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Funding cuts for Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have sparked critical conversations about their future. How can we navigate these challenges and build a more sustainable sector? Listen to industry experts—Akin Akinwunmi – Policy Innovation CentreDr Bukola Daramola – Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research and Emmanuel Bosah – Integrity Organization —as they share […]
In Nigeria, the price of fuel seems to climb with the rising sun, and the cost of living continues to stretch beyond the reach of many citizens. In the past, civil society organizations pressurised governments to do right by the people in the course of formulating policies.But today, many Nigerians feel abandoned and are crying for a messiah.Join us on this episode of Nigeria Daily as we explore the issues in detail.
This series of podcasts explores opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Germany and Italy as both countries seek to decarbonise their energy systems while ensuring supply security. It is part of a project entitled An Italian-German Dialogue on Energy Security and Transition amid Russia's War on Ukraine, which the IAI is undertaking with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office.In this episode, IAI researcher Pier Paolo Raimondi talks with Dr. Mariagrazia Midulla, Head of Climate and Energy, WWF Italy, and Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs, Professor of Environment and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich. The conversation focuses on the role of civil society organizations in the energy transition of Italy and Germany.
Below is the lifestyles that I am meant to live: “For instance, they: Question the way policy is administered Participate in the agenda-setting as they raise significant issues Target political systems "because those systems are not responding to people's needs" Are inclusive and engaging Propose policy solutions Open up space for public argumentation Other forms of advocacy include: Budget advocacy: another aspect of advocacy that ensures proactive engagement of Civil Society Organizations with the government budget to make the government more accountable to the people and promote transparency. Budget advocacy also enables citizens and social action groups to compel the government to be more alert to the needs and aspirations of people in general and the deprived sections of the community. Bureaucratic advocacy: people considered "experts" have more chance to succeed at presenting their issues to decision-makers. They use bureaucratic advocacy to influence the agenda, although at a slower pace. Express versus issue advocacy: These two types of advocacy when grouped together usually refers to a debate in the United States whether a group is expressly making their desire known that voters should cast ballots in a particular way, or whether a group has a long-term issue that isn't campaign and election season specific. Health, environment and climate change negotiations advocacy: supports and promotes patients' health care rights as well as enhance community health and policy initiatives that focus on the availability, safety and quality of care. Ideological advocacy: in this approach, groups fight, sometimes during protests, to advance their ideas in the decision-making circles. Interest-group advocacy: lobbying is the main tool used by interest groups doing mass advocacy. It is a form of action that does not always succeed at influencing political decision-makers as it requires resources and organization to be effective. Legislative advocacy: the "reliance on the state or federal legislative process" as part of a strategy to create change.[5] Mass advocacy: any type of action taken by large groups (petitions, demonstrations, etc.) Media advocacy: "the strategic use of the mass media as a resource to advance a social or public policy initiative" (Jernigan and Wright, 1996). In Canada, for example, the Manitoba Public Insurance campaigns illustrate how media advocacy was used to fight alcohol and tobacco-related health issues. We can also consider the role of health advocacy and the media in "the enactment of municipal smoking bylaws in Canada between 1970 and 1995." [6] Special education advocacy: advocacy with a "specific focus on the educational rights of students with disabilities." Different contexts in which advocacy is used: In a legal/law context: An "advocate" is the title of a specific person who is authorized/appointed in some way to speak on behalf of a person in a legal process. In a political context: An "advocacy group" is an organized collection of people who seek to influence political decisions and policy, without seeking election to public office. In a social care context: Both terms (and more specific ones such as "independent advocacy") are used in the UK in the context of a network of interconnected organisations and projects which seek to benefit people who are in difficulty (primarily in the context of disability and mental health). In the context of inclusion: Citizen Advocacy organisations (or programmes) seek to cause benefit by reconnecting people who have become isolated. Their practice was defined in two key documents: CAPE, and Learning from Citizen Advocacy Programs.” -Wikipedia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support
In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics: Main Topics A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests FBI PSA: Foreign Terrorist Organizations and their Supporters Likely Heighten Threat Environment during 2024 Pride Month, May 10, 2024 GW: Majority Of University Protesters Arrested Weren't Even Students, Police Say The network behind campus antisemitism Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians Guidance for organisations considering payment in ransomware incidents U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating Lockbit Ransomware Increase of Lockbit ransomware attacks Ascension: Network Interruption Update Fitsec: Welcome to Fitsec's Akira Help First Responders Toolbox: Violent Extremists' Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence. = o Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the U.S.-PRC Talks on AI Risk and Safety o US, China meet in Geneva to discuss AI risks Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 May 2024 o Abbeville: Parishioners stop teen armed with rifle from entering church during Mass o Bomb Squad at Clearlake Baptist Church-Packaged Marked “Bomb” with Swastikas Brought Inside Quick Hits Mass Gatherings Tool (CISA). https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/mass-gathering-security-planning-tool CISA updates: CISA and Partners Release Guidance for Civil Society Organizations on Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Version 2 of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Thompson, Swalwell Release Statement on the Biden Administration Releasing the First Cybersecurity Posture of the United States Report CISA wants ‘high-quality feedback' for another month on CIRCIA rule Secure by Design: CISA Unveils New Public Service Announcement – We Can Secure Our World. Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pleased to launch We Can Secure Our World. CISA Announces Secure by Design Commitments from Leading Technology Providers ASD's ACSC, CISA, and Partners Release Secure by Design Guidance on Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies CERT-NZ: Joint Guidance: Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies CISA Unveils New Public Service Announcement – We Can Secure Our World CISA boss: Secure code is the 'only way to make ransomware a shocking anomaly' Elections: o Open Hearing: An Update on Foreign Threats to the 2024 Elections o Exclusive: Homeland Security ramping up 'with intensity' to respond to election threats o In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024 o Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil o MI: AG Nessel Charges Attorney Stefanie Lambert and Former Adams Township Clerk Scott for 2020 Election Voter Data Breach. o The Answer to Election Deniers Is in an Idaho County Website RSAC 2024: Technology and the Transformation of U.S. Foreign Policy RSAC 2024: US Secretary of State Blinken advocates solidarity, not sovereignty, for cyber Volt Typhoon operation came up 'directly' in US-China talks, ambassador says Warner: Lawmakers 'in process' of finding Section 702 fix Cyber world heads to San Francisco RSAC 2024: AI adds new dimension to virus detection RSAC 2024: How to use AI without getting in trouble Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco's Trip to California and Participation in the 2024 RSA Cybersecurity Conference DHS, CISA Announce Membership Changes to the Cyber Safety Review Board Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Common employee IT security challenges (ITSAP.00.005) Zscaler takes "test environment" offline after rumors of a breach · Brown Pushes Biden Administration to Ban All Connected Vehicles From China And Vehicles Using Chinese Smart Technology · UK NPSA: Hostile Activity Mitigations. Updated 10 May.
Journalist Tim Schwab is no stranger to investigative journalism that scrutinizes power structures and questions how private interests intersect with public policy. With funding from a 2019 Alicia Patterson Fellowship, Schwab pursued an investigative series specific to Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, and his work was published by The Nation in 2020 and 2021. Now Schwab expands on his reporting in a new book, The Bill Gates Problem. Schwab provides an in-depth analysis of Bill Gates' philanthropic trajectory, tracing his evolution from a prominent figure in the tech industry to a globally admired individual. Drawing from years of investigation, Schwab highlights concerns related to undue influence on public policy, private markets, scientific research, and media narratives. Are such philanthropic endeavors truly democratic? Or even effective? By facilitating an open dialogue, Schwab seeks to empower participants to critically evaluate the role of philanthropy in society, encouraging constructive discussions about its impact and implications. Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C. His groundbreaking reporting on the Gates Foundation for The Nation, Columbia Journalism Review, and The British Medical Journal has been honored with an Izzy Award and a Deadline Club Award. The Bill Gates Problem is his first book. Ashley Fent is a former research director of AGRA Watch, a campaign of Community Alliance for Global Justice. She co-founded CAGJ's AGRA Watch campaign while still an undergraduate at University of Washington. She has ten plus years' experience as a social-environmental researcher, writer, and multimedia content producer. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from UCLA and a M.A. in Anthropology and African Studies from Columbia University. Daniel Maingi is a science and development practitioner in Kenya with a 15-year career helping to bring learning on appropriate and sustainable technologies to Civil Society Organizations in Eastern Africa. Daniel is a policy campaigner for CSOs at the Inter-Sectoral Forum on Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology. He is currently researching the digitalization of agriculture in Kenya as a Stanford University Fellow (2023-24) with the Digital Civil Society Lab & The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). Stephen Gloyd, MD, MPH, is a family practice physician who has been a University of Washington faculty member since 1986. Dr. Gloyd is Director of the Global Health MPH Program in the UW's Department of Global Health where he directs efforts to expand curricular options to address global workforce needs. His work with Health Alliance International is designed to improve approaches to global health assistance and to strengthen primary health care with the Ministries of Health of Mozambique, Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan, and Timor-Leste. Jesse Hagopian has been an educator for over twenty years and taught for over a decade Seattle's Garfield High School–the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test. Jesse is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools, is the co-editor of the books, Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching for Black Lives, Teacher Unions and Social Justice, and is the editor of the book, More Than a Score. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Community Alliance for Global Justice. The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire The Elliott Bay Book Company
India is home to the world's largest film industry that instrumentalizes soft power to generate all kinds of imperial fantasies and aspirations. It has historically been plagued by a pernicious nationalism wherein the othering, vilification and downright humiliation of religions, races, ethnicities and castes is normalized. A recent spate of blockbusters as well as several smaller films on streaming platforms have become cultural battlegrounds that work to manufacture an ideological consensus about violent interventions in Kashmir and other occupied regions, sustain hostilities with neighboring countries and foster malevolent forms of Hindu nationalism. Panelists:Azad Essa is South African journalist based between Johannesburg and New York covering US foreign policy, Islamophobia and race in the US for Middle East Eye. He is the author of The Moslems are Coming (Harper Collins India). His new book Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel is forthcoming with Pluto Press.Natasha Javed works with governments, United Nations agencies and Civil Society Organizations on ending violence against children globally at End Violence Against Children; a global Partnership hosted by UNICEF. Born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, she is an activist, film