Aligning OGP Commitment Analysis with the Open Gov Challenge
OGP action plans feature commitments spanning various policy areas like anti-corruption, climate, justice, and civic space. The OGP Support Unit…
Theme: Civic Space
Promoting Access to an Open and Free Internet
Open government thrives when people can freely access government information and services, share opinions and information among themselves and with…
Sine Qua Non empowers Civil Society to actively participate on the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations
The organisation has published a set of guides and organised a series of information sessions to get CSOs acquaintanced with…
Where should civics education occur?
Where should civics education occur? Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival Plenary Session
FCDO Engagement Report on shaping the Future of Centrally Managed Civil Society and Civic Space Programming
In August 2023, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) engaged the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and Bond…
YWF – Kenya joins forces with Atlas Movement during ‘Survival Sundays’ in Nairobi
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Mageuzi Hub in the leafy suburbs of Kilimani in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, several…
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…
Activating Spaces, Scaling Up Voices: Community-based Monitoring and Planning of Health Services in Maharashtra, India
From 2007, the Indian government’s National Health Mission (NHM) supported civil society networks to carry out large-scale participatory monitoring to…
Sandwich Strategies Explained: Expanding Citizen Action
Policy reformers often make bold promises to improve government responsiveness to citizen demands. Such proclamations often fall short, get diverted,…
Willingness of Zambians to sacrifice democratic principles during a pandemic: The case of COVID-19
What is the impact of a pandemic on citizens’ willingness to sacrifice democratic principles? Using the novel COVID-19 pandemic as…