Democratising development Civil society advocacy in South East Asia
Rolando ModinaCivil society organisations play a key role in campaigning for the rights of the poor and disadvantaged, but they often find it difficult to influence national and international policies that have immense impact on the poor. In September 1999, 50 South East Asian non-governmental organisations met in Manila to discuss their experience of advocacy and ways of strengthening their capacity to influence national, regional and international decision-making.
This report contains the preliminary papers and proceedings from that consultation which was facilitated by CIIR. Countries represented are Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.