maker and the founder of Lok Katha, a storytelling platform and production house focusing on stories from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Her first documentary capturing stories of the people from Punjab who were uprooted during the 1947 Partition will be released in September 2023.Suchitra Vijayan is a writer, photographer and activist. She is the founder and Executive Director of The Polis Project. For her book, The Midnight's Border: A People's History of India, Suchitra traveled across the 9000-mile Indian border. A barrister by training, she previously worked for the United Nations war crimes tribunals in Yugoslavia and Rwanda before co-founding the Resettlement Legal Aid Project in Cairo, which gives legal aid to Iraqi refugees. Bhakti Shringarpure is a writer and educator who co-founded and edited Warscapes magazine for ten years before it transitioned into the Radical Books Collective. Her book Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital looks at the ways in which the Cold War thwarted decolonization movements in colonized regions and used soft power to shape their literary cultures.
Peace needed now, ‘more than ever': GuterresTop UN and civil society officials slam Afghan rulers' NGO ban for womenViolent clashes in South Sudan stretch humanitarian operations
Safety and security of Yemeni civilians at risk without truce extensionConcern after 5 arrested at women's civil society press conference in KabulClimate crisis in Pakistan highlights need for adaptation investment
Guests featured in this episode:Lenny Benardo, Executive Vice President of the Open Society Foundations, and the founding director of the Open Society Fellowship Program. Lenny also sits on the boards of Bard College, the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, the European Humanities University in Lithuania, and my very own institution, CEU. He has published numerous articles in the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, the International Herald Tribune, Bookforum, American Prospect, and Prospect magazines. Having worked in Russia, the Baltics, Poland, and Hungary earlier in his career with the Open Society Foundations, he has witnessed first hand the exhilarating atmosphere of the democratic transition in eastern Europe. GLOSSARYWhat are the Open Society Foundations?(00:35 or p.1 in the transcript)The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. The Foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. Their activities have grown to encompass the United States and more than 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities: source What are the Revolutions of 1989?(04:48 or p.2 in the transcript)Revolutions of 1989: collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, the end of the period of the Cold War and the removal of the Iron Curtain between Eastern and Western Europe. Primarily, it was the disavowal of Communism by all of the Eastern European states that were in the Soviet sphere of influence after World War II.The seeds of the revolution were present from the very beginning, and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia were pre-cursors to the Revolutions of 1989, which were the final cataclysm that ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union itself just two years later.The revolution began in Poland with the creation of Solidarity, the worker's movement that challenged the Communist government (the supposed representatives of the "workers' paradise) for authority. This was the first movement in the Eastern bloc that had not been brutally suppressed. This de-legitimized the Communist claim as representatives of the people's will. It continued when the Hungarian authorities decided to no longer interdict those seeking to leave the state by crossing the boundary between Hungary and Austria. This led to a flood of refugees from Eastern Europe streaming into Hungary to escape to the West. The defining event was then the collapse of the Berlin Wall in East Germany. With the exception of Romania, the revolutions were largely peaceful as the governments put up only token resistant to the clear will of the people for the end of Communist rule and democratic reform: source What is the Black Lives Matter?(16:28 or p.4 in the transcript)Black Lives Matter (BLM): international social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality. The name Black Lives Matter signals condemnation of the unjust killings of Black people by police (Black people are far more likely to be killed by police in the United States than white people) and the demand that society value the lives and humanity of Black people as much as it values the lives and humanity of white people.BLM activists have held large and influential protests in cities across the United States as well as internationally. A decentralized grassroots movement, Black Lives Matter is led by activists in local chapters who organize their own campaigns and programs. The chapters are affiliated with the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, a nonprofit civil rights organization that is active in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom: source What is the Occupy movement?(16:32 or p.4 in the transcript)TheOccupy protests: a series of international demonstrations primarily directed against capitalism and economic inequality, sparked in particular by what are now referred to as austerity measures, official action taken by governments in order to reduce spending in the face of economic problems. Kicking off in Wall Street in New York, the Occupy protests had then spread right across the world, including such prominent locations as Frankfurt, Rome, Sydney, Hong Kong, London and various cities in the United Kingdom. As well as marches involving as many as 10,000 protesters, the demonstrations involved large numbers of people 'camping out', or occupying, key venues in cities across the world. One notable example was around the entrances to St Paul's Cathedral in central London, where over 200 tents formed a ramshackle campsite. This subsequently caused officials to close the cathedral due to health and safety concerns, the first time its doors have been closed to the public since the Second World War Blitz: source What is the Arab Spring?(16:34 or p.4 in the transcript)Arab Spring, wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings that took place in the Middle East and North Africa beginning in 2010 and 2011, challenging some of the region's entrenched authoritarian regimes. The wave began when protests in Tunisia and Egypt toppled their regimes in quick succession, inspiring similar attempts in other Arab countries. Not every country saw success in the protest movement, however, and demonstrators expressing their political and economic grievances were often met with violent crackdowns by their countries' security forces: source Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: Novel Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!
