renforcement, Groupe de travail en Sant\u00e9 et D\u00e9veloppement en abr\u00e9g\u00e9 (AGIR\/SD), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  10. Adad Malore, Albania<\/li>\n
  11. ADEL Moraz\u00e1n, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  12. ADIC, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  13. Advocates for Social Change Kenya, Kenya<\/li>\n
  14. African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, Malawi<\/li>\n
  15. Afrikagrupperna, Sweden<\/li>\n
  16. AGIMS, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  17. Agora Centre, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  18. AidWatch Canada<\/li>\n
  19. AK\u00dc, Estonia<\/li>\n
  20. All Africa Conference of Churches, Regional<\/li>\n
  21. Alianza Politica Sector de Mujeres, APSM, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  22. Alliance Sud, Switzerland<\/li>\n
  23. Ambrela \u2013 Platform for Development Organisations, Slovakia<\/li>\n
  24. AMSATI, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  25. Applied Research Institute ARIJ, West Bank<\/li>\n
  26. Artikel2, Sweden<\/li>\n
  27. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Civil Alternativa Terrazul, Brasil<\/li>\n
  28. Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Civil Escola Sem Muros Grupo Eco \u2013 Favela Santa Marta \u2013 Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Brazil<\/li>\n
  29. Asociaci\u00f3n de Cooperaci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo Rural de Occidente, CDRO, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  30. Asociaci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo Integral de las V\u00edctimas de la Violencia en las Verapaces Maya Achi (ADIVIMA), Guatemala<\/li>\n
  31. Asociaci\u00f3n Coordinadora de Comunidades Afectadas por la Construccci\u00f3n de la Hidroel\u00e9ctrica Chixoy (COCAHICH), Guatemala<\/li>\n
  32. ASOCIACION COMUNITARIA PARA EL DESARROLLO SERJUS, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  33. Asociaci\u00f3n de Culturas Originarias Suma Kawsay \u2013 Peru<\/li>\n
  34. Asociaci\u00f3n de Investigaci\u00f3n y Especializaci\u00f3n sobre Temas Iberoamericanos (AIETI), Spain<\/li>\n
  35. ASOCIACI\u00d3N DE LIDERAZGO Y DESARROLLO EN MADRIZ, Nicaragua<\/li>\n
  36. Asociaci\u00f3n de Mujeres Ixqanil, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  37. Asociaci\u00f3n por la Paz y los Derechos Humanos Taula per M\u00e8xic, Spain<\/li>\n
  38. Association Tin Tua du Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  39. Association des Blogueurs du Burkina, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  40. Association Monde Rural (AMR), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  41. Association Nationale d Action pour D\u00e9veloppement Int\u00e9gral (ANADI), Senegal<\/li>\n
  42. Association \u201cNova generacija,\u201d Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  43. Australian Council for International Development, Australia<\/li>\n
  44. Bahay Tuluyan Foundation, Philippines<\/li>\n
  45. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  46. Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (BARCIK), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  47. Belarusian National Youth Council (RADA), Belarus<\/li>\n
  48. Bench Marks Foundation, South Africa<\/li>\n
  49. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  50. Bond, CSO Platform, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  51. Broederlijk Delen, Belgium<\/li>\n
  52. Brot f\u00fcr die Welt, Germany<\/li>\n
  53. Building Community Voice (BCV), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  54. Cambodian Center for Human Right (CCHR), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  55. Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (Cambo-JA), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  56. Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  57. Censat Agua Viva (Friends of Earth), Colombia<\/li>\n
