CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation - Annual Report, 2009

annual report 2009

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Dear friends of CIVICUS,

In the CIVICUS family, we try every day to turn ideas into action, to accomplish CIVICUS mission, at local and national

levels, at international forums or directly in the field at the grassroots. This Annual

Report bears testimony to the different constituents of the CIVICUS family and their work

in 2009; to our committed member organizations and partners, to our donors and supporters and to a wonderful team of dedicated individuals, both Board members, staff members, interns and volunteers.

As this Report reveals, in 2009 we worked intensely on the three reinforcing pillars that steer our work and reinforce our mission: the Strategic Directions approved in 2008 have indeed yielded results in the practice of our programs and projects.

In a world marked by changes and transformations, we have made efforts to protect the rights of civil society actors by being active in the defense of human rights and of an enabling environment for the work of civil society organizations. Thus, we condemned the repression of democratic freedom in Turkmenistan and the Kyrgyz Republic, the suspension of NGOs in Ethiopia and the Coup d’état in Honduras and called for the restoration of democracy and justice in Guinea.

In line with our second strategic pillar, we tried to strengthen good practices within civil society in many parts of the world. The exchange and transfer of experiences of our AGNA partners and the launching of a new phase of the

CIVICUS Civil Society Index in some 50 countries will contribute with knowledge and practical implementations to achieve this goal.

The promotion of rights and responsibilities has gone together with our efforts to strengthen civil society's ability to influence the policies and practices of governments, international institutions and the private sector. The devoted work of our representatives at the United Nations and the excellent collection of first-hand experiences from around the world published in the book From Political Won’t to Political Will, examining why political will for participatory governance is lacking and what can be done about it, are just two of a myriad of examples.

Of course we encountered various challenges in our path in 2009: We had to fight against the consequences of the global economic, climate and food crisis and thus we had to do much more with the limited resources we had available. At the very beginning of 2009, we made the important and sensible decision, to postpone our first World Assembly in Montreal to 2010, which we are sure it is going to be a vibrant and meaningful gathering of civil society from around the world.

To all CIVICUS stakeholders, I want to express our deepest gratitude for giving CIVICUS the opportunity to work with you all in defending and advancing the interests of civil society.

In solidarity

ContentsLetter from the Chair of the Board . 2

CIVICUS Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Letter from the Secretary General . 4

CIVICUS mission, vision and values 4

CIVICUS work in 2009 . . . . . . . . 6

Strategic Direction 1 . . . . . . . 7



Organisational Development . . . 13

CIVICUS Membership . . . . . . . . 14

Financial Statements . . . . . . . . 16

CIVICUS Donors . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CIVICUS Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Letter from the Chair of the BoardLetter from the Chari of the Board

Anabel Cruz

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"" CiViCUs Board of direCtors

Ziad Abdul SamadArab NGO Network for

DevelopmentLebanon

David Bonbright (Vice-Chair)Keystone Accountability

United Kingdom

Anabel Cruz (Chair)Instituto de Communicacion y

Desarrollo (ICD)Uruguay

Marta CumbiFederación Development

Communicaria (FDC)Mozambique

Maja Daruwala (Secretary)Commonwealth Human Rights

InitiativeIndia

Cecilia DockendorffFundeción Soles

Chile

Rajiv JoshiGlobal Campaign against

PovertyUnited Kingdom

Debbie Kaddu-Serwadda*Empower children and

communities against abuse (ECCA)

Uganda

David Robinson*Social and Civil Policy

Institute New Zealand

Peter Shiras (Treasurer)International Youth

Foundation United States of America

Martin SimeScottish Council for

Voluntary OrganisationsUnited Kingdom

Rieky StuartGender at Work

Canada

* Member of the Gender Equality Team (GET) at CIVICUS

g o v e r n a n c e Advocating for

Freedom of Information Civic Education Citizen juries S u s t a i n e d

D i a l o g u e P e o p l e -C e n t r e d A d v o c a c y

Evidence -based Policy food security Public Forums Civic Unions Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r

Dialogue G e n e r a t i v e D i a l o g u e Public World A s s e m b l y Conversations

P u b l i c ( p o v e r t y ) H e a r i n g s D e b a t e s Accountability

L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e

CiViCUs Board of direCtors

CIVICUS member,

Lefika La Phodiso Art Therapy Centre

in South Africa uses art as a tool to ensure

healing and expression.

To all CIVICUS stakeholders,

I want to express our

deepest gratitude for giving

CIVICUS the opportunity to work with

you all in defending and advancing the

interests of civil society.

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Pa r t i c i p a t o r y policy-making

Community - b a s e d M o n i t o r i n g and Evaluation Transparency

S t a k e -h o l d e r Pa r t i c i p a t o r y s o c i a l

impac t a n a l y s i s O m b u d s m e n Social Contracts

Democracy A s s e s s m e n t

Af r i c a aid effectiveness economic crisis e d u c a t i o n g o v e r n m e n t

p o l i c y h u m a n i t a r i a n assistance MDGs

monitoring and evaluation united nations

Middle East

Letter from the seCretary GeneraLLetter from the seCretary GeneraL

Values

Justice and Equality

CIVICUS believes in the equality and

dignity of every person.

Throughout 2009, as the ripple effects of the global financial meltdown unfolded, I was reminded of Gandhi’s description of “A world of wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without

morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice and politics without principles.”

As history goes, 2009 will be remembered as the year civil society around the world reeled from a triple whammy:

1. Cutbacks in funding from governments, philanthropists and the public alike.

2. Sharp spikes in demand for services from disadvantaged communities as well as natural and man-made disasters rippling across the planet.

3. And greater curbs on our freedoms than even those imposed in the name of the so-called war on terror.

It was a year where rather than a just deal on trade or climate change was delivered we now have a so-called deal that could raise rather than lower global temperatures by three degrees Celsius. It was a year where the 1.4 billion who lived on under a dollar a day before the global crisis struck, were joined by an additional 89

million (according to the World Bank). In addition, over the past two years CIVICUS’ Civil Society Watch (CSW) programme tracked in excess of 100 attempts by governments in over 70 countries to roll-back civil society space.

In the wake of the financial crisis much has been said about the opportunities it presents for civil society. As economists and political pundits around the world speak of the need to re-balance society, the expectations and demands on civil society have never been greater.

The question now is: are we ready, willing and able to take our seat at the tables at which we have been demanding a presence? Can we cut the apron strings that tie us to the system enough to recognise just how much we have internalised it and been appropriated by it?