Lack of access to modern energy services remains a major constraint to economic development in many regions, and perhaps in Africa most of all. According to the Africa development Bank, only 40 percent of the continent's people have regular access to electricity. African governments are trying to expand their capacity to provide energy to their citizens, and this has seen a proliferation of “mega energy deals”, where governments sign deals investors, usually foreign, who pledge to work with the government to build energy generation facilities, upgrade energy grids and other such cost-intensive developments. However, this all happens in a context where we know what we have to do to solve the climate crisis. We must keep coal, oil and gas in the ground. What happens when African governments try to pass progressive policies to protect the environment, and to protect people from some of the harmful practices of these investors? The fossil fuel industry has a secret powerful weapon to keep countries locked in on fossil fuels: The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The ECT is an International Investment Agreement (IIAs) that establishes a multilateral framework for cross-border cooperation in the energy industry. The treaty covers all aspects of commercial energy activities including trade, investments and energy efficiency, and it is currently on a massive geographical expansion into Africa, Asia and Latin America. History shows that, though the Energy charter treaty makes many promises of burgeoning investment, the reality is that it does not significantly improve investment prospects. Instead, the ECT's Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions give foreign investors in the energy sector sweeping rights to directly sue states in international tribunals of three private lawyers, the arbitrators. Companies can be awarded dizzying sums in compensation for government actions that have allegedly damaged their investments, either directly through ‘expropriation' or indirectly through regulations of virtually any kind. In many of those countries in the process of acceding to the ECT, hardly anyone seems to have even heard of the agreement, let alone have thoroughly examined its political, legal, and financial risks. And even with a supposed “modernization process”, which is supposed to deal with the problematic clauses in the agreement, the treaty continues to threaten to bind yet more countries to corporate-friendly energy policies. Here at the state of power podcast, we are concerned with power. How it can be generated in a fair and equitable manner, without endangering the planet or livelihoods. On this episode of the podcast, we take a specific look at East Africa, where five of the East African Community (EAC) countries have signed the non-legally binding International Energy Charter (IEC), which is a political declaration aimed at strengthening energy cooperation among signatory countries and international organizations, and does not impose any legal or financial obligation. The Governments of Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda signed the IEC in 2015, while the Government of Rwanda in 2016, and the Government of Kenya and the East African Community as an intergovernmental institution signed the charter in 2017. As a consequence of this political declaration, the ECT Secretariat, whose survival depends on continuation of the treaty, continues to lobby these countries to take additional steps towards acceding to the Energy Charter treaty, which , because of its ISDS clauses, is not as innocuous as the International Energy Charter. To get a better understanding of what exactly is going on, we speak to Olivia Costa, who is the executive director of Tanzania Trade and investment coalition, a grouping of thirteen Civil Society Organizations in the East African country. Joining her is Brenda Akankunda, who works with the Southern and Eastern Africa trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI), and is based in Uganda. Both organizations focus on Trade and Investment. Image: The retired Orlando Power station in Johannesburg, South Africa/ Wikimedia Commons. Episode Notes: On the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): https://www.tni.org/en/energy-charter-dirty-secrets Busting myths around the Energy Charter Treaty: https://www.tni.org/en/ect-mythbuster State of the World Conference link: https://www.tni.org/en/webinar/state-of-the-world-2022 Get your tickets to the State of the World Conference: https://ticketpass.org/event/ELAYKF/state-of-the-world
For the final episode of this season, Nicole Cicognani - podcast editor at EST - meets Waltraud Heller, responsible for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). This conversation aims at analysing the challenges and difficulties facing CSOs, NGOs and Civil Societies in their broader sense, in a European landscape that becomes increasingly threatening to personal freedoms, and sets the tone for a better understanding of future actions and sustainable paths to ensure representation, effectiveness and protection for the crucial work of Civil Society. What will be Europe's next steps to protect its citizens' rights and freedoms? This episode was hosted and produced by Nicole Cicognani. Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.
