Lessons Learned from 2021
- To make the PH-OGP process more strategic, it is critical to continue engaging with the Steering Committees for direction setting and innovation rather than limiting their functions to procedural matters. Communicating what we’re doing and what we’ve done successfully is important to remain relevant and to sustain stakeholders’ engagement. Read more.
Generative Conversations: We are Our Major Source of Hope
CODE-NGO aims to explore more possibilities for working together for the sectors it serves and for moving forward as an effective countervailing force to government.
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Network Strengthening: Towards Organizational and Financial Sustainability for Member Networks
In the second year of the pandemic, CODE-NGO continued to implement and provide capacity building interventions and initiatives to its member networks and member base organizations for them to better cope with the ongoing adversity and to be more accountable and effective civil society organizations.
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Promoting Participation, Peace, and Human Rights in the New Normal
CODE-NGO upholds its mandate to influence public policy through protecting civic spaces andensuring participation in democratic process in the country.
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The Development and Reform Agenda (DRA) CY 2021
CODE-NGO and many other CSOs put forward a DRA identifying priority actions in the hope that these will guide the succeeding administration in steering the country towards democratization and development.
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New Policies for the Better Normal
In October 2021, the Board of Trustees approved two critical policies: digital security and digital safety. These policies establish clear guidelines and procedures for ensuring the protection of personal and organizational use of devices and the use of information under CODE-NGO’s custody.
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2022 National and Local Elections – Clean, Safe, and Free for All
In recent years, many CSOs have expressed a growing concern for an honest and transparent general election in May 2022 at the risk of fraud and corruption by traditional politicians. CODE-NGO recognized the need for urgent and concrete action to protect our democratic institutions and human rights.
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Networking and Connecting in the Digital World
This year, the Communications Framework was developed by the Secretariat to inform, educate, and influence stakeholders and target audiences on public policy formulation, programming, implementation and development challenges; effective governance and management of CODE-NGO; and strengthening engagement among the CODE-NGO Board, Secretariat, and member networks. It is still due for the Board’s approval.
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Increasing the Voice of the Non-Government Sectors in the OGP Platform
The PH Non-Government Steering Committee issued a resolution calling for non-government involvement in developing the relevant policies related to implementing Executive Order No. 138 (EO 138).
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Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement
In navigating through the new normal, the Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement (ZEP2030) continues to find solutions to meet its goal in uplifting Filipino families from extreme poverty. CODE-NGO and its members, being part of ZEP2030, commit to the strategy of local convergence in finding pathways to achieving development goals.
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