  58. Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  59. Center for Civic Cooperation, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  60. Center for Democratic Governance (CDG), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  61. Center for Youth Advocacy and Networking (CYAN Pilipinas Inc), Philippines<\/li>\n
  62. Center for youth education, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  63. Centre d\u2019Etudes et de Recherche Appliqu\u00e9e en Finances Publiques (CERA\/FP), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  64. Centre Delwende de Sakoula, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  65. Centre for Environmental Justice, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  66. Centre for Improved Rural Health and Environmental Protection (CIRHEP), India<\/li>\n
  67. Center for Migrant Advocacy, Philippines<\/li>\n
  68. Centre Internacional Escarr\u00e9 per les Minories \u00c8tniques i les Nacions (CIEMEN), Catalonia<\/li>\n
  69. Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur, India<\/li>\n
  70. Center for Support Organisations, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  71. Centre for Youth Work, Serbia<\/li>\n
  72. Centro de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos, Brasil<\/li>\n
  73. Centro de Desarrollo Agropecuario (CEDAP), Peru<\/li>\n
  74. Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Regional (CEDER), Per\u00fa<\/li>\n
  75. Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas Populares \u2013 CETAP, Passo Fundo Rio Grande do Sul \u2013 Brazil<\/li>\n
  76. Centro Ecol\u00f3gico, Brazil<\/li>\n
  77. Centro de Estudios e Investigaci\u00f3n sobre Mujeres (CEIM), Spain<\/li>\n
  78. CEHPRODEC, Honduras<\/li>\n
  79. Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), Uganda<\/li>\n
  80. Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS), Netherlands<\/li>\n
  81. Civil Society Reference Group, Kenya<\/li>\n
  82. Christian Aid, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  83. CIUDADANIA, Bolivia<\/li>\n
  84. Clean Clothes Campaign International Office, Netherlands<\/li>\n
  85. Clowns without Borders Sweden, Sweden<\/li>\n
  86. CNCD-11.11.11, Belgium<\/li>\n
  87. Colors Rainbow, Myanmar<\/li>\n
  88. COMISION INTERECLESIAL DE JUSTICIA Y PAZ- Colombia<\/li>\n
  89. Commerce and Services Trade Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  90. Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  91. Commission \u00e9piscopale Justice et Paix du Burkina Faso (CJP-Burkina), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  92. Community Development Support Services (CDSS), South Sudan<\/li>\n
  93. COMUNA\/PBFCC, Bolivia<\/li>\n
  94. Comunidad de Juristas Akubadaura, Colombia<\/li>\n
  95. CONCORD, European CSO Platform<\/li>\n
  96. CONCORD Sweden<\/li>\n
  97. CONFRAS, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  98. Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, Serbia<\/li>\n
  99. Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Vojvodina, Serbia<\/li>\n
  100. Conseil national des organisation de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Burkina Faso (CNOSC\/BF), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  101. Convention des Organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile pour l\u2019Observation Domestique des \u00c9lections (CODEL), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  102. Coop. Comunidad del Sur, Montevideo-Uruguay<\/li>\n
  103. Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  104. Cooperation Canada, CSO Platform, Canada<\/li>\n
  105. Coordinadora Galega de ONG para o Desenvolvemento, Spain<\/li>\n
  106. Coordinadora de ONGD de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain<\/li>\n
  107. Coordinadora de ONGD-Espa\u00f1a, Spain<\/li>\n
  108. Coordinadora Valenciana de ONGD, Spain<\/li>\n
  109. COPINH, Honduras<\/li>\n
  110. Cordaid, Netherlands<\/li>\n