A recent U.S. Institute of Peace report found that Muslim civil society organizations (MSCOs) are highly diverse in terms of activities and structures, often politically moderate and supportive of democracy, and open to working with global development actors. On June 15, USIP, George Washington University's Central Asia Program and the American University of Central Asia's Social Innovations Lab Kyrgyzstan held a discussion with the report's co-authors and leading experts on the unique role of MSCOs in their communities and at the national level during this pivotal and highly fluid period in Central Asia. Speakers Sebastien PeyrouseResearch Professor, Central Asia Program, IERES, George Washington University Emil Nasritdinov Associate Professor, Anthropology, Technology and International Development, American University of Central AsiaPalwasha KakarInterim Director, Religion and Inclusive Societies, U.S. Institute of Peace Indira AslanovaUNESCO Chair of World Culture and Religions, Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University Gavin Helf, moderatorSenior Expert, Central Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/engaging-islamic-civil-society-organizations-central-asia
In this week's episode we will be discussing the intersections between research and activism for social change. With our guests Vinodkumar Rao and Joseph Kimani, we will be seeking to understand how lessons from activist approaches can be applied within research and vice versa. We will also explore how power, participation and social justice fits within the wider research agenda when seeking to engage communities in informal settings. Key points we hear from Kimani and Vinod include: How slum federations in India and Kenya lead data collection with support from NGOs and researchers so they can demand rights and ensure they have a ‘seat ‘at the decision-making table The role that researchers play within activist organisations to support knowledge generation, understand government policies and to decipher academic evidence so that communities can develop solutions or ask for resources from the state. The organic growth of ‘movement' building – when one community takes action another will follow and have an example to build upon The importance of collecting data about slums, challenging government data, and producing evidence to ‘prove their existence, to prove their requirements and to prove the value that they bring to the city by inhabiting in the city.' How dominance and power within community structures is considered and managed within activism to promote inclusion Joseph Kimani Executive Director, Shack Dwellers International-Kenya (SDI-K) Joseph is an experienced community organizer, with a Masters in Community Economic Development. He has worked with Civil Society Organizations for the past 18 years in areas including civic and political rights, peacebuilding, economic development, and governance. Currently working as the Executive Director for Shack Dwellers International Kenya (SDI Kenya). SDI Kenya is composed of young professionals who provide technical support to Kenya Slum Dwellers Federation- Muungano wa Wanavijiji. The organization promotes and facilitates Community-based participatory research tools used by Slum federations and community organizations to use their data in the co-production of solutions with city authorities. https://pubs.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/10884IIED.pdf (https://pubs.iied.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/migrate/10884IIED.pdf) http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/gdi/publications/workingpapers/scaling-participation-horn-et-al.pdf (http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/gdi/publications/workingpapers/scaling-participation-horn-et-al.pdf) https://bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/idsbo/article/view/3115 (https://bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/idsbo/article/view/3115) https://www.muungano.net/publicationssearch Vinodkumar Rao works within ‘The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers' or https://www.sparcindia.org/team.html (SPARC), an NGO based in India working with grassroots networks of slum dwellers across cities. He has close working experience with the National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and https://www.sparcindia.org/aboutmm.php (Mahila Milan) (‘women together' in Hindi), two organisations of urban poor who negotiate for access to safe habitat and basic civic services, co-producing solutions with the state institutions. He is currently leading on the interdisciplinary action research project, https://www.ariseconsortium.org/ (ARISE), aimed at improving accountability and governance to produce health equity among marginalised urban people.
Tigray truce welcomed but must lead to aid deliveries: Guterres Ukraine war: UN aid teams push to reach most vulnerable Libya's civil rights crackdown having 'chilling effect': OHCHR
Tigray truce welcomed but must lead to aid deliveries: Guterres Ukraine war: UN aid teams push to reach most vulnerable Libya's civil rights crackdown having 'chilling effect': OHCHR
Join us for an empowering conversation with Jorge from Mexico, taking a deep dive into community development, positive peace and building the community we want to create from the grass roots. More on Jorge: Jorge is Mexican, son to Bolivian parents, with a strong Latin American identity. He is a Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni, graduated with a Masters in Public Administration in Tokyo, Japan. He has worked on the strengthening of Civil Society Organizations in Mexico for over 10 years. Jorge is a member of the Advisors´ Council to the Mexican International Cooperation Network and a founding member of the social impact consultancy Embajada Social México. He is Elected President 2021-2022 of the Rotary Club Puebla Centro Histórico, District 4185, and professor with the International Relations Department at Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, Mexico. He likes to climb mountains.
