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Can civil society take its place at the global table?
Today global decision-making is more far-reaching than ever before. Because so many crucial areas of life are affected, all sectors naturally want to be part of this decision-making – including civil society. This issue of …
Civil society and the World Bank – the road to participation
When PRSPs became a requirement for debt relief under HIPC in September 1999, it was specified that they had to be developed through a participatory process involving all ‘development partners’. How did PRSPs come to …
Overseas staffing – Foundation dilemmas
This issue of Alliance looks at how foundations that operate internationally run their operations. Interviews with a broad spectrum of foundations provide interesting insights into the considerations underlying the choices made regarding three interrelated issues: …
CEE – Russia – Unlocking local resources
The Mott Foundation made its first grantmaking forays into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia in the early 1990s. We quickly recognized that it was not enough to support information provision, training and other …
Bank guarantees for development
Founded in Geneva in 1996, the International Guarantee Fund (IGF) aims to help in a different way: instead of giving money, it guarantees loans, thus making it possible for its Southern partner organizations to take …
Corporate responsibility after September 11
It is widely predicted by self-styled progressive internationalists that the ghastly destruction of the World Trade Center, the quintessential symbol of global capitalism, will bring with it a realization that ‘business as usual’ is both …
Civil society under threat following September 11
To what extent are anti-terrorist measures by governments weakening civil society, whether inadvertently or intentionally? And how are civil society organizations (CSOs) acting to counter threats to civil liberties – either threats to their own …
Has relief become the enemy development?
Has relief become the enemy of development? Krisno Nimpuno of the Netherlands-Based Disaster and Emergency Research Centre would answer ‘yes’ to this question. He believes that so-called disasters are caused by our failure to take …
A ten-year time frame
In 1997, Ted Turner made front-page headlines around the world when he announced his US$1 billion donation to United Nations causes. He also caught the attention of the philanthropic community when he chose to channel …
Interview – Monica Mutuku
Persuading people to help build an endowment fund that will support civil society capacity-building is never an easy task. In a country with extremes of poverty and immediate need like Kenya, it must be even …