STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY
IN LAC – THE CARIBBEAN

Industry: Regional Development/ Integration

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

Duration: 2015 – 2017
Name of Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Countries of Assignment: The Caribbean

OVERVIEW:

The objective of the consultancy was to strengthen civil society

organizations’ (CSOs) capacity to interact constructively within their society

and with their respective government by:

• Improving the knowledge and transparency issues faced by CSOs;

• Building on the ability to promote partnership with other CSOs in their respective country and regional counterparts;

• Increasing regional awareness on accountability and transparency.

KEY RESULTS:

• The development of a detailed Annual Operation Plan for the
  consultancy which included visits and meetings with CSOs in the
  different territories.

• Seven (7) Workshops were delivered in the following areas: Access
  to Information, Project Cycle Management policies, Accountability
  and Transparency best practices for CSOs.

• The development of a Caribbean Region Integrated Agenda; this
  was done via sixteen (16) Video Conferences held with individual
  countries, then regionally.