In this episode, we speak with Claudia Viloria about her journey from IU Bloomington to Mexico City, where she works as a Public Affairs and Advocacy Manager for Sanofi, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to vaccinations. Claudia has extensive knowledge and wisdom from her five years of experience working in public affairs and non-profits in Mexico, where she has helped build relationships between governmental organizations and Civil Society Organizations starting from her time as a Public Policy Analyst at Centro Eure S.C. to her time with Save the Children Mexico. Claudia tells us all about her career path, the decisions that have influenced her life, and how her time in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU helps her today. Claudia also discusses the importance of overcoming obstacles and moving forward in the face of adversity. Claudia Viloria is a Public Affairs and Advocacy Manager at Sanofi Pasteur in Mexico City. She is a public affairs professional with experiences building relationships across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Currently, she promotes and builds alliances with Sanofi, Civil Society Organizations, and other groups in Mexico to promote access to immunizations and health. Claudia graduated from IU in 2016 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Studies and Psychology before moving to Mexico and completing her graduate degree in Public Policy Evaluation. Claudia discusses the invaluable transferable skills that stem from her College of Arts and Sciences degrees. We hope you find Claudia's nuggets of wisdom applicable to your current personal and professional lives as she speaks to the importance of remembering that tomorrow is a new day and overcoming obstacles. Enjoy the episode!
Join us for an empowering conversation with Jorge from Mexico, taking a deep dive into community development, positive peace and building the community we want to create from the grass roots. More on Jorge: Jorge is Mexican, son to Bolivian parents, with a strong Latin American identity. He is a Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni, graduated with a Masters in Public Administration in Tokyo, Japan. He has worked on the strengthening of Civil Society Organizations in Mexico for over 10 years. Jorge is a member of the Advisors´ Council to the Mexican International Cooperation Network and a founding member of the social impact consultancy Embajada Social México. He is Elected President 2021-2022 of the Rotary Club Puebla Centro Histórico, District 4185, and professor with the International Relations Department at Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, Mexico. He likes to climb mountains.
Katerini Storeng is an associate professor at the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo. She directs the interdisciplinary Global Health Politics research group and is the Deputy Director of the Independent Panel on Global Governance for Health, an initiative to follow up the Lancet-University of Oslo Commission's agenda on the political determinants of health inequity. Dr. Storeng's research advances a critical, ethnographic perspective on the social and political dynamics shaping global health research and policy. She is particularly interested in how global public-private partnerships, scientific communities and civil society coalitions shape and challenge prevailing understandings and approaches to global public health.Resources:"The uncomfortable truth about Norway's pandemic leadership" (Sept. 2021)"The Smartphone Pandemic: How Big Tech and public health authorities partner in the digital response to Covid-19", Global Public Health (2021)"Africa CDC, IFRC, and USAU call for Equitable Vaccine Coverage in Africa" (Sept. 2021)"Biden to Push Global Plan toBattle Covid as National Gaps Widen" (New York Times, 22 Sept. 2021)"Risky business: COVAX and the financialization of global vaccine equity", Globalization and Health (Felix Stein, 2021)Twitter:Katerini StorengDan Banik In Pursuit of Development https://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/
In late July, the Belarusian authorities shut down 50 nonprofit organizations simultaneously, targeting human rights activists, as well as environmental, educational, and cultural groups. Dozens of other organizations are facing liquidation, but their members continue working despite police raids and criminal cases. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko (Alyaksandr Lukashenka) has openly accused human rights defenders, journalists, and environmentalists of organizing opposition protests - and even boasted to Vladimir Putin that his regime has started "actively" targeting civil society organizations and independent media. Meduza looks into why the Belarusian authorities are still carrying out large-scale repressions, despite the fact that there haven't been mass protests in Belarus for some time now. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/05/in-belarus-it-s-dangerous-to-be-human
There's a lot to uncover in the 350 pages of niti aayog's 2021 report on india's performance in achieving the UN sdgs. Here's an outline in under a minute. The report is essentially divided into 4 chapters. Three of these are pretty much entirely made up of data, comparing how sustainably developed India states really are. we'll get to those. The other chapter, however, deserves some attention. Because what it repeatedly stresses about, for nearly 50 pages, is the importance of government ‘partnerships' with NGOs in ensuring India sustainably develops. At one point, the report outright says “Civil Society Organizations play an essential role in providing a voice to the vulnerable”. That's beautiful…maybe now the government will stop cracking down on NGOs, and arresting protestors? Or is the only vulnerable voice in need of protection that of the incumbent?
