Civil society

CIVICA is a magazine with trends and hard data related to complex civic issues.
Changes in social unrest and polarization, as well as opportunities for innovation, arise.

CivicLytics is allowing us to know the impact of the pandemic and work together to support the scenarios for exiting the crisis. The press echoed this effort in dozens of articles

This public consultation looks for the voices of indigenous peoples or local communities on conservation of biodiversity, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and COVID-19

Findings using Artificial Intelligence to understand the trends among citizens and crisis exit strategies. Download to find out more about your country.

Evidence shows that planning for effective citizen participation has direct effects in project resources.

Public consultation with those impacted by a project/operation contribute to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn to plan them in a simple way.

Submitting a session proposal by Monday, August 31, 2020.

Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, this Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool shows real-time citizen’s perceptions and worries expressed online, in each country in Latin America and the

Listening to citizens to not leave anyone behind. Click to see what worries the most in your country in real time about the pandemic.

The Principal Environmental Specialist draws a link between climate change mitigation strategies and COVID-19 recovery that might be carried out by organizations like the IDB.

Our leading specialist in citizen participation matters at the IDB, Flavia Milano, approaches lessons learned in the region during the crisis of COVID-19.

The virtual platform has published 62 causes from 40 civil society organizations in Chile, impacting over 25 thousand people and channeling more than $1,5 million in donations.

Citizen engagement has a decisive role in the upcoming days. These are not times to think about oneself isolated from the personal obligation to contribute.

Now multiple members of an organization can access scholarships, grants, and exclusive events.

The winning organization will receive US$100,000 in recognition of its work, and to encourage their ongoing efforts to improve lives.

After a competitive process to participate in our tutored course Project Management for Results - PM4R, some of our participants reflect on the learnings acquired.

A new publication summarizing key objectives, principles and elements of stakeholder engagement.

The intersection between citizen engagement and transparency was the center of the conversation at this year's IDB Group-Caribbean Civil Society Meeting.

In Guatemala, governments and CSOs came together to make possible the teaching and preservation of Indigenous languages through new technologies.

This ambitious plan has proven the value of understanding social variables: the knowledge civil society members have to share with governments and private sector.

Climate change has a deep global impact at an unprecedented scale. Citizen participation is essential for governments to achieve their sustainability commitments.

Participants will learn about best engagement practices among governments and civil society, to advance climate change and environmental sustainability agendas.

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Information is more accessible than ever, but, as citizens, how can we tell if facts are truth? How do we use information as a tool for development?

After concluding our yearly meeting about citizen engagement in Latin America, we reflect on the new trends we discovered in the region.

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A Partnership is the most coordinated level of relationship between of all the involved actors in a development project

The effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders

Effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders, with real examples from the extractive sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders, with real examples from the extractive sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Access to information and understanding trends are the first steps towards engaging in a more coordinated manner

The role of civil society in development.

Over the past few decades, the Latin American and Caribbean region has seen significant changes

ACERCA DEL CURSO   Para que un proyecto alcance mayor impacto en el desarrollo de un país, es necesario que cuente con un diseño alineado con objetivos de crecimiento sostenible.  La coordinac [...]

How can governments, communities and industries use their diverse interests and needs to generate mutual benefits for all stakeholders

Este curso abierto virtual es parte de la propuesta del Programa de Capacitación Institucional del Grupo BID para la Sociedad Civil, y tiene por objeto enseñar conceptos y herramientas que pueden [...]

Did you know that extractive activities represent 4% of the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean?

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July - November 2018
Course in English Only

The Review of IDB Group and Civil Society Engagement Actions presents the initiatives, operations and activities of the IDB Group that involve Civil Society.

8 of the 10 countries with the highest levels of positive emotion in the world are in Latin America.

The IDB Group is in the process of updating its Strategy1 for the Relationship with Civil Society. The Strategy is based on the key change factors registered in the countries ...

The IDB Group promotes the relations with civil society through partnerships, collaboration, consultations, dialogue and information.

Caribbean Forum - June 8th, 2017 - Jamaica. The Vicepresident of Countries, Alexandre Meira da Rosa (2014-2020), discussed about the Revolution Era and its relevance.

WiConnect3. A platform especially designed for Civil Society Organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean.