Have your say on World Bank-Civil Society engagement
Do you work or live in a country in which the World Bank is active? Do you have any dealings with the World Bank? If so, take 10 minutes to speak out and share your views by joining the global survey on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement. The questionnaire was prepared and is being circulated by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the Secretariat for the World Bank-Civil Society Joint Facilitation Committee (JFC).
Have your say on World Bank-Civil Society engagement
Do you work or live in a country in which the World Bank is active? Do you have any dealings with the World Bank? If so, take 10 minutes to speak out and share your views by joining the global survey on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement. The questionnaire was prepared and is being circulated by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the Secretariat for the World Bank-Civil Society Joint Facilitation Committee (JFC).
What is the Joint Facilitation Committee (JFC)
The JFC is a transitional consultative body committed to facilitating the creation of transparent and democratic mechanisms for more effective engagement between civil society organisations and the World Bank at the global level. JFC had its first formal meeting in October 2003, where fourteen civil society organisations and senior World Bank management discussed the committee’s role and structure. The JFC aims to secure deeper and more meaningful opportunities for civil society to engage with the WB in terms of its operations, its policies and its governance structure. Its civil society participants are particularly concerned with the World Bank’s role as a public institution, and as such, are focusing on generic issues of access (particularly for organisations from the developing world), engagement, accountability, transparency and responsiveness. Further information on the JFC can be found at www.civicus.org under Participatory Governance in the site’s ‘Programmes’ section.
Why a survey?
The JFC secretariat seeks to consult with civil society worldwide on the following issues:
1. Should civil society organisations engage in a dialogue with the World Bank? If so, how can we best structure and use the space for dialogue and engagement between the civil society organisations and the World Bank at the global level?
2. Can the JFC be a useful additional mechanism for civil society engagement with the World Bank at the global level?
CIVICUS and the JFC civil society participants would like to hear your views on these issues to be better informed to take further appropriate action.
Join the survey
Contact [email protected] for the survey. It can also be filled in on-line at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=81022418999 . The questionnaire should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. For any queries or to request the results of the survey, please contact Tuya Altangerel, JFC Project Manager at [email protected] , or call +1 (202) 331 8518 or write to CIVICUS, 1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 540, Washington DC, 20036, USA. If you would like to receive the results of the survey, please e-mail Tuya at [email protected].