The 15 Civil Society Organizations against the Agyapa Royalty deal have described the withdrawal of Databank from the Agyapa Royalty deal as preemptive and calculated by the Finance minister-designate, Ken Ofori Atta, to cure the issue of conflict of interest.
In this episode of the Promise Institute Podcast, Assistant Director Jess Peake interviews Dr. Sorcha MacLeod about the human rights implications of the increased use of private security in the context of Covid-19 and the need for more regulation.Dr. Sorcha MacLeod is an Associate Professor and Marie Curie Individual Fellow at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, in the Centre for Private Governance (CEPRI). She is an internationally recognised expert on business, human rights, and security, in particular the regulation and human rights impacts of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC). In 2018, Dr MacLeod was appointed as an independent human rights expert to the UN Working Group on the use of Mercenaries established under the Human Rights Council's Special Procedures. She is also an invited expert to the UN Open-ended Inter-governmental Working Group on PMSCs and participated in the drafting of the Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers. She has Observer Status at the International Code of Conduct Association and advises governments, Civil Society Organizations and industry on human rights.
In today's podcast, I have invited Branka Panic. From a humble beginning, to set up the think tank working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, peace, human security, democracy, human rights, and humanitarian action. Branka is a political scientist, expert in international security, international development policy, and peacebuilding. With years of experience working on issues of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, at the humanitarian-peace-development nexus. She is the founder of the Center for Exponential Technologies and Founding Member of Sustainable Healthy Habitats and Healthy Humans for Peace. Besides her work, Branka consults and provides strategic support to International Organizations, Governments, and Civil Society Organizations on the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, and related technologies, emphasizing diversity, ethical implications, and human security and accountability to affected populations. Her work has been covered in major publications, like Forbes and has been participating in various industry bodies to spread the awareness of Artificial Intelligence and Peace.
Stephanie Procyk from the United Way and Anjum Sultana from the YWCA join to talk about the evolving role of civil society organizations pre- and post COVID-19. What is their relationship with government; what should it be?
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Sione Tekiteki is the Director for Governance and Engagement at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. He holds a Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Laws (Hons) from the University of Auckland. Mr Tekiteki also worked as the Clerk of the House at the Legislative Assembly of Tonga and has held various roles with the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat in Fiji. This week Civil Society Organizations’ representatives from fifteen Pacific forum countries are meeting to discuss perspectives on regional policy priorities and identify advocacy strategies.
January 16, 2020 What are the implications of China’s growing global influence for the future work of International Civil Society Organizations (ICSOs)? How can organizations – such as Oxfam, Amnesty International, Save the Children or Transparency International – deal with China, Chinese partners and the Chinese Communist Party? In this episode of our MERICS Experts podcast, Bertram Lang, author of the recently released “Sector Guide” on China that was written on behalf of the International Civil Society Centre, is discussing these and other aspects of ICSOs and their relationship to China with Kerstin Lohse-Friedrich, Director of Communications at MERICS. Mr. Lang says that “against the recent backdrop of China’s human rights record, I was surprised how much will there is within International Civil Sociey Organizations to find ways of engaging and cooperating with China”
This episode examines the changing nature of war and conflict and why gender-based violence (GBV) has become a central feature in crises around the world. GHPC Senior Associate Janet Fleischman sits down with Melissa Dalton, senior fellow and deputy director of the CSIS International Security Program and Director of the Cooperative Defense Project (CDP); and Fatima Imam, executive director of Rehabilitation, Empowerment, and Better Health Initiative and Network of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria. They discuss how GBV impacts women and girls in crises, focused especially on the Middle East and northern Nigeria, and how these ubiquitous and traumatizing realities undermine global health security and community resilience. This conversation is linked to a new CSIS report, How Can We Better Reach Women and Girls in Crises? and an October 31 conference on U.S. Action for Women’s and Girls’ Health Security, both under the auspices of the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security.
Improving the lot of Indonesia's rural women is no easy task. Yet the recently passed Village Law provides a unique opportunity for civil society organizations, government and village leadership to give women a stronger voice in decision making. Indonesia researchers Dr Rachael Diprose and Dr Amalinda Savirani examine the challenges faced by rural women and the programs being developed to help overcome them. Presented by Peter Clarke. An Asia Institute podcast. Produced by Profactual - the Podcasting Specialists.Music by audionautix.com.
Securitization in the political context refers to the viewing of broad spheres of society through a security lens. Muslims in Canada have been the focus of sustained attention from the RCMP and CSIS in the 18 years since the World Trade Center attacks. Fahad Ahmed is documenting the impact of this trend on the Muslim community at a time when it faces its own threats from right-wing violence. Fahad Ahmed is a PhD candidate at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.
