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Point of View
Civil Society: Informing Local Aid Policies |
 While civil society has always been a major force in grassroots local activism, its role in global policy making is rapidly expanding. Aid donors are increasingly aware of civil society’s significance in sustaining social infrastructures and, in the case of the private sector, economic infrastructures as well. How is civil society viewed in the global arena and how do they view themselves? The following interviews and resources give you an overview of the way civil society moves in local and global sectors.
Photo Courtesy of USAID
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"The majority of civil society energies go directly toward providing services to people who are vulnerable and in need, and that will continue. Governments generally do not have a problem with that, but when we try to deliver services…we have found that policies need to be changed if we are to have lasting impact. Civil society can provide free policy intelligence that can actually help governments make better policy decisions." (Read full interview)
Kumi Nadoo, CEO and Executive Secretary CIVICUS
World Alliance of Civil Society
Johannesburg, South Africa
"A lot of people from civil society arrived in Aceh to help after the tsunami hit in December 2004. Overall, however, the capacity of non-government organizations in Aceh was rather weak. A lot of new organizations emerged, or increased their activities significantly, because of the needs and money available, but they didn’t have any experience at all. As a local chapter of an international NGO, the World Wildlife Fund office in Aceh is fortunate because we had the capacity to help. We have always worked with the Aceh NGO Forum to help other non-governmental organizations. There are lots of organizations reaching out to our office in Aceh asking lots of questions about reporting to donors." (Read full interview)
Mubariq Ahmed, Executive Secretary World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia
"Whilst (tsunami) reconstruction funds will have a significant impact in the (MDG-related sectors), there will be minimal impact on other areas. Of greater impact will be improving the economic potential through focusing on governance and legal certainty which will encourage foreign and domestic investment." (Read full interview)
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