It seems to me that we, civil society, have failed in a few ways. We have failed to adequately channel and amplify the outrage of ordinary people at the inequitable handling of the economic crisis. We have too often in the recent past opted to put pragmatism over principle and have acted as a supplicant rather than as the holder of rights. We have been caught up questioning the legitimacy of small elite groups – at the local, national and global levels – rather than seeking positive action from them. We have also failed to move swiftly enough from shock and outrage to proposing alternatives.

Are these problems reversible? Yes, I believe they are. The opportunities lie in the sheer scale and severity of the financial impact and in the fact that never in our lifetimes have the old paradigms of market fundamentalism been more open to challenge by so many.

Ingrid Srinath

missionCIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.

Reciprocity

CIVICUS exists to ensure that people treat

one another with the respect with which they

themselves wish to be treated.

Knowledge

CIVICUS recognises that to increase its

global awareness of civil society & before it can assist

or take action, it needs to form alliances with other

concerned bodies to increase its influence

& knowledge.

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focus, we have embarked upon a process of re-structuring, governance reform and impact planning and measurement that will, we believe, permit us to serve our constituents more effectively, efficiently and accountably.

Civil society around the world and CIVICUS’ members and partners in particular, have the knowledge, the skills, the networks, the influence and the credibility to move the debate from reactive, incremental responses to proactive, transformative change. As Gandhi put it: ‘The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.’

In solidarity,

d e m o c r a c y j u s t i c e

a c t i v i s t global climate

c h a n g e human rights acting together

seeking out solutions c i t i z e n s accountability

Asia freedom of expression

united civil s o c i e t y p a r t i c i p a t o r y governance

Montreal d e m o c r a c y justice activist global climate c h a n g e

h u m a n r i g h t s acting together seeking out solutions Latin America citizens accountability freedom of e x p r e s s i o n

Vision

CIVICUS is realistic about conflict in

today's world, but remains optimistic that most people, organisations, governments

and businesses will work together for the benefit

of all.

Principled Courage

CIVICUS will always promote civil justice and

pledges to act in a manner that honours the principles

of democratic civil society.

CIVICUS works with its members

and partners in pursuit of its mission at the 2009

Partners' meeting in Johannesburg

The opportunity is to redefine the notion of civil society. To re-imagine the world as we know it. To reclaim our belief that such a world, where ordinary people can envision alternatives, is in fact a real possibility.

If we are to avoid that return to business as usual, with or without some tweaking to mitigate some of its negatives, we will have to believe ordinary people in our neighbourhood, our country, and around the world do in fact know what is best for them and their children.

It will require us to return to our own roots – the place where you can’t be too honest in describing big problems, too bold in offering big solutions, too humble in dealing with big missteps, too forward in telling your story or too gutsy in speaking the previously unspeakable.

At CIVICUS we have tried to ensure we do not lose focus on the big picture even as we respond to immediate needs with constrained resources. Beyond the increasingly frequent and dire civil society emergencies we are called upon to address and the attempts to build connections across silos of geography, sectors and thematic

Vision

A worldwide community of informed, inspired, committed citizens engaged in confronting the challenges facing humanity.

CIVICUS seeks to amplify the voices and opinions of ordinary people. It recognises that for effective and sustainable civic participation to occur, citizens must enjoy rights of free association and be able to engage all sectors of society. This understanding underpins the three major objectives that inform our mission:

• PromoteCivicExistence,bydefendingpeople’sfundamentalrightstoorganiseand act collectively towards the public good;

• PromoteCivicExpression,bystrengtheningthecapacitiesofcivilsocietyorganisations to freely amplify the voices of ordinary people; and

• PromoteCivicEngagement,byfosteringinteractionbetweencitizens,theirassociations and other institutions to ensure that public institutions reflect the will of the people and are accountable to them.

Are these problems reversible? Yes, I believe they are."

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A d v o c a t i n g for Freedom of Information Civic Education & Citizen juries S u s t a i n e d D i a l o g u e People-Centred A d v o c a c y E v i d e n c e -based Policy food security Public Forums Civic Unions Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r D i a l o g u e G e n e r a t i v e Dialogue Public World Assembly Conversations Public (poverty) H e a r i n g s D e b a t e s Accountability L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e Pa r t i c i p a t o r y policy-making C o m m u n i t y -b a s e d M o n i t o r i n g and Evaluation Tra n s p a re n c y S t a k e h o l d e r Pa r t i c i p a t o r y

In 2009, CIVICUS continued to align its programmes with its 2008-2012 Strategic Directions:

1. Protecting the rights of civil society actors;

2. Strengthening good practice within civil society;

3. Strengthening civil society's ability to influence the policies and practices of governments, international institutions and the private sector.

In striving towards these strategic goals, CIVICUS drew upon its core strengths of knowledge generation and analysis, advocacy, convening and communication.

CiViL soCiety index (Csi)The Civil Society Index (CSI) is an action-research project which is based on the belief that civil society can and should exist, express itself and engage with other sectors - and that it will do so best when it creates proper space to reflect, discuss and reach an evidence-based understanding of the sector.

The CSI project therefore aims to provide a space for civil society to come together with government, donors, businesses and academic institutions to jointly assess the state of civil society and develop actions to further strengthen the capacity of civil society to contribute to development, social justice and good governance.

The CSI project is implemented at a national level by partner organisations undertaking and convening research and analysis activities, that in turn provide a solid foundation for CIVICUS to pursue all three Strategic Directions.

Main activities in 2009

• TrainedpartnersinAsia,MiddleEast,NorthAfrica,Russiaand Belarus to equip them to implement the CSI in their country.

• Startedtoreceiveandanalysedatafrompartnersimplementing the CSI in the 2008-2010 phase. 12 CSI

CiViCUs work in 2009CiViCUs work in 2009“diamonds” were produced in 2009 – these diamonds are the visual representation of the quantitative analysis undertaken, and illustrate the different dimensions of civil society in each country.

• EncouragedknowledgesharingamongCSIpartners.Forexample,the CSI supported a national workshop in Uruguay where partners from Nicaragua, Chile and Argentina also attended. In addition, the CSI blog (http://civilsocietyindex.wordpress.com) was established to provide a convenient platform to share CSI information.

• UndertookanimpactassessmentoftheCSIbetween2003and2006 to both determine what impact the project has had on the involved countries and ways to improve its effectiveness. The full assessment will be available in 2010.

Year ahead

2010 will focus on completing the 2008-2010 phase of the project by finalising CSI country reports and policy action briefs with partners in multiple countries. A key outputs will be to share the generated knowledge – including publications and a new indicator database. Finally, outreach activities to lay the groundwork for the next, refined, phase of the CSI project are expected to be a key focus area in the second half of 2010.

CiViL soCiety watCh (Csw)Civil Society Watch (CSW) aims to protect the existing space for civil society and citizen participation in countries around the world by mobilising timely and effective responses to situations where civil society’s rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association are threatened.

The programme’s activities undertaken with partners include; monitoring and disseminating threats, targeted advocacy responses and policy advocacy and network strengthening to expand and defend the space for civil society worldwide. The work of CSW falls primarily within Strategic Directions 1 and 3.

At work in Latin America

In 2009, CSI provided the framework for emerging regional

research initiatives in Latin America, which are seeking to assess the state of civil society

at the regional level, drawing on the CSI

findings.

Smiling faces

CIVICUS partner, Volunteer Services

Abroad, New Zealand

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institutions, and advocacy in key multilateral dialogues and forums on civil society rights.

Year ahead

In 2010, CSW will continue to strengthen and expand its ongoing projects and coalitions to monitor, protect and expand the space for civil society around the world. In addition, CSW will re-launch its Civil Society Behind Bars (CSBB) Campaign to advocate for release of prisoners of conscience in countries with oppressive political environments. In order to engage international civil society at a greater level, CSW will be building an online interactive CSW database. This database will provide global civil society with a platform to disseminate threats to the international community, monitor situations on local, national and regional levels, and coordinate effective responses to address targeted or wider audiences.

social impact a n a l y s i s O m b u d s m e n Social Contracts D e m o c r a c y A s s e s s m e n t

Africa aid e f fe c t i ve n e s s economic crisis e d u c a t i o n g o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y h u m a n i t a r i a n assistance MDGs m o n i t o r i n g and evaluation united nations civil society index united n a t i o n s a d v o c a c y media freedom of assembly North America civil society p a r t i c i p a t o r y g o v e r n a n c e d e m o c r a c y JUSTICE activist global climate CHANGE human rights acting t o g e t h e r seeking out

At Work in Eurasia

On 4 September 2009, renowned human rights expert, Evgeniy Zhovtis,

was convicted of unintentional vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to four years in a

penal colony in Kazakhstan. Analysis showed that during his trial he was denied due process rights

provided for under both Kazakh and international law. CSW actively supported the local civil society campaign, notably the work of the international

committee for the protection of Evgeniy Zhovtis. This committee was established by

Eurasia Network members to inform the international community of

the trial and process.


• ConcludedthepilotphaseofCSW’sEarlyWarningSystem(EWS) in March, and after an evaluation period, began the full implementation in October. Undertaken in partnership with the International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, EWS applies action oriented methodology to identify, monitor and respond to threats to civil society in an effective and timely manner. Currently, CSW works closely with 12 partners in different countries to implement the project.

• LaunchedanewprojectinFebruary2009aimedatprotectingthe space for civil society in the Eurasia region. The Eurasia International Digital Exchange and Advocacy (IDEA) network is a voluntary association of international and national NGOs and other civic groups from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. It aims to promote a safer environment for local civil society, and to widen the channels of communication between local activists in the Eurasia region and the global community.

• Workedtowardstheexpansionofcivilsocietyspaceinmultilateralforums. This included engaging local civil society in relevant UN forums and processes, advocacy with the multilateral financial

CIVICUS’ first Strategic Direction is to protect the rights of civil society actors. Working with members, partners and other allies, CIVICUS aims to strengthen efforts to promote the existence of an adequate space for civil society to operate freely; protect civil society organisations (CSOs) and citizen action from oppression and marginalisation; and provide solidarity to civil society when under threat.

In 2009, CIVICUS was involved in multiple interventions throughout the year where the rights of civil society actors were threatened. This included the Philippines, Zimbabwe and Kazakhstan. CIVICUS programmes, including the Civil Society Watch (CSW) programme, the Participatory Governance (PG) programme and the Legitimacy, Transparency and Accountability programme, emphasised the rights and responsibilities of civil society actors in their work. CIVICUS used its networks and communication tools to both disseminate information on threats to civil society and promote awareness of the rights of civil society actors.

Protecting the rights of civil society actors

CIVICUS' Early Warning

System partners discuss how best to track threats to

civil society

Strategic Direction 1

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s o l u t i o n s C I T I Z E N S accountability freedom of e x p r e s s i o n u n i t e dA d v o c a t i n g for Freedom of Information Civic Education & Citizen juries S u s t a i n e d D i a l o g u e People-Centred A d v o c a c y E v i d e n c e -based Policy food security Public Forums Civic Unions Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r D i a l o g u e G e n e r a t i v e Dialogue Public World Assembly Conversations Public (poverty) H e a r i n g s D e b a t e s Accountability L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e Pa r t i c i p a t o r y policy-making C o m m u n i t y -

CIVICUS’ second Strategic Direction is to strengthen good practice within civil society. Working with members, partners and other allies, CIVICUS aims to support initiatives to maintain and when necessary improve the accountability, transparency and legitimacy of CSOs; and encourage and support CSOs to comply with the highest standards of conduct in all aspects of their work.

In 2009, CIVICUS’ Legitimacy, Transparency and Accountability (LTA) programme conducted several workshops to increase awareness of the need for LTA within civil society organisations. Overall, CIVICUS programmes supported the sharing of good

practices through their networks and CIVICUS’ broader communication tools. CIVICUS also focused on implementing good practices within the organisation itself.

Strengthening good practices


Year ahead

In 2010, LTA will continue to strengthen CSO accountability by providing a platform to share best practice and facilitate peer learning amongst CIVICUS members, and other CSOs. LTA will also be working closely with CSW to develop a policy framework for rights and responsibility issues at a national and international level.

affinity GroUp of nationaL assoCiations (aGna)

The Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA) convenes national associations of civil society organisations to enhance their effectiveness by: i) convening members to share experiences about their work and engagements and adopt collective responses to common challenges, and (ii) facilitating discussions and mutual learning on how to run national associations effectively. As a network, AGNA supports all three Strategic Directions, particularly Strategic Direction 2 through sharing best practices among its members.


• Hostedtheannualgeneralmeetingwhichincludedaworkshopon legitimacy, transparency and accountability in collaboration with CIVICUS’ LTA programme.

In September 2009,

the LTA programme conducted a workshop with

National Associations from around the world. While each context

was unique, participants identified government restrictions and NGO

governance as common challenges. The LTA programme is now working

with National Associations to find and share solutions to

these challenges.

LeGitimaCy, transparenCy and aCCoUntaBiLity (Lta)

The Legitimacy, Transparency and Accountability (LTA) programme works to improve the governance of CSOs and build public trust in them. It does so by promoting awareness on the part of CSOs and other stakeholders regarding issues of LTA, promoting ethical practice and agreed codes of conduct, and enhancing the quality and functioning of CSO boards and other formal oversight and accountability mechanisms. LTA contributes significantly to Strategic Direction 2.


• ConductedthreesessionswithCIVICUSpartnerstoidentifytheneeds and expectations of CSOs regarding LTA and the threats they face in implementing LTA.

• Startedtoestablishthreecommunitiesofpracticeamongspecificgroups of CSOs to increase their awareness of LTA and their engagement with these issues.

• CollectedLTAtoolsandprocesseswhichwillbeavailablethrough an online searchable database by mid-2010. The goal of the database is to increase the knowledge shared among civil society and other stakeholders with regards to good practice and effectiveness within civil society.

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climate Oceania change

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• Oversawtheproductionofjointresearchpapersbythreegroupsof national associations.

• Providedsupportinorganisingpeer-learningexchangevisits involving members from Scotland, Nigeria, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

• CollaboratedwithCSWtoshowsolidarityandcallforactionwhere civil society is under threat through the dissemination of messages to AGNA members and relevant stakeholders.

• Collectedanddisseminatedrelevantmaterialssuchasnationalassociation’s codes of conducts, newsletters, membership strategies, capacity building toolkits and manuals. This included the production of three editions of the AGNA newsletter.

Year ahead

In 2010, the AGNA secretariat will focus on providing support and guidance to four AGNA working groups working on civil society-government relations, membership strategies, global advocacy and the legitimacy, transparency and accountability of national associations.

internationaL adVoCaCy nGos network (ianGo)

The annual IANGO workshop creates a space for leaders of International Advocacy NGOs (IANGOs) to engage in reflection, learning and strategic thinking with the aim of enabling action on common challenges and opportunities.

One tangible output is the International NGOs Accountability Charter, which sets a common code of conduct for organisations that work transnationally on the protection and promotion of public goods. The Accountability Charter has an independent website at www.ingoaccountabilitycharter.org.

CIVICUS functions as the secretariat for the annual Workshop and the Charter.


• Heldthe2009IANGOWorkshopfrom31Mayto2JuneinBarcelona, Spain, under the theme "Crisis”. It was the first workshop after the financial crisis erupted in the autumn of 2008. The discussion covered the updates on the Accountability Charter, the challenges of the current crises (financial, climate, governance) for INGOs, and effectiveness and impact of the NGOs.

Year ahead

The 2010 IANGO workshop will be held from 6-8 June2010inGeneva,Switzerland.In2010theAccountability Charter will start implementing a new reporting framework as its board members have been active in establishing a Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) NGO supplement. This will replace the current interim reporting framework.

In 2009, AGNA members, Scotland Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and the National Association of NGOs (NANGO) in Zimbabwe engaged in a peer-learning exchange. As a result of this exchange, NANGO was invited to apply for British Government funds that they were previously perceived as ‘not hard hitting enough’ to receive.

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intern Dudu signs a canvas in support of a 'Real Deal' on climate

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media civil society watch

g l o b a l financial c r i s i s freedom of a s s e m b l y civil society

p a r t i c i p a t o r y g o v e r n a n c e Advocating for

F r e e d o m of Information Civic Education Citizen juries S u s t a i n e d

D i a l o g u e People-Centred A d v o c a c y

E v i d e n c e -

CIVICUS’ third Strategic Direction is to strengthen civil society’s ability to influence the policies and practices of governments, international institutions and the private sector. Working with members, partners and other allies, CIVICUS aims to: support civil society’s increasingly vital role in confronting the challenges to humanity that governments, international institutions and the private sector are failing to adequately address; build effective collaboration within civil society and strengthen the sector’s capacity to engage (collectively and individually) governments, international institutions and the private sector; and increase civil society’s hands-on experience of political processes.

In 2009, CIVICUS’ programmes helped build the capacity of their partners to engage with governments and international organisations. For example, the PG programme targeted civil society and government actors to build the ability of ordinary citizens to influence and participate in public decision making processes. In the Eurasia network, collaboration of partners was fostered and capacities were developed on international advocacy to influence global processes. Overall, CIVICUS engaged in international forums and networks to strengthen the voice and influence of civil society.

Strengthening the influence of civil society


partiCipatory GoVernanCe (pG)Participatory Governance (PG) programme focuses on building the capacities of targeted civil society actors to influence and participate in public decision-making processes at local and national levels. The programme activities are part of a multi-dimensional capacity-building strategy focusing on: i) knowledge generation and sharing; ii) direct skills transfer and promotion of participatory governance tools and approaches; iii) networking and bridge-building; and iv) promotion of innovation. PG is one of CIVICUS’ current interventions for Strategic Direction 3 at the country level.


• Collaboratedwithsevenregionallyanchoredpartnerorganisations to implement a series of skills-building activities, reaching a total of 180 targeted civil society and government practitioners in over 25 countries around the world. In December, PG convened these seven partner organisations from around the world for a global learning and sharing event to distil lessons from the skills-building activities.

• Producedthebook“FromPoliticalWon’ttoPoliticalWill:BuildingSupport for Participatory Governance,” published in 2009 by Kumarian Press. This publication contains a geographically diverse selection of analyses and case studies on overcoming political resistance for citizen participation in public decision-making.

• Collaboratedwithanetworkofspecialiststodevelopanonlineresource centre – PG Exchange. PG Exchange will be launched in mid-2010.

• Promotedinnovationbyawarding15smallgrantstoinnovativeparticipatory governance initiatives across a variety of sectors.

• Undertookaprogrammeevaluationtodeterminetheimpactofthe programme from 2007 to 2009. The results will be available in early 2010.

Year ahead

In 2010, drawing on the evaluation findings, PG will consolidate and build on the past achievements in the promotion participatory governance practices worldwide. Key activities in 2010 will centre on the online resource centre, PG Exchange (www.pgexchange.org), and consolidation of the PG global Community of Practice.

worLd assemBLy The CIVICUS World Assembly serves as a primary venue for civil society practitioners, researchers, activists, concerned business leaders and representatives from development agencies to share ideas and experiences on strengthening citizen participation and to engage with donors and government representatives. Unfortunately, the 2009 CIVICUS World Assembly was postponed due to the effects of the global financial crisis. The World Assembly supports our three Strategic Directions.


• Continuedpreparationsforthe2010WorldAssemblyinMontreal,in partnership with our Canadian host organisation, Institut du Nouveau Monde.

At Work in Africa

In Ghana, under one PG innovation grant activity, the market revenue activity went

up by 10 per cent when citizens worked together with the market

authorities to improve revenue collection and accountability

in the use of the revenue collected.

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based Policy food security Public Forums Civic Unions Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r

Dialogue G e n e r a t i v e Dialogue Public World Assembly Conversations

P u b l i c ( p o v e r t y ) H e a r i n g s D e b a t e s Accountability

L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e Pa r t i c i p a t o r y policy-making

Community - b a s e d M o n i t o r i n g and Evaluation Transparency

S t a k e -h o l d e r Pa r t i c i p a t o r y s o c i a l

impac t

• LaunchedanewWorldAssemblywebsiteatwww.civicusassembly.org.

• GrantedfourInnovationAwardstoprojectsinPeru,Chile,Pakistanand Cameroon, Togo and Nigeria (a joint-African project).

Year ahead

The next year will focus on planning and holding the CIVICUS World Assembly from 20-23 August in Montreal, Canada, as well as laying the foundations for the 2011 and 2012 events. More information on the programme and registration will be available at www.civicusassembly.org.

deVeLopment effeCtiVeness and Cooperation(deC)

Over the course of 2008 and 2009, CIVICUS has played a role around Development Effectiveness and Cooperation (DEC), particularly with regards to promoting civil society participation in, and transparency of, international processes on development and aid; promoting democratic ownership of aid and development and enhanced government accountability at the local and national levels; and supporting processes addressing the effectiveness of civil society organisations as development actors. In this regard, DEC supports Strategic Direction 1, 2 and 3.


• BecameamemberoftheBetterAidcoordinatingcommitteetopursue transparency in development issues and participate in communications and outreach to CSOs.

• Co-publishedthebook“StrengtheningCivilSociety’sRolesandVoice: Reflections on CSO Engagement with the Accra Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness”, with Canadian Council for International Cooperation and IBON.

• EngagedasanactivememberoftheGlobalFacilitationGroupofthe Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness.

• EngagedasanactivememberoftheInternationalAidTransparency Initiative (IATI) steering committee. CIVICUS, together with the European Commission, led the “Code of Conduct and Standard” work stream on aid transparency.

• UndertookworkontheIntelligentFundingTracktogetherwiththe Scotland Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and the Institut du Nouveau Monde (INM).

Year ahead

In 2010, CIVICUS will be an active member of BetterAid and Open Forum coalitions, which are gearing up their efforts to influence the next High Level Forum in 2011 in South Korea. The themes of development effectiveness and democratic ownership resonates well with the CIVICUS Strategic Directions and core programmes, which will be harnessed in 2010 by hosting workshops at the CIVICUS World Assembly and by creating a concrete stream of work.

CIVICUS member, Ubuntu

Village, brings child ambassadors on

youth radio show in the USA.

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The Every Human Has Rights campaign started in 2008 by The Elders to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR). The campaign was principally an awareness-raising and education campaign, catalysed and run by a small campaign team with a unique and committed partner coalition. In early 2009, CIVICUS committed to coordinating Every Human Has Rights for 2009-2011 and help it to transition into a longer term rights education programme, enabling the work inspired by The Elders to continue. For more information, visit www.everyhumanhasrights.org.

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a n a l y s i s O m b u d s m e n Social Contracts

Democracy A s s e s s m e n t

A f r i c a aid effectiveness economic crisis e d u c a t i o n g o v e r n m e n t

p o l i c y h u m a n i t a r i a n assistance MDGs

monitoring and evaluation united nations

Middle East d e m o c r a c y j u s t i c e

a c t i v i s t global climate

c h a n g e human rights acting together

seeking out solutions c i t i z e n s

accountability

CiViCUs at the UnThe purpose of CIVICUS representation at the United Nations in both Geneva and New York is to enhance the space and impact of civil society in decision-making processes. Systematic engagement with the UN allows CIVICUS to pursue all three of its Strategic Directions, with particular emphasis on Strategic Directions 1 and 3, through both advocacy and convening activities.


• ProducedastrategypaperonUNengagementfortheperiodSeptember2009–September2011.

• UNRepresentativeinNewYorkservedasChairoftheUNDepartmentofPublicInformationNGO (DPI/NGO) Executive Committee. He helped organize the 2009 DPI/NGO Conference on development and disarmament in Mexico City, Mexico and spoke at general conference of the World League for Freedom and Democracy in Manila, Philippines.

• EngagedwiththeUNhumanrightsmachinery,inparticularwiththeHumanRightsCouncilinGeneva and other networking activities including giving oral statements and contributing to the Universal Periodic Review process. Side events were also organised on specific issues including “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60” and “Ethiopia”.

• ParticipatedintheUNConferenceontheWorldFinancialandEconomicCrisisandItsImpactonDevelopment at the UN in New York and the Durban Review Conference in Geneva.

• Spokeonvariouspanelsrelatedtohumanrights,theglobaleconomiccrisisandsocialprotectionissues. This included participating in the Draft Guiding Principles: “Extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor”.

Year ahead

In 2010, a specific focus will be on the review of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and CIVICUS participation in civil society events organized by the UN Economic and Social Council and Department of Public Information in New York. A close watch on the acquired role and status of civil society as a recognized stakeholder will be important. In addition, a focus will be on facilitating more and more CIVICUS members or partners to participate under CIVICUS’ umbrella in the deliberations of the United Nations and Human Rights Council and other bodies. CIVICUS will engage civil society partners, including GCAP, in preparations leading up to the UN General Assembly Summit on the MDGs in September 2010.

*InApril2009JefferyHuffineswasappointedasRepresentativeattheUNinNewYorktoreplaceVicente Garcia-Delgado who served in that capacity with distinction since 2002.

CiViCUs CommUniCations

CIVICUS’ Communications are focused on two objectives, i) to build CIVICUS as a platform for achieving its Strategic Directions and ii) to be an effective communicator. In pursuit of the objectives, in 2009 CIVICUS adopted a communication strategy based on 6 ‘Cs’: for CIVICUS to be “collaborative, compelling, contemporary, courageous, creative and credible” in all its communication activities.


