Civil Society Strengthening Program in Morocco
2015-2019
We work with civil society organizations and local and regional authorities to advance civic involvement in public policy.
We are supporting civil society organizations in their work to support the country’s constitutional mandate to increase citizen participation in public policy.
Four regions of Morocco: Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Fes-Meknes, Marrakech-Safi and Rabat-Sale-Kenitra.
We’re building the capacity of local organizations and government to work together to foster civic participation and fulfill the vision of Morocco’s new constitution.
Since the Arab Spring in 2011, the government of Morocco has worked to improve its political and economic policies. Operating under a new constitution, the government is committed to increasing accountability, and civic participation. And yet there remains a need to help both government and civil society work together to ensure a more inclusive government that is representative of all Morocco’s citizens, especially women, youth, and marginalized groups.
Counterpart International, in partnership with its main sub-partner, the International Center for Non-Profit Law (ICNL), is supporting the Moroccan participatory democracy approach through the implementation of the Civil Society Strengthening Program (CSSP) in Morocco.
With support from the U.S Agency for International Development, the program partners with all levels of government and civil society in Morocco to build the capacity of the social sector to represent citizen needs and increase civic participation. The project helps improve the government’s ability to respond to the needs of its people. Through our “cascading model,” we are supporting a core group of local organizations focused on improving the country’s lawmaking and public policy process. Using a variety of tools and techniques we are providing capacity building training to more organizations, thus expanding the reach and impact. We are also helping the government identify and implement ways to encourage and support civic engagement.
Within the life of the program, we will:
Funder: United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Collaborators:International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL).
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