The Civil Society team manages strategic communication and fosters relationships with civil society organizations. The team builds understanding and support for the Bank’s goals; convenes dialogue opportunities between the Bank and civil society; and facilitates access to relevant Bank units.
The World Bank Group works with civil society, which includes: “the wide array of non-governmental and not for profit organizations that have a presence in public life, express the interests and values of their members and others, based on ethical, cultural, political, scientific, religious or philanthropic considerations.”
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have emerged as a major force in international development in the past 30 years.
The World Bank Group has been working to strengthen its engagement with civil society since 1981, when its first operational policy note on relations with CSos was approved by the World Bank’s Board of Directors. See more about the history of World Bank engagement with CSOs in the link above.
Interaction with CSOs
The Bank interacts with hundreds of CSOs every day throughout the world, engaging with them through information sharing, policy dialogue, strategy consultation, operational collaboration, and institutional partnerships.
There are over 120 professionals in the Bank’s Washington, DC Headquarters, and in over 100 country offices, that act as Civil Society Focal Points responsible for engaging CSOs from the local to the global levels. There is also the Global Civil Society Team located in the Bank’s External and Corporate Relations Department that coordinates the overall engagement and relationship management with CSOs.
Some examples of engagement are below.
This section provides information on World Bank Group funding options for CSOs:
PREVIOUS CIVIL SOCIETY POLICY FORUMS
Year | Spring Meetings CSPF APRIL |
Annual Meetings CSPF OCTOBER |
2017 | CSPF website Program Photos: Flickr Albums |
CSPF website Program |
2016 | CSPF website Program |
CSPF website Program Photos: Civil Society Townhall Video: Civil Society Townhall |
2015 | Feature Story Program |
Feature Story Program Photos: Civil Society Townhall Video: Civil Society Townhall |
2014 | Feature Story Program |
Feature Story Program Video: Civil Society Townhall |
PICTURES
Civil Society Album | Action 2015 | Power of Faith to Help End Extreme Poverty |
VIDEOS
Power of Faith to Help End Extreme Poverty | ||
World Bank - Civil Society Engagement Review:
Fiscal Years 2010 -2012 | ||
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Full Report (English) | Executive Summary - Arabic | Executive Summary - Chinese |
Executive Summary - French | Executive Summary - Spanish | Executive Summary - Russian |
Fiscal Years 2007 - 2009 | ||
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Full Report (English) | Executive Summary (English) | |
Executive Summary - Arabic | Executive Summary - Chinese | Executive Summary - French |
Executive Summary - Spanish | Executive Summary - Russian | Executive Summary - Turkish |
Fiscal Years 2002 -2004 | |
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Full Report (English) |
Fiscal Years 2000 -2001 | |
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Full Report (English) |
Other reports:
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Engaging citizens through mediation in Kaduna State, Nigeria | 2016 |
Civil society, public action and accountability in Africa | 2011 |
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World Bank Civil Society Team
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