  111. Corporaci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo Regional, Colombia<\/li>\n
  112. Corporaci\u00f3n Serraniagua, Organizaci\u00f3n Campesina Ambiental Comunitaria, El Cairo \u2013 Colombia<\/li>\n
  113. Council for People\u2019s Development and Governance (CPDG), Philippines<\/li>\n
  114. Council of Churches, Zambia<\/li>\n
  115. Conseil National de la Jeunesse du Burkina Faso (CNJ-BF), Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  116. Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (CROSOL), Croatia<\/li>\n
  117. Czech Forum for Development Cooperation (FoRS), Czechia<\/li>\n
  118. Nagorik Uddyog (NU), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  119. David Ntseng Director at Church Land Programme, South Africa<\/li>\n
  120. DCA, Denmark<\/li>\n
  121. Democratic Dialogue Network, Serbia<\/li>\n
  122. Diakonia, Sweden<\/li>\n
  123. D\u00f3chas, Ireland<\/li>\n
  124. East Cape Agricultural Research Project, South Africa<\/li>\n
  125. Ecobarrial, Centro de Ecolog\u00eda Social, Chile<\/li>\n
  126. ECLOF International, Switzerland<\/li>\n
  127. Economic and Social Development Center ESDC, West Bank and Gaza Strip<\/li>\n
  128. ECPAT, Philippines<\/li>\n
  129. EducommuniK, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  130. Entrepueblos\/Entrepobles\/Entrepobos\/Herriarte, Spain<\/li>\n
  131. Emthonjeni Women\u2019s Forum, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  132. Equality Myanmar, Myanmar<\/li>\n
  133. Equitable Cambodia (EC), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  134. ERA-LGBTI Equal Rights Association, Serbia<\/li>\n
  135. ERIKS Development Partner, Sweden<\/li>\n
  136. Espacio de Cooperaci\u00f3n para la Paz, Colombia<\/li>\n
  137. EU-LAT Advocacy Network, regional network Europe<\/li>\n
  138. Eurodad, Regional Network<\/li>\n
  139. Fairtrade Sverige, Sweden<\/li>\n
  140. Farmers Union of Malawi, Malawi<\/li>\n
  141. Fasocheck Association, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  142. FECCEG, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  143. FEDECARIBE, Colombia<\/li>\n
  144. Federaci\u00f3n de Centros Aw\u00e1 del Ecuador, Ecuador<\/li>\n
  145. Felm, Finland<\/li>\n
  146. FESPAD, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  147. FIAN Zambia<\/li>\n
  148. Fundaci\u00f3n San Alonso Rodr\u00edguez, FSAR, Honduras<\/li>\n
  149. FUNDASAL, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  150. Finn Church Aid, Finland<\/li>\n
  151. Finnish Development NGOs (Fingo), CSO Platform, Finland<\/li>\n
  152. Fishworkers\u2019 Solidarity, Philippines<\/li>\n
  153. Friends of the Earth International, International Organization<\/li>\n
  154. ForumCiv, Sweden<\/li>\n
  155. Forum MNE, Montenegro<\/li>\n
  156. Forum of Cotton Producers, FONPA, Mozambique<\/li>\n
  157. Framtidsjorden, Sweden<\/li>\n
  158. Fundaci\u00f3n ALTROPICO, Ecuador<\/li>\n
  159. Funda\u00e7\u00e3o CEPEMA, Brazil<\/li>\n
  160. Fundaci\u00f3n de Culturas Ind\u00edgenas Kawsay-Ecuador<\/li>\n
  161. Fundaci\u00f3n InteRed, Spain<\/li>\n
  162. Fundaci\u00f3n Myrna Mack, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  163. Fundaci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo y Fortalecimiento de las Organizaciones de Base (FUNDEBASE), Guatemala<\/li>\n
  164. Fundaci\u00f3n Pereyra, Argentina<\/li>\n
  165. Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  166. Global Citizen, International Organization<\/li>\n
  167. Global Id\u00e9, Sweden<\/li>\n
  168. Global Interfaith Network For People of All Sexes, Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities and Expressions, South Africa<\/li>\n
  169. Grameena Mahila Okkuta, India<\/li>\n
  170. groundWork, Friends of the Earth, South Africa<\/li>\n
  171. HEKS\/EPER Swiss Church Aid, Switzerland<\/li>\n
  172. IBON Foundation, Philippines<\/li>\n
  173. IBON International, International NGO<\/li>\n
  174. ICADE, Honduras<\/li>\n
  175. Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Philippines<\/li>\n
