The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has noted incidences of red-tagging of human rights groups, civil society organizations, and individuals even in the face of a pandemic back in 2020. The collective work of civil society organizations (CSOs) is full of stories...
CODE-NGO, the largest coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs), held its 7th Congress for the first time online last October 28, 2022. The CODE-NGO Congress, organized every five years, is a significant milestone for the coalition as it is a gathering of the...
Background The Strategic Direction was an output of the Strategic Planning workshop facilitated by Ms. Angelita Gregorio-Medel last Oct 3-5, 2022 with 22 leaders from the 12 CODE-NGO Member Networks and 10 members of the CODE-NGO Secretariat. The strategic...
What are the views, ideas, and challenges of the youth today in civic and political participation? How do these differ from the views, ideas, and challenges experienced by development workers a generation ago? How can we get more young people to be involved in...
The second E-Talk session during the Social Development Week 2022 tackled the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance and how AI impacts democracy and human rights. We share the presentation of Ms. JM Sarmiento, the Education and Research Officer of the...
Photo courtesy of: UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office “Community organizing shows that organizing communities for power is possible and effective. The oppressors liberate themselves from oppression and in the process free the oppressors from the sin of...