From: Yona Maro

The world witnessed a new level of civil society activism over the past few years. From the Arab Spring in the Middle East to the anticorruption movements in India and the “occupy” movement in some Western countries, citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) went to the streets to demand greater political participation and economic opportunities.

CSOs also increased their engagement with the World Bank Group, stepping up efforts to influence policies and seeking greater operational collaboration at the country level. From the growing numbers of civil society representatives attending the Annual and Spring Meetings, to the establishment of a new fund to support social accountability efforts, relations between CSOs and the World Bank continued to expand and deepen during the past three years.

It is against this backdrop that we are pleased to present the World Bank – Civil Society Engagement Review of Fiscal Years 2010 – 12, the most comprehensive of the Civil Society Review series since its first edition in 2002. It illustrates how these relations have evolved in many areas ranging from information disclosure and policy dialogue, to operational collaboration.

The Review also highlights important examples of operational collaboration in the areas of health, education, disaster recovery, and environmental protection. At the country level, innovative joint initiatives were undertaken – such as establishing a regional network on social accountability in Jordan, monitoring World Bank projects in Nigeria, and earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti. As the chart below indicates, there was civil society involvement in 82 percent of all 1,018 new projects funded over the three-year period.

Link:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/CSO/Resources/228716-1369241545034/CSReviewFY10-12FINAL.pdf

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