The growth of civil society has been one of the most significant trends in international development. This website will provide you with information and materials on the World Bank's evolving relationship with civil society. More Web sayfasının Türkçesi  | | | 
During a recent event at the World Bank, Chad Dobson (Executive Director) of the Bank Information Center, and Alnoor Ebrahim (Associate Professor) of Harvard Business School provide comments on World Bank - Civil Society Relations. The event was the launch of the World Bank-Civil Society Engagement Review of Fiscal Years 2007 to 2009. While acknowledging that the Bank has made important advances in its collaboration with the civil society over the past three years, both Chad and Alnoor made recommendations on how to improve the quality and consistency of this engagement. More...Â
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 What's New! |  | World Bank to Provide an Additional $100 Million Grant to Haiti Following Earthquake and Working to Cancel Haitian Debt: In response to the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that caused extensive damage and casualties in Haiti on January 12, the World Bank announced subject, to Board approval, an additional $100 million in emergency grant funding to support recovery and reconstruction in the Caribbean nation. In addition, the Bank is waiving any payments on Haiti's debt of $38 million (which represents 4% of Haiti's debt stock) for the next five years and will seek ways to cancel this debt.  More...  |  | Haiti Relief Donations from World Bank Staff Channeled Through CSOs: Bank staff have raised $310,000 for earthquake relief in Haiti and this was matched 50% by Bank management for a total of $465,000. These funds will be provided to the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders who are providing emergency medical, food, and shelter services in Port-au-Prince. The Haiti relief campaign is part of a larger staff giving program through payroll deductions which will disburse nearly $3 million dollars in 2010 to over 280 CSOs.  See list of CSO Grantees for the 2010 donations and visit the World Bank Community Connection Campaign website for more....  |  | ENTRIES SOUGHT: 2010 Essay Competition on Youth Employment: The World Bank and its partners have announced its seventh annual youth Essay Competition. This year’s topic is on Youth Unemployment. Students and non-students alike, between 18 and 25 years of age are eligible to apply. Prizes for first, second and third positions are; $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. There are also other side prizes. Video and photography submissions are also encouraged.   Deadline for submission is March 16, 2010. For more information and to apply visit…  |  | 2009 AMs Civil Society Policy Forum Attracts Record CSO Participation: Civil society participation at the 2009 World Bank – IMF Annual Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey was the largest and most intense ever. Over 1,000 CSO representatives were accredited and nearly 500 attended the 6-day 50 policy dialogue sessions on topics ranging from the global economic crisis and information disclosure, to climate change. The highlight of the event was a Townhall Meeting with Bank and Fund Principals Messrs. Zoellick and Strauss-Kahn, moderated by Archbishop Ndungane.  More...Â
Civil Society Policy Forum Photo Gallery!  Civil Society Rates World Bank Policy Forum!!  |   | Civil Society eNewsletter – January 2010 New!!: World Bank's initial instutitional response of $100 Million grant to Haiti giving the recent earthquake, as well as the $465,000.00 donations of its staff form part of the main stories in this edition of our newsletter.  We also have updates on the ongoing and forthcoming Strategy Consultations, regional news, job openings and new publications, etc. To read more and to subscribe click here.   |
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