To commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the adoption by 193 countries of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on September 25, the Action for Sustainable Development (www.action4sd.org), the SDG advocacy platform, invites civil society organizations to join the...
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Civil Society Conference with the theme “The Future of Civil Society and Local Stakeholder Engagement in the Philippine OGP” was conducted last August 14, 2017 in Manila. In the conference, there were sharing of experiences on...
December 5, 2016 The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) welcomes the declared policies of the State included in Senate Bill. 699 filed by Senator Paolo Benigno A. Aquino, particularly that of promoting “a just and dynamic social order through the...
Building and sustaining networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) is really about building partnerships. Much like the relationship between business partners and life partners, the relationship among CSOs in a network is founded on mutual support and equality. ...
Creating social awareness and influencing government policies and priorities have always been part of social development work. For the past years, civil society organizations (CSOs) have been supporting different causes and relevant issues to change “what is” into...
“How do CSOs (civil society organizations) in the Bicol Region engage the LGU (local government unit) and other agencies? Is there a change in the system and opportunity for the CSOs to participate in this new administration? How do CSOs adopt to and/or surpass any...