• Reachedover70,000individualsubscriberswiththeweeklye-newsletter, e-CIVICUS, covering a broad range of issues affecting civil society. Special issues throughout the year, highlighted articles from CIVICUS members around the world.

• ContinuedtoimprovetheCIVICUSwebsite(www.civicus.org)making it more timely and interactive.

• Engagedwithlocalandforeignmedia,improvingthecoverageand profile of CIVICUS as a whole, as well as that of individual campaigns and civil society more broadly. The ‘Save Zimbabwe Now’campaign,inJanuary2009,inparticulargarneredsignificantmedia interest.

• BuiltCIVICUS’profileandengagedwithstakeholdersonsocialnetworking platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

• DevelopedtheCivilSocietyGateway(www.civilsocietygateway.org) in collaboration with Inter Press Services (IPS). The Gateway is an online database of civil society contacts for the media.

Year ahead

In 2010, the communications department will continue to engage local and foreign media, improve the CIVICUS website and interact with stakeholders via social media. Key activities include supporting the Every Human Has Rights (EHHR) campaign and the CIVICUS World Assembly, as well as improving CIVICUS internal communications.

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Public Forums Civic Unions Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r D i a l o g u e G e n e r a t i v e Dialogue Public

W o r l d Assembly Conversations Public (poverty) H e a r i n g s

Debates Accountability L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e Pa r t i c i p ato r y policy-making Community-b a s e d Monitoring and

Evaluation Transparenc y S t a k e h o l d e r Pa r t i c i p ato r y

s o c i a l i m p a c t a n a l y s i s O m b u d s m e n Social Contracts D e m o c r a c y

In 2009, CIVICUS spent significant effort to develop the organisation and enhance achievement of its Strategic Directions and ultimately its vision and mission. Specific activities in this area include:

• EstablishedaformalImpact,PlanningandLearningFramework(IPLF) to support effective planning, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting within the organisation and to support the organisation in identifying, documenting and using the lessons learnt to improve performance. The IPLF is also helping CIVICUS to improve its accountability and public image.

• Adoptedseveralnewhumanresourcepoliciestogovernthemanagement of staff processes. In particular, a new performance appraisal system was piloted during 2009 to improve staff evaluation and development.

• Installednewcustomer-relationsandfinancialmanagementsystems to improve the data management and financial system at CIVICUS. Outdated hardware was also replaced in order to improve efficiency.

In addition to these activities, in 2009, CIVICUS began the process of assessing its organisational structure to ascertain how to improve the organisation’s ability to achieve its mission more effectively and efficiently. It was determined that CIVICUS needed to restructure to better align its programmes and departments with its Strategic Directions, to improve internal organisational collaboration and to address human resource challenges related to recruitment, commitment and retention. A staff-led restructuring team was established in 2009 to lead the initial process of developing a proposed new structure for the organisation. The structure development and renewal and implementation process are expected to be completed in 2010.

impaCt, pLanninG and LearninG framework (ipLf)

Impact Planning and Learning Framework (IPLF) is a tool to help CIVICUS meet its planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting

and learning requirements. It is the planning and information gathering mechanism with the primary aim of enhancing CIVICUS’ effectiveness, efficiency, learning and accountability.

In 2009, the IPLF office was established and started the process of reviewing and improving our planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and learning practices and systems. Several system introductions were made during the year. Our annual operational planning process took a new format which placed more emphasis on outcomes (change) than merely outputs and activities, as well as on realistic indicators to monitor the progress of their work and to align them with the CIVICUS’ three Strategic Directions. Work on cross cutting issues such as gender and diversity have also become more explicit in CIVICUS work plans.

Overall, IPLF is contributing to a longer-term culture shift within CIVICUS that incorporates organisational learning, as well as creating a platform for planning impact-driven work, thus helping CIVICUS to work more effectively and efficiently towards its mission and to improve its accountability performance and public image.

orGanisationaL deVeLopmentorGanisationaL deVeLopment

Gender eqUaLity team (Get)In 2009, gender mainstreaming became increasingly visible in CIVICUS operations and programming, supported by the Gender Equality Team (GET). GET is a voluntary team of CIVICUS staff and volunteers, as well as Board members, which seeks to integrate a focus on gender equality throughout CIVICUS.

During 2009, GET provided a space within CIVICUS to discuss diversity and other gender related issues affecting the organisation and its staff. Its main activities included:

• HostingapoweranddiversityworkshopforCIVICUSstaffthattackledissuessuchasage,race,nationality and sexual orientation.

• Participatinginthereviewofthe2010operationalplanstoensuregenderwasproperlymainstreamed in CIVICUS work plans.

• CollaboratingwiththeIPLFmanagertoensurethatgenderrelatedoutcomesandindicatorsweredeveloped in the operational plans by various departments.

GET is currently an 11 staff-member strategic team drawing representatives from different departments in CIVICUS as well as two CIVICUS board members. It will continue to monitor and support gender mainstreaming in CIVICUS throughout 2010.

CIVICUS member,

Canadian Crossroads International, supports girls in Ghana through

hands-on classes in trades including

hairdressing.

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A s s e s s m e n t

Africa aid e f fe c t i ve n e s s e c o n o m i c

c r i s i s e d u c a t i o n g o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y

humanitarian

assistance M D G s m o n i t o r i n g and evaluation united nations civil society index united

nations a d v o c a c y media freedom

CiViCUs' memBershipCiViCUs' memBershipCIVICUS Membership is open to civil society organisations, foundations and individuals from across the spectrum and diversity of civil society.

During 2009, CIVICUS represented a wide influential network of civil society organisations and networks including large global INGOs, national, regional networks and grassroot CSOs centred around particular thematic areas, such as gender, climate/environment, poverty, governance and accountability, from 110 countries from the global North and South.

All members join in solidarity with other like-minded people and organisations by supporting CIVICUS' mission, vision and values. As such, members join as a show of support and based on a desire to join an alliance that helps:

Protect the rights of civil society, promote good practice among civil society organisations and increase the influence of civil society with local, national and international governments and institutions.

CIVICUS and its activities provided added value to members in 2009 in the following ways:

• Sensemaking:CIVICUShelpedtomonitorandmakesenseofthe complex global civil society for its members through our electronic newsletters and other communications.

• Convening:CIVICUSbroughttogethermembersfromdiverseregions and sectors to share knowledge, good practice and experiences,primarilyduringthe2009Joint-programmepartnersmeetings, members' meetings and several campaigns.

