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Name/Organisation
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Summary of Organisation |
Nuning Akhmadi
SMERU
Indonesia
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SMERU
is an independent institution for research and policy
studies which provides accurate and timely information
and objective analysis, professionally and proactively,
on various socio-economic and poverty issues which are
considered most urgent and relevant for the people of
Indonesia. |
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Rosemary Adong
Community Development Resource Network (CDRN)
Uganda
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CDRN
is an independent local NGO aiming to promote civil society's
efforts to reduce poverty among women, men and children
in Uganda through organisational and institutional strengthening,
through work on three core programme areas: 1. Civil society
and poverty reduction programme (with a focus on research
and advocacy on issues of relevance to civil society in
Uganda). 2. CBO and community development programme (with
a focus on capacity-building for smaller development organisations).
3. NGO Training and Organisation Development programme
(with a focus on training for local NGOs). |
Carlos Aramburu
CIES
Peru |
Consorcio
de Investigación Económica y Social
(Social and Economic Research Consortium) seeks to strengthen
Peru's academic community in order to produce and disseminate
useful knowledge for analysts and decision-makers in government,
civil society and academia. Its mission is to contribute
to Peru's development by raising the level of debate on
key options for economic and social policy. |
Mavuto Bamusi
Malawi Economic Justice Network
Malawi |
Malawi
Economic Justice Network, (MEJN) Malawi is a coalition
of civil society organisations, standing for poverty reduction
through equitable distribution of economic opportunities,
resources and income. |
Tony Dogbe
Participatory Development Associates
Ghana |
Ghana
Participatory Development Associates (PDA), Ghana
provides facilitation, training and research services
for government, non-government and private organizations
in Ghana in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS; gender issues;
governance; organization development; and monitoring and
evaluation of development projects and programmes. |
Bola Fajemirokun
Development Initiatives Network
Nigeria |
Development Initiatives
Network is a Lagos-based NGO, focused on policy
research and advocacy on environmental issues, HIV/AIDS,
urbanization and urban waste management. Development Initiatives
Network also coordinates a number of other networks, including
the Action Initiatives Breakthrough Group, a network of
youth and other organizations tackling HIV-related discrimination
and stigma through targeted public awareness campaigns
and legal action.. |
Priyanthi Fernando
CEPA
Sri Lanka |
The Centre
for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) was established in 2001,
as an independent institute providing services on poverty
related development issues in Sri Lanka. CEPA focuses
its service provision on the following programme areas:
Poverty and Conflict, Poverty Assessment and Poverty Impact
Monitoring. |
Anne Gathumbi
Trocaire
Kenya |
Trócaire
is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic
Church in Irelandhas supported long-term development work
throughout the continent of Africa since its creation
in 1973. Trócaire works with local partners in
the different countries, and has offices in the following
countries: Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Rwanda. |
David Kalete
CIVICUS
South Africa |
CIVICUS
is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening
citizen action and civil society throughout the world.
Its main objectives are: Civic Existence - to promote
the rights of citizens to organise and act collectively
towards defined goals for the public good; Civic Expression
- to increase the effectiveness and improve the governance
of civil society organisations, as well as their capacity
to set and achieve their individual and collective goals;
Civic Engagement - to foster interaction between civil
society and other institutions in order to increase the
voice of citizens in public life. |
Elizabeth Kamau
Abantu
Kenya |
Abantu
for Development is an international non-governmental organisation
established in 1991. The focus of their work is on training,
providing information and advice on mobilising resources
towards sustainable development in Africa. The East African
Office is based in Kenya and currently has 4 programmes:
Gender and Poverty, Gender and Governance, Gender and
Conflict, and Gender and Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs). |
Vivian Kazi
Economic and Social Research Foundation
Tanzania |
Economic
and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Tanzania's
primary objectives are to strengthen capabilities in policy
analysis and development management and to enhance the
understanding of policy options in the government, the
public sector, civil society, and the donor community
and the growing private sector. |
Charles Lwanga Ntale
Development Research and Training
Uganda |
Development
Research and Training (DRT) is a Ugandan non-governmental
organization that aims at undertaking policy research
and analysis in Uganda. It promotes institutional capacity
building, micro and macro analysis and also promotes advocacy
on a wide range of social, political and economic issues. |
Susan Mbaya
SARPN
South Africa |
The Southern
African Regional Poverty Network is a non-profit organisation
that promotes debate and knowledge sharing on poverty
reduction processes and experiences in Southern Africa.
SARPN aims to contribute towards effective reduction of
poverty in the countries of the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) through creating platforms for effective
pro-poor policy, strategy and practice. |
Besinati Mpepeo
Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR)
Zambia |
Civil
Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is a civil society
network that came together in October 2000 with the main
objective of ensuring that civil society from different
backgrounds and in diverse locations effectively participated
in the formulation of Zambia's Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP). |
Nguyen Thang
Centre for Analytical Forecast
Vietnam |
The Centre for Analysis
and Forecast (CAF) is a policy-oriented research
unit within the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (formerly
known as the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities),
encompasing 27 research institutes and 3 research units
which provide policy advice to the leadership in Vietnam.
In one recent UNDP funded project, CAF undertook research
and high-level policy discussions on the 'doi moi' (renovation)
reform process to help the government, Communist Party
and research community think constructively about the
future of Viet Nam's reform programme. |
Rashed Titumir
Unnayan Onneshan
Bangladesh |
Unnayan
Onneshan/The Innovators, Bangladesh is an independent
not-for-profit registered trust which aims to contribute
to innovation in development through research, advocacy,
partnership and action. |
Carlos Toranzo
ILDIS
Bolivia |
El
Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales
(ILDIS), Bolivia aims to provide an open space for
political, social and institutional actors to reflect
on the problems that challenge Bolivia with the objective
to generate relevant recommendations and support the country's
democratic process. |
Vanesa Weyrauch
CIPPEC
Argentina |
Centro
de Implementación de Políticas Públicas
para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC), Argentina
is a private, non-profit organization that strives to
create a more just, democratic, and efficient State in
Argentina to improve the quality of life for all Argentine
citizens. |
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