All published articles with the tag "civil society".
Of: Gerda Larsson
A new investigation report from the organization Charity Rating shows that the non-profit sector has its most transparent year ever. More and more organizations are choosing to be open about where their collected money goes. But there are still several of the large organizations that do not meet the requirements for transparency, writes Gerda Larsson on Charity Rating.
November 4, 2015, Debate
Of: Erik Pleijel
Development aid's pursuit of results is ill-considered and can lead to the undermining of civil society. To fight poverty, we should work with problem solving instead of hunting for results, writes aid worker and author Erik Pleijel.
March 10, 2015, Debate
Of: Sandra Tidefors
In order to achieve the Government's goal of performance-oriented development assistance, Sida is considering opening up support through Swedish civil society organizations (CSOs) so that international actors can also benefit from the grant. The consequences of such a decision should be highlighted and discussed carefully, says Sandra Tidefors.
February 10, 2015, Debate
Of: Alexander Gabelic, Ann Svensén, Annica Sohlström, Gabi Björsson, Jens Orback and Kristina Henschen
The Government's development assistance platform has too serious shortcomings in order to function as intended as the Swedish development aid policy's overall governing document. It lacks analysis of the world around us and visions of how to achieve a fair and sustainable world. It is serious, say Gabi Björsson, Aleksander Gabelic, Kristina Henschen, Jens Orback, Annica Sohlström and Ann Svensén.
June 9, 2014, Debate
Of: Gerda Larsson
Last week, the newspaper Omvärlden released its annual review of executive salaries in the development assistance industry. Once again, the question of compensation levels falls on the agenda, but what exactly is a reasonable compensation for employees in the non-profit sector or who work with development assistance? Charity Rating considers this to be an incorrectly worded question.
April 30, 2014, Debate
With the report "Who is Responsible", we want to focus on donors' excessive control and scrutiny systems in civil society support, which risk counteracting the ambitions to strengthen civil society, promote the development of democracy and fight poverty. Arne Zetterström's reply seems to be about support for governments, which our report is not about. It writes Maj Lis Follér, associate professor at the University of Gothenburg
December 10, 2013, Debate