  176. Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos, regional Latin America<\/li>\n
  177. Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES), Indonesia<\/li>\n
  178. Institute of Permaculture of Mozambique, IPERMO, Mozambique<\/li>\n
  179. Institute of Politics and Governance (IPG), Philippines<\/li>\n
  180. Instituto de Comunicaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo (ICD), Uruguay<\/li>\n
  181. Instituto de Ecolog\u00eda Pol\u00edtica, Chile<\/li>\n
  182. International Action for Peace (IAP), Spain<\/li>\n
  183. International Labour, Research and Information Group, South Africa<\/li>\n
  184. International Network Of Religious Leaders Living With or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (INERELA+), South Africa<\/li>\n
  185. International Office for Human Rights Action on Colombia, OIDHACO, European regional network<\/li>\n
  186. International Platform against Impunity, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  187. Inter Pares, Canada<\/li>\n
  188. IOGT-NTO Movement, Sweden<\/li>\n
  189. IPDRS, Bolivia<\/li>\n
  190. JA!FOE, Mo\u00e7ambique<\/li>\n
  191. JANIC, Japan<\/li>\n
  192. Jordens V\u00e4nner \/ Friends of the Earth Sweden, Sweden<\/li>\n
  193. Justapaz, Colombia<\/li>\n
  194. Justi\u00e7a Ambiental, JA, Mozambique<\/li>\n
  195. KAMP, Kosovo<\/li>\n
  196. Kareem Baptist Convention- Social Mission (KBC- SM), Myanmar<\/li>\n
  197. Kawsay Bolivia<\/li>\n
  198. KCOC Policy Center, Korea<\/li>\n
  199. Keystone Foundation, India<\/li>\n
  200. Khanya College Johannesburg Trust, South Africa<\/li>\n
  201. Klahaan, Cambodia<\/li>\n
  202. KUDUMBAM, India<\/li>\n
  203. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Sweden<\/li>\n
  204. La Coordinadora de ONGD-Espa\u00f1a<\/li>\n
  205. La Plataforma DESCA, Colombia<\/li>\n
  206. La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa (LVC SEAf), Regional Organization<\/li>\n
  207. Law & Society Trust (LST), Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  208. Lawyers Collective Jos\u00e9 Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR), Colombia<\/li>\n
  209. Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN), Philippines<\/li>\n
  210. Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI), Namibia<\/li>\n
  211. Ladakh Ecological Development Group, India<\/li>\n
  212. Lafede.cat organitzacions per la Just\u00edcia Global, Catalonia<\/li>\n
  213. Land Research Center (LRC), West Bank<\/li>\n
  214. LatFem, Regional Latin America<\/li>\n
  215. Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia<\/li>\n
  216. Leornard Cheshire Disability, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  217. Le secr\u00e9tariat permanent des organisations Non Gouvernementales du Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  218. Listeners without Borders, Sweden<\/li>\n
  219. Livaningo, Mozambique<\/li>\n
  220. Lliga dels Drets dels Pobles, Catalunya, Spain<\/li>\n
  221. Lutheran World Federation, Switzerland<\/li>\n
  222. Lutheran World Federation \/ World Service \u2013 Central America Programme<\/li>\n
  223. Lutheran World Service India Trust, India<\/li>\n
  224. Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperation (MUSCCO), Malawi<\/li>\n
  225. MECOOVISURH, Honduras<\/li>\n
  226. Milieudefensie \/ Friends of the Earth, Netherlands<\/li>\n
  227. Movimiento Agroecol\u00f3gico de Am\u00e9rica Latina, MAELA, regional Latin America<\/li>\n
  228. Mujeres Workers Progressive Alliance, Philippines<\/li>\n
  229. Murang\u2019a Avocado Farmers Cooperative Union Ltd, Kenya<\/li>\n
  230. Muslim Women\u2019s Research and Action Forum, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  231. MyRight, Sweden<\/li>\n
  232. National Association of Youth Organizations (NAYO), Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  233. National Commission for Human Rights Chile-Sweden, Sweden<\/li>\n
  234. National Confederation of Transport Workers Union (NCTU), Philippines<\/li>\n
