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Asia is the world's largest continent, encompassing a large number of countries with a long history and a vibrant, rich culture. Countries are marked by very diverse societies in terms of e.g. religion, ethnicity and language, but also by different political systems and how thesse evolved. Consequently, the configuration of civil society, its dynamics, the way civil society organisations relate to their constituencies and design strategies, and how they are embedded in their social-political environment, varies from country to country.
The Knowledge Programme on Promoting Pluralism and the Knowledge Programme on West Asia are the two programmes with activities in this continent. Focal countries for Promoting Pluralism are Indonesia in South-East Asia, and India in South Asia. Starting from the different contexts in these countries, Hivos and its (academic) partners seek to generate knowledge on core issues related to pluralism and fundamentalism. The programme on West Asia concentrates on civil society dynamics in Syria and Iran and how civil society organisations contribute to opening up democracies.
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Regional Perspectives on the ‘Dignity Revolutions
This policy paper provides unique perspectives from Middle Eastern activists who are part of popular protests across the region. The recommendations are based on their perspectives and addressed to the EU at large European Commission, the Dutch government and Non-Governmental Organisations in order for them to best support the democratic transitions in the region.These perspectives were the subject of lively and inspiring debates at...
Beyond Philanthropy
| Author: | Hivos, Logica and MVF |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Hivos |
| Date: | 2011 |
Beyond Philanthropy
In 2007, Hivos, an international non-governmental organisation inspired by humanist values, formed a partnership with Logica, a global IT company, and the Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiua Foundation (MVF), an Indian organisation working to abolish child labour. This NGO–business partnership, lasting four years, engaged highly skilled Logica consultants from the Netherlands and India to work with MVF to develop a management information system (MIS) and child monitoring system (CMS). This partnership...
BlueCoat: US technology surveilling Syrian citizens online
In the context of repression in the Middle East and North Africa, surveillance technology has played a key role in providing authoritarian regimes with the tools necessary to track citizens online. Among these companies, BlueCoat has proved to be the most efficient in helping the Syrian regime control every movement of Syrians on the Internet.
Regional Perspectives on the ‘Dignity Revolutions
This policy paper provides unique perspectives from Middle Eastern activists who are part of popular protests across the region. The recommendations are based on their perspectives and addressed to the EU at large European Commission, the Dutch government and Non-Governmental Organisations in order for them to best support the democratic transitions in the region.
Syria's crisis: A 'war of attrition' and a 'marathon', experts say
Read the interesting article of Ahram Online on the conference Emerging Spheres of Civil Engagement in Syria organised by Hivos, Arab Forum for Alternatives and University of Amsterdam on 24-25 October 2011 in Cairo.
The Syrian Uprising and the Power of Stories
On a daily basis scores of Syrian activists upload their YouTube footage of protests and the regime’s atrocities, hoping that someone will watch them, become outraged, and act in ways to support the uprising. Given the regime’s information blackout, a lot can be learned from these video snapshots. Yet otherwise the eerie silence from Syria has been deafening. Rarely are Syrian activists given a voice to express their grievances, wishes, desires, aspir...
Making a difference, online and offline
A new collection examines how technology and issues of connectivity are shaping the lives of ‘digital natives’—and how the Net can influence social change. The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, and The Hague, Netherlands-based Hivos Knowledge Programme recently launched a four- book collection, Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?, edited by Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen. Jansen is the knowledge officer for the Digital AlterNatives with a Cause? Programme at Hivos. In the book, resear...
Pluralism, Civil Society and Subaltern Counterpublics
This new Pluralism Working Paper reflects on the concerns of pluralism in India, from the vantage point of the ‘new’ subaltern counterpublics. It presents a case for civil society organizations (CSOs) that might facilitate a reconsideration of their conceptual frames and strategies for intervention in the light of recent developments.
What Support for the Protest Movement?
If the creeping massacre of the Syrian population is to be stopped, now is the time to send out an unambiguous message, warns Volker Perthes, expert on the Near East and director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs
