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Glowen Kyei Mensah - Practitioner of the month
Glowen's civil society work experience began in the UK where she worked with the East Lothian Council as a Community service Volunteer for 6 months. For the last 6 years, she has worked extensively in project management that targets deprived communities. This includes three years working as a Project Coordinator at the General Agricultural Workers Union where she coordinated the activities of a governance project focused on trade policy and food security in Ghana.
She presently serves as the head of the Advocacy and Communications Unit at Participatory Development Associates (development consultants). At PDA, she also manages the Mwananchi Ghana project – which is an evidence based action research project funded through the Overseas Development Institute, UK.
CIVICUS Report on the workshop "Democratising Governance through Citizen Participation"
CIVICUS has compiled all of the presentations and discussions which took place during the PG-ODI workshop held in Johannesburg 25-26 October 2011 on Democratising Governance through Citizen Participation into a final report. We would like to thank everyone who has made this workshop a success and to those who contributed to the finalization of this report. The report may be accessed here.
CIVICUS launches its inaugural State of Civil Society Report!
The State of Civil Society 2011, published by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is the first report on the changing health and state of civil society. It looks at five key thematic areas across civil society: civil society response to emergency and crisis; protest, activism and participation; the space for civil society; the resourcing of civil society; and civil society’s role in the multilateral arena.This pilot report was produced with inputs from a number of civil society activists, leaders and other stakeholders, and in future years will be developed through increasing collaboration with a widening spectrum of civil society actors.
For more information and to download a copy online, clickhere.
CIVICUS launches its inaugural State of Civil Society Report!