  235. National Council of Churches, Philippines<\/li>\n
  236. National council of Swedish children and youth organizations (LSU), Sweden<\/li>\n
  237. National Confederation of Transportworkers Union (NCTU), Philippines<\/li>\n
  238. National Farmers\u2019 Federation NFF, North Macedonia<\/li>\n
  239. NGO Forum on Cambodia, Cambodia<\/li>\n
  240. ngo-federatie, the Flemish federation of development CSOs, Belgium<\/li>\n
  241. Nicaraguan Network of Community Trade (RENICC), Nicaragua<\/li>\n
  242. NIRMAN, India<\/li>\n
  243. NOAH Friends of the Earth, Denmark<\/li>\n
  244. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Norway<\/li>\n
  245. Olof Palmes Internationella Center, Sweden<\/li>\n
  246. Operation 1325, Sweden<\/li>\n
  247. Organic Producers & Processors Association of Zambia, Zambia<\/li>\n
  248. Organization for Nonviolence and Development (ONAD), South Sudan<\/li>\n
  249. Organization for Women\u2019s Development in Bangladesh, Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  250. Organisation pour le Renforcement des Capacit\u00e9s de D\u00e9veloppement, Burkina Faso<\/li>\n
  251. Oxfam, International CSO<\/li>\n
  252. Palestinian Agricultural Cooperative Union (PACU), West Bank<\/li>\n
  253. Palestinian Working Women Society for Development (PWWSD), West Bank<\/li>\n
  254. Palha\u00e7os Sem Fronteiras, Brasil<\/li>\n
  255. People\u2019s Action for Free and Fair Elections, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  256. People\u2019s Process on Housing and Poverty in Zambia (PPHPZ), Zambia<\/li>\n
  257. PIANGO, Pacific Region<\/li>\n
  258. Plan International, International CSO<\/li>\n
  259. Plataforma Colombiana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo (PCDHDD), Colombia<\/li>\n
  260. PMU, Sweden<\/li>\n
  261. Portuguese NGDO Platform, Portugal<\/li>\n
  262. Positive Vibes, Namibia<\/li>\n
  263. Praktisk Solidaritet, Sweden<\/li>\n
  264. Promotion of Family Health Association, Laos<\/li>\n
  265. Pro Public, Nepal<\/li>\n
  266. Reality of Aid Africa Network, Regional Network<\/li>\n
  267. Reality of Aid \u2013 Asia Pacific, Regional Network<\/li>\n
  268. Red de ONGD de Madrid, Spain<\/li>\n
  269. Red Jesuita Con Migrantes de Centroam\u00e9rica (RJM CA), Regional Network<\/li>\n
  270. RED MUJER RURAL AREQUIPA, Per\u00fa<\/li>\n
  271. Redes AT, Uruguay<\/li>\n
  272. Red de Trabajadoras Dom\u00e9sticas, Honduras<\/li>\n
  273. Rendir Cuentas, Lat\u00edn America and the Caribbean, Regional Network<\/li>\n
  274. RFSL, Sweden<\/li>\n
  275. Ruta Pac\u00edfica de las Mujeres, Colombia<\/li>\n
  276. Safety and Rights Society (SRS), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  277. Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), Cambodia<\/li>\n
  278. Save a Life, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  279. Save the Children, International CSO<\/li>\n
  280. Schumacher Centre, India<\/li>\n
  281. Self Help Development Foundation, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  282. SIMCARRD, Philippines<\/li>\n
  283. SLOGA, Platform of Slovenian NGOs, Slovenia<\/li>\n
  284. Small Producers Development and Transporters Association (SPRODETA), Malawi<\/li>\n
  285. SOBREVIVENCIA, Amigos de la Tierra, Paraguay<\/li>\n
  286. Social Association for Rural Advancement (SARA), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  287. Social Policy Initiative (SPI), South Africa<\/li>\n
  288. SOLIDAR, European CSO Network<\/li>\n
  289. Srushtidnyan, India<\/li>\n
  290. Students\u2019 Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh, India<\/li>\n
  291. Suriya Women\u2019s Development Centre, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  292. Svalorna Latinamerika, Sweden<\/li>\n
  293. Swallows India Bangladesh, Sweden<\/li>\n
  294. Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU), Sweden<\/li>\n
  295. Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Sweden<\/li>\n