• Space-providing:CIVICUShelpedprovideaspaceforitsmembersvoice to be heard on the global stage by organising side events, incorporating member views into its representations at international forums and incorporating members-voices through articles and other contributions to e-CIVICUS.

CIVICUS aims to ‘sense’ the needs of its members, serve their interests, reflect their views in its public stances and programme priorities and remain accountable to them. Accordingly, in 2009, CIVICUS started to implement its Strategic Directions with the aim of maximising membership involvement and positioning members at the centre of CIVICUS.

Looking to 2010, converging crisis from the economy to the climate mean that now more than ever we seek the voices of our members to ensure the empowerment of people who can not speak for themselves. As a result, we aim to engage members in conversation through new tools, such as social networking platforms, to ensure participation, networking, sharing and dialogue.

ComparatiVe ConstitUenCy sUrVey

In 2009, CIVICUS participated, along with nine other international membership-based organisations, in a comparative constituency survey coordinated by iScale and Keystone. It focused on six areas of inquiry: i) structure and function of the network, ii) quality of relationships with the network’s bodies, iii) network vibrancy, iv) level of synergy within the network, v) value added for constituents and vi) network’s impact.

While the survey identified CIVICUS as filling a need within civil society, it also made clear that there is significant scope for CIVICUS to improve the value that members gain from their involvement in the network. Particular areas for improvement identified include CIVICUS communication with members and the need for increased opportunities for members to contribute to the CIVICUS network, which will be a key focus area of CIVICUS work in 2010. The reports from the survey will become available in 2010.

CIVICUS seems to be moving in the right direction, focusing on its members, and how they can benefit from relevant programmes, how they can be included in the programmes, and how CIVICUS can be of most relevance to its members and civil society as a whole.

- a CIVICUS member"

Roina Faatauvaa-

Vavatau from CIVICUS member

Samoa Umbrella for Non Governmental

Organisations (SUNGO) poses next to a photo

from the Pacific.

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of assembly North America

c i v i l society p a r t i c i p a t o r y g o v e r n a n c e d e m o c r a c y JUSTICE activist global climate

C H A N G E human rights acting together seeking out s o l u t i o n s

C I T I Z E N S accountability freedom of e x p r e s s i o n u n i t e dAdvocating for

Freedom of Information Civic Education & Citizen juries S u s t a i n e d

D i a l o g u e People-Centred A d v o c a c y E v i d e n c e -based Policy food security

Percentage of CIVICUS Members per region

In 2009, CIVICUS had members from 110 countries in all regions of the world. The following map and chart illustrate this spread of membership.

33%Africa

26%Asia

18%Europe

20%The Americas

3%Oceania Countries with members

Countries without members

memBership By CoUntry and reGion

CIVICUS member, Canadian

Crossroads International, supports

HIV education for children in Ghana

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Public Forums

C i v i c U n i o n s Europe Multi S t a k e h o l d e r D i a l o g u e G e n e r a t i v e Dialogue Public

W o r l d Assembly Conversations Public (poverty) H e a r i n g s D e b a t e s Accountability

L o c a l G o v e r n a n c e Pa r t i c i p a t o r y policy-making C o m m u n i t y -b a s e d

Monitoring and Evaluation Tr a n s p a r e n c y S t a k e h o l d e r Pa r t i c i p a t o r y s o c i a l

i m p a c t a n a l y s i s Ombudsmen Social Contracts

aUdit report for CiViCUs in soUth afriCa

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D e m o c r a c y A s s e s s m e n t

Africa aid e f f e c t i v e n e s s economic crisis e d u c a t i o n g o v e r n m e n t

p o l i c y h u m a n i t a r i a n assistance MDGs m o n i t o r i n g and evaluation united nations

c i v i l society p a r t i c i p a t o r y


j u s t i c e activist global

c l imate Oceania change

h u m a n rights acting t o g e t h e r seeking out solutions

aUdit report for CiViCUs in United states of ameriCa

CiViCUs aCCoUntaBiLity

InJune2006,CIVICUS-togetherwith10otherleadinginternationalNGOs–became one of the first signatories to the International NGO’s Accountability Charter (AC), thereby publicly undertaking commitments to progressively apply all charter provisions to its policies, operations and programmes. AC provisions range from outlining the general values and principles underpinning international NGOs' approaches to providing very specific guidance on a number of operational and programme issues impacting all areas of signatories’ work.

As an alliance that is dedicated to promoting citizen action and strengthening civil society, CIVICUS recognises the importance of enhancing the legitimacy, transparency and accountability of civil society organisations and of leading by example through voluntarily adopting a code of conduct. As the Secretariat of the AC, CIVICUS feels an additional obligation to protect the integrity of the AC and does so by making a concerted effort to fully and systematically align its current practices to AC provisions.

Under the AC, CIVICUS is obligated to include certain information within its annual report. The 2009 annual report fulfils this requirement, however it does not yet report adequately on its environmental and human rights impact. Organisational policies are currently being developed in this area and will be available in the 2010/2011 planning cycle. CIVICUS' third annual compliance report, which was published in 2009, can be viewed at: www.ingoaccountabilitycharter.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/CIVICUS_AC_Report.pdf

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aGGreGated finanCiaL statementsaGGreGated finanCiaL statements

The Aggregated Financial Statements which follow are an aggregation of the Audited CIVICUS Washington Financial Statements and the AuditedCIVICUSJohannesburgFinancialStatementswithitsproperty-owningsubsidiaryGoldenSpot.TheauditopinionsforeachsetofFinancial Statements are reproduced on the preceeding pages.

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CIVICUS is an innate concept – it must exist no matter what the difficulties of implementing its core activities. I think that the organisation will get stronger and take root in time. It will soon become a major actor in global governance.

- a CIVICUS Stakeholder

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We would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support to CIVICUS’ mission during 2009:

Africa Women Development FundAustralian Volunteers International (AVI)Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA)Carnegie Trust UK Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Christian AidCommonwealth FoundationEuropean Commission Ford FoundationInternational Development Research Centre/Centre de Recherches pour le Développement International (IDRC/CRDI)Inter American Foundation (IAF)Irish Aid

Nduna FoundationNorwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD)Overseas Development Institute (ODI)Oxfam GB Oxfam Novib Oxfam USProject Advice and Training Centre (PATC) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)Trust AfricaUnited Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)United Nations Democracy FundVolunteer Services Abroad

We would also like to thank those individuals that generously contributed to our work, either financially or through volunteering, as well as all of our members for their continued support.


