Threats to Civic Space

STORY

August 27, 2015

President and CEO Joan Parker and Senior Innovation Advisor Alex Sardar discuss the 2015 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report, the threats civil society faces across the world and the impact on Counterpart’s work.

Public-Private Partnership Provides Clean Drinking Water in Bangladesh Slum

Khulna City Corporation is the third largest city in Bangladesh, with an estimated population of 1.77 million. Khulna’s slums have long struggled with the negative impact of unplanned rapid urbanization;...

Governance

Niger Community Combats Environmentally Harmful Practice

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November 2024

Niger Community Combats Environmentally Harmful Practice

A small community in southern Niger, Sassoumbroum (Sbroum for short) suffers from high poverty rates and rampant corruption. To make ends meet, people support themselves by cutting down trees, including...