Securitization in the political context refers to the viewing of broad spheres of society through a security lens. Muslims in Canada have been the focus of sustained attention from the RCMP and CSIS in the 18 years since the World Trade Center attacks. Fahad Ahmed is documenting the impact of this trend on the Muslim community at a time when it faces its own threats from right-wing violence. Fahad Ahmed is a PhD candidate at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations whose goal is to mobilize and empower African civil society to ensure the realization of environmental and climate justice for all people in Africa. We are the largest alliance of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) with over 1000 members in over 45 countries in Africa, embodying one African voice on climate and environmental justice. The formation of ACCER (Africa Climate Change Environmental Reporting) is to allow Africans to report on environmental issues and the theme this year is “changing the African narrative on climate change”. This call is to all journalist who is passionate about the report on the such as a table. The application link is accerawards@pacja.org PACJA has a vision of a global environment free from the threat of climate change with sustainable development, equity and justice for all; also to develop and promote pro-poor development and equity-based positions relevant for Africa in the International climate change dialogue and related processes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations whose goal is to mobilize and empower African civil society to ensure the realization of environmental and climate justice for all people in Africa. We are the largest alliance of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) with over 1000 members in over 45 countries in Africa, embodying one African voice on climate and environmental justice. The formation of ACCER (Africa Climate Change Environmental Reporting) is to allow Africans to report on environmental issues and the theme this year is “changing the African narrative on climate change”. This call is to all journalist who is passionate about the report on the such as a table. The application link is accerawards@pacja.org PACJA has a vision of a global environment free from the threat of climate change with sustainable development, equity and justice for all; also to develop and promote pro-poor development and equity-based positions relevant for Africa in the International climate change dialogue and related processes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support
Moses Owen Browne, Jr., is Global Youth Ambassador, A World at School, United Nations Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative. He’s advocating for Education for all. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications and English with emphasis in Telecommunications Management and Broadcasting (Cum Laude) from the United Methodist University in Liberia and a prospective student of International Relations, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University. Moses is originally from Liberia and has worked around the United Nations in New York advocating for global education at the United Nations General Assembly. He is currently the Media and Communications Manager for Plan, the international children charity organization, www.plan-internationa.org. Moses is 29 years old, born May 15, 1986 unto the blessed union of Moses Owen Browne, Sr. (deceased) and Mother Beatrice Johnny, a peasant agri-business family from Grand Bassa County, one of the first three Counties that founded the Republic of Liberia. Moses is a devout Christian, happily married and blessed with four children. Moses Browne is a professional career development practitioner with idea-range of experience in the related fields of mass communications, telecommunications management, broadcast management, policy formulation and implementation and agribusiness farm radio program. As part of the Global Youth Ambassadors program, A World at School has launched several Global Education initiatives and campaigns drawing world leader’s attention to the plights of the 59 million children out of school. The #UpForSchool campaign was launched in September 2014 to galvanize support in promoting quality education and ensuring every child is in school and learning before the MGDs expires. Moses used his negotiating skills to pursue several businesses in Liberia and the World to support the #UpForSchool campaign. Moses believes with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in place, the World is in a great position to use its strengths and the external context to be a powerful force to help improve children's lives through the delivery of quality education for all. He’s also excited about introducing and sharing his own leadership values, which include trust, problem-solving, empowerment, transparency and collaboration amongst students of the World. Moses is executive director and founder of Browne Global Leadership Foundation (BGLF), a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, registered in Liberia and is independent of any government or corporate interest founded in September 2015 as a response to the global call to intensify efforts for youth development and Education. Its founder draw experience from the historic 70thUnited Nations General Assembly where he had gone to New York from Liberia to create awareness for global education and leadership for young people. As a Global Youth Ambassador for Education, Moses Owen Browne, Jr. decided to establish the Browne Global Leadership Foundation to promote full participation of youth in national and global development processes. Moses believes for any global goals to be achieved it would require the active participation and involvement of young people, but advance that education is that platform that would engender the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moses Owen Browne, Jr. is a well-known and household name in the Republic of Liberia, especially in the field of Media, Communications and Advocacy. He has worked for several media outlets in Liberia and Civil Society Organizations at least for a period of 15-years. He has used his skills to engage thousands of young people in the world to pursue and advocate for quality education encouraging them to see education as the only way to a leading a successful life and contributing the growth and development of their respective countries. Moses’ achievements would not have been possible without a cordial, interconnected, good working relationship and networking with other international organizations across the world. He is very passionate about education and has cultivated a positive habit to deliver impactful projects to students across the world. He has gained the respect of many young people in Liberia, at his job and across the different networks across the world. Moses has strong values and ability to deliver. He does this with a positive attitude and in a spirit of cooperation. He uses humor along the way which softens the path and gets people along.
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