  296. Swedish Development Forum (FUF), Sweden<\/li>\n
  297. Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation, Sweden<\/li>\n
  298. Swedish Foundation for Human Rights, Sweden<\/li>\n
  299. Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Sweden<\/li>\n
  300. Synergie des Femmes de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Civile (SYFES), DRC<\/li>\n
  301. Training Education Development Extension Trust, India<\/li>\n
  302. Tzuk Kim-pop, Guatemala<\/li>\n
  303. Udayankur Seba Sangstha (USS), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  304. Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union (UCSCU), Uganda<\/li>\n
  305. Une Gruaja, Albania<\/li>\n
  306. Union for Development and Integration of Roma Minority in Albania \u201cAmaro-Drom\u201d, Albania<\/li>\n
  307. Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), West Bank and Gaza Strip<\/li>\n
  308. Unite Theatre for Social Action (UTSA), Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  309. Vikas Adhyayan Kendra, India<\/li>\n
  310. Vive Vene, Bosnia Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  311. Warande Advisory Centre, Kenya<\/li>\n
  312. Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Regional Organization<\/li>\n
  313. We Effect, Sweden<\/li>\n
  314. Wemos, The Netherlands<\/li>\n
  315. Women\u2019s Academy For Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  316. Women\u2019s Education and Research Centre (WERC), Sri Lanka<\/li>\n
  317. Women Empowerment \u2013 Action (WE-Action), Ethiopia<\/li>\n
  318. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  319. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, DR Congo<\/li>\n
  320. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, Colombia<\/li>\n
  321. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, Cameroon<\/li>\n
  322. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, Sweden<\/li>\n
  323. Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom (International Secretariat), Geneva<\/li>\n
  324. Women\u2019s Legal Resource Centre, Malawi<\/li>\n
  325. WoMIN African Alliance, Sweden<\/li>\n
  326. \u00a0World Concern Myanmar, Myanmar<\/li>\n
  327. World Council of Churches, Switzerland<\/li>\n
  328. Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n
  329. YMCA, Ghana<\/li>\n
  330. YMCA, Madagascar<\/li>\n
  331. YWCA, Palestine<\/li>\n
  332. YMCA, Senegal<\/li>\n
  333. YWCA-YMCA, Sweden<\/li>\n
  334. YMCA, Togo<\/li>\n
  335. Zambia Alliance of Women (ZAW), Zambia<\/li>\n
  336. Zambia Climate Change Network (ZCCN), Zambia<\/li>\n
  337. Zambia Homeless and Poor People\u2019s Federation, Zambia<\/li>\n
  338. Zambia National Women\u2019s Lobby, Zambia<\/li>\n
  339. Zambia Youth Federation, Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Photo by Louise Phiri \/ Oxfam JANIC endorsed the statement by DAC-CSO Reference Group, published on 29 April 2024.   A call to uphold the principles of the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society As it is now widespread in the development community, in mid-March the Swedish aid agency, Sida, announced abruptly that all contracts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/?p=2499","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4,20],"tags":[24,32,33,34,46,47,48],"class_list":["post-2502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-popular","category-news","category-proposal","tag-oda","tag-oecd","tag-33","tag-dac","tag-civil-society","tag-47","tag-ngo","en-US"],"views":1762,"acf":{"\u57f7\u7b46\u8005":"Akio Takayanagi","\u753b\u50cf":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u30b0\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7-1-1.png","\u8aac\u660e":"Policy Advisor, JANIC \/ Professor, Ferris University"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2862,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions\/2862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinklobby.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}