A comparative case study on the role of Danish, Dutch, Belgian and French ‘Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity’ in Nepal and Senegal
In recent decades, the number of citizen-led intiatives has increased substantially. Not only in Denmark but across Europe, citizens have established direct relationships with development actors in the global south.
There is a difference between the way this is organised in the different countries. In Denmark, most of these initiatives are quite organised and can access funding through CISU or some of the other national network organisations. This is evident in this comparative study across four european countries, that builds on research carried out with the partners of these Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity (CIGS) in Nepal and Senegal.
This study was conducted by Radboud University in close cooperation and with the support of multiple civil society and government actors.
Some of the results are that:
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Loyalty and yearlong commitment to the partnership are valued by the global south partners.
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Partnership with citizen initiatives isoften preferred over partnership with bigger INGOs due to this loyalty.
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The stable funding through organised setups (such as CISUs Civil Society Fund) works as a catalyst to create stronger sustainable development compared to each citizen initiative needing to find funding from private sources
Read more results and areas for improvement in this study.
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