Resources

Explore our extensive library of resources rooted in practice and presented here freely for the benefit of civil society.  

Listening, power and inclusion: languages in development NGOs. Workshop report

The workshop provided an opportunity for UK-based NGOs and agencies to hear examples of issues organisations have faced around languages and power relations.

Civil society sustainability and local capacity development: A case study in Cameroon. WACSeries, 2016.

Promoting local CSOs sustainability through a local and home-grown peer-to-peer capacity development process.

Authors:

Eric Ndeh Mboumien Ngang, WACSI

Working paper 2. Exploring the context for creating a local governance performance index in Tanzania

This paper sets out the context of good governance, local governance, accountability and local service delivery in Tanzania.

Authors:

Anna Mdee and Lisa Thorley

Report on regional workshop on civil society sustainability in West Africa

Discussing the sustainability of civil society as a critical issue in the light of changing global dynamics.

Author:

WACSI

Using beneficiary feedback to improve development programmes: findings from a multi-country pilot

This briefing summarises the findings from Beneficiary Feedback Mechanisms pilots and is intended to inform organisations and their funders about the development and implementation of feedback mechanisms.

Authors:

World Vision UK, INTRAC, Social Impact Lab, CDA

Working paper 1. Improving the delivery of public services. What role could a local governance index play?

What role could a local governance index play? First working paper 1 of the research project on local governance, public engagement and accountability.

Authors:

Anna Mdee and Lisa Thorley

DFID Beneficiary Feedback Mechanisms (BFM) Pilot End-point Review: Synthesis Report

This report presents findings from the end-point review of a pilot implementing beneficiary feedback mechanisms in seven aid projects, funded via UK Aid Direct.