At Work in Eurasia

Through their participation in the CSI, civil society in Turkey

and Armenia started a process of reconciliation at the end of 2009. CSI partners’, Counterpart International

Armenia and the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV),

kick-started a new cross border cooperation Initiative that looks

set to carry on well into 2010.

CIVICUS staff members

supported the TckTckTck campaign in

2009

donors and sUpporters

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Mercedes Alvarez Rudin**GCAP Intern (until March), Netherlands

Tracy AndersonCSI Research Fellow – Aga Khan Foundation Canada (until November), CSI Research Officer (from November), Canada

Estelle BakerOffice and Human Resources Manager, South Africa

Carol BaloyiMembership Support Officer, South Africa

Amy BartlettCSI Officer, Canada

Netsanet BelayCSW Manager (from September), Ethiopia

Richard BennettAGNA Consultant, UK

Caitlin Blaser**GCAP Campaign Officer (until April), USA

Renate BloemRepresentative to the UN – Volunteer, Geneva

Karen BrummelPGIntern(June-December),Netherlands

Karena CroninVolunteerism Special Project Officer – United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Volunteer (until August), USA

Penny DlaminiManager in the Secretary General’s office, South Africa

Angel DipietroCSWIntern(May-June),USA

Sifiso DubeExecutive Assistant in the Secretary General’s Office, Zimbabwe

Sinqobile DubeCSI Support Officer, Zimbabwe

Badumile DumaCommunicationsConsultant(untilJanuary),SouthAfrica

Christal DuPontHuman Resource Administration Support Officer (from February), Swaziland

Margaret FishWorld Assembly Manager, South Africa

Vicente Garcia-DelgadoRepresentative to the UN – Volunteer, New York

Guy HollowayPGIntern(untilJune),UK

Jeff HuffinesRepresentative to the UN – Volunteer, New York (from April), USA

Jessica HumeMembership Officer (until May), Communications Officer(fromJune)Canada

Katsuji ImataDeputySecretaryGeneral–Programmes,Japan

Manish JoshiExecutive Assistant to the Honorary President (from JunetoAugust),UK

Mahi KhallafPGSeniorResearcher(untilJune),Egypt

Muelelwa KhosaCSI Support Officer (until May), South Africa

Deus KibambaParticipatoryGovernanceOfficer(fromJanuary),Tanzania

David KodeAGNA Support Officer, Cameroon

Michael KwenaiteIT Technician, South Africa

Katherine LangerCSI Intern (May-August), USA

Hella LedwabaCommunicationsIntern(March-July),SouthAfrica

Rose NgwenjahCSI Research Intern (until April), Cameroon

Precious MagolegoProcurement Support Officer, South Africa

Carmen MalenaPG Consultant, Canada

Kristina MändLTA Consultant, Estonia

Ben Margolis**GCAP Mobilisation Officer (until April) - Oxfam GB, UK

Jacob MatiCSI Research Officer, Kenya

Candace MickensFinance Consultant (until September), USA

Julie MiddletonCSWActingManager(untilJune),Canada

Tselane Moleba**GCAP Assistant (February-March), South Africa

Lindiwe MoyoBookkeeper, Zimbabwe

Nomusa Moyo**GCAP Intern (until February), Zimbabwe

Irfan Mufti**GCAP Campaign Manager (until April), Pakistan

Dawn MnisiBookkeeper, South Africa

Irfan Mufti**GCAP Campaign Manager (until April), Pakistan

Eric MuraganaCommunications Officer (until February), South Africa

Kumi NaidooHonorary President (until August), South Africa

Adam NordCSW Officer (from September), USA

Mark NowottnyCSI Programme Officer (from October), UK

Ciara O`Sullivan** GCAP Media Coordinator (until April), Spain

Anu PekkonenPG Officer, Finland

Sandra PiresMembership Manager (from February), South Africa

Peter PhiriLTAOfficer(untilJuly),Malawi

Mandy PooleAssistant Secretary General – Operations, Ireland

Thabang RabothoCommunicationsIntern(untilJanuary),SouthAfrica

Liz RobsonResource Mobilisation Manager (until December), UK

Sebastian RungumaImpactPlanningandLearningManager(fromJuly),Kenya

Jane RutledgeMembership Communications Officer – Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) Volunteer (from May), New Zealand

Manjunath SadashivaPG Consultant (from September), India

The CIVICUS team consists of colleagues drawn from all over the world, full-time and part-time, including interns, volunteers and secondees. Listed below are colleagues who contributed to CIVICUS’ work in 2009 through a variety of roles. CiViCUs team in 2009

Tanzilya SalimdjanovaCSW Officer (until March), Uzbekistan

Judith Seda ResourceMobilisationOfficer(fromJanuary),Kenya

Anupama SelvamExecutive Assistant to the Honorary President (until May), USA

Tracy SeptemberWorld Assembly Support Officer, South Africa

Julia SestierCSI Programme Officer, France

Federico SilvaCSI Officer (until October), Italy

Brandon SoloskiCSWIntern(June-August),USA

Ingrid SrinathSecretary General, India

Malauna SteeleFinance consultant (from March), USA

Helena Suarez**GCAP Web Editor and New Media Coordinator (until April), UK

Devendra TakCommunications Manager, India

Nastasya TayMedia Liaison Officer – Australian Volunteers International(AVI)Volunteer(untilJuly),Australia

Mandeep TiwanaCSW Officer, India

Joyce TshabalalaFinance Manager, South Africa

Ijeoma Uche-Okeke**GCAPIntern(January-April),Nigeria

Henri ValotPolicy Advisor, France

Nermine WallyCSI Officer (until February), Egypt

Budhi Yonanta Bahroelim**GCAP Intern (until March), Netherlands

Bilal ZebCSIOfficer(June-November),Pakistan

Sonia ZilbermanCSW Officer, USA

**Staff members of

the GCAP Global Secretariat are listed as

“until April” or their time in January to April as it was hosted at CIVICUS

until April 2009.

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Physical Address (RSA): CIVICUS House

24 Gwigwi Mrwebi Street corner Quinn Street

Newtown, Johannesburg, 2001South Africa

Postal Address (RSA): PO Box 933, Southdale,

Johannesburg, 2135South Africa

Tel: +27 11 833 5959 Fax: +27 11 833 7997

Address (USA): 1420 K Street NW, Suite 900

Washington DC, 20005USA

Tel: +1 202 331 8581 Fax: +1 202 331 8774

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