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A mini case study: An Eye Opener Called CSRC

by CODE-NGO | Sep 16, 2015 | Features, Stories

This article excerpts from narratives written by Raquel Sanlucan, Rosita Pacay, and Alberto Gador regarding their experiences and insights from first using the Civil Society Satisfaction Report Card (CSRC) in 2013. The CSRC is a citizens monitoring tool administered to civil society organization (CSO) leaders where they assess their local government unit’s (LGU) performance in service delivery and governance. It was developed by CODE-NGO in 2012 and is currently being used in 44 municipalities nationwide.

Bringing People to the Table

by CODE-NGO | Aug 9, 2015 | Features, Stories

Would local chief executives of 24 municipalities in Visayas and Mindanao stand a good chance of being reelected (if they are still qualified and interested) less than 10 months from now? The answer, in part, would depend on the leaders and members of civil society...

7 Lessons on Scaling Up to Networks

by CODE-NGO | Aug 8, 2015 | Features, Stories

Do you need to scale up your organization’s operations and advocacies? It might be a good time to start building a civil society organization (CSO) network. The image of a spider’s web comes to mind – radials at the center, then spirals of spaced threads around. A CSO...

HOW I SURVIVED THAT WEEK: REFLECTION PAPER ON MY TRIP TO LUMBAN

by CODE-NGO | May 23, 2015 | Features, Stories

HOW I SURVIVED THAT WEEK: REFLECTION PAPER ON MY TRIP TO LUMBAN Gene Lloyd Torres My mother would have loved to accompany me to the Barangay Hall of Concepcion in Lumban, Laguna; but for a twenty-year old guy like me, that would have been, well, embarrassing. She...

Reflections on My Young Writer’s Summer Camp Experience

by CODE-NGO | May 21, 2015 | Features, Stories

Reflections on My Young Writer’s Summer Camp Experience Karl Patrick Mendoza The summer youth program of Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) allowed me to explore people’s narratives on Yolanda and learn local dynamics on governance, development and...

Of the Self, Selfishness, and Selflessness

by CODE-NGO | May 16, 2015 | Features, Stories

Of the Self, Selfishness, and Selflessness Frances Pauline Brillantes It was a black and white picture that made me cry. Hours after coming home from Laguna, I posted a picture of me, Jacky Ong, and the tutees of Open Heart Foundation at the front door of the...