UNDP - AFRICA FORUM ON CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENTS
CIVIL SOCIETY CAPABILITIES TOWARDS GOVERNANCEIN AFRICA
A STORY OF FIVE ELEPHANTS Alan Fowler
ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM
CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE THE ELEPHANTS There are at least 5 elephants affecting civil society and its capabilities towards governance on the continent.
Ignoring them leads to questionable data, unrealistic expectations, aid ineffectiveness and poor public policy.
5 ELEPHANTS DIVERSITY HARMONY POWER RISK IDENTITY + THE BIG ONE
DIVERSITY CSO does not equal NGO
HARMONY? Civil Society not only about ‘partnering’
POWER Civil Society is Political
WHO SAID YOU COULD SPEAK!?
RISK Capability = Competence + Risk + Resilience
WHO WILL BE TRAMPLED?
IDENTITY CSOs in, but not of Africa
THE BIG ONE Civil Society and political processes
THE END Goodbye! Au Revoir!