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Resources:
Democracy,
Advocacy and Lobbying
Organizations
The Advocacy Institute
The Advocacy Institute is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of
social and economic justice advocates to and change public policy. They
work with US community based leaders in towns and cities as well as non
governmental organization (NGO) leaders from around the world to engage
in advocacy
CIVICUS
CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen
action and civil society throughout the world. This homepage provides
information about CIVICUS, its activities and its partners throughout the
world. A great resource site to see the diversity of work that is
being undertaken with respect to strengthening civil society throughout
the world.
CIVITAS
CIVITAS, an international consortium for civic education, aims to strengthen
effective education for informed and responsible citizenship in new and
established democracies around the world. This site has information about
their objectives, activities and links to related organizations.
The Democracy Center
The Democracy Center, the west coast office of the Washington based
Advocacy Institute (see above) was founded strengthen the advocacy
work of California's nonprofit community.
One World Action
One World Action provides practical help to organisations committed
to strengthening the democratic process and improving people's lives in
poor and developing countries. This homepage provides information about
their organization
Women's Environment and Development Organization
WEDO is an international advocacy network actively working to transform
society to achieve a healthy and peaceful planet, with social, political,
economic and environmental justice for all through the empowerment of women,
in all their diversity, and their equal participation with men in decision
making from grassroots to global arenas.
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