The 2012 CSO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa
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2012 CSO SUSTAINABILITY INDEX 2012 CSO SUSTAINABILITY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 4 nd Edition – August 2013 Edition – 2012 CSO sustainability INDEX U.S. Agency for International Development FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523 Tel: (202) 712-0000 Fax: (202) 216-3524 www.usaid.gov The 2012 CSO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa Developed by: United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Bureau for Africa Office of Sustainable Development TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................... 1 2012 CSO SUSTAINABILITY SCORES ........................................................... 12 COUNTRY REPORTS ........................................................................................ 13 Angola .................................................................................................................................... 13 Botswana ............................................................................................................................... 20 Burundi .................................................................................................................................. 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) .................................................................. 34 Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................. 40 Gabon .................................................................................................................................... 47 The Gambia .......................................................................................................................... 53 Ghana ..................................................................................................................................... 60 Guinea ................................................................................................................................... 66 Kenya ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Liberia .................................................................................................................................... 79 Malawi .................................................................................................................................... 86 Mali ......................................................................................................................................... 93 Mozambique ...................................................................................................................... 101 Nigeria ................................................................................................................................ 108 Rwanda ............................................................................................................................... 115 Senegal ................................................................................................................................ 121 Sierra Leone ...................................................................................................................... 128 South Africa....................................................................................................................... 135 South Sudan....................................................................................................................... 142 Sudan................................................................................................................................... 149 Tanzania ............................................................................................................................. 156 Uganda ................................................................................................................................ 163 Zambia ................................................................................................................................ 170 Zimbabwe .......................................................................................................................... 177 ANNEX A: CSO SUSTAINABILITY INDEX METHODOLOGY ................ 183 ANNEX B: STATISTICAL DATA ................................................................... 197 INTRODUCTION USAID is pleased to present the fourth edition of the CSO Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Sub- Saharan Africa. The Index assesses key components of the sustainability of the civil society organization (CSO) sectors in twenty-five countries from all sub-regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. South Sudan and Sudan have been added to the 2012 Index. The CSO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa complements the CSO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, which includes twenty-nine countries, the sixteenth edition of which was published in June 2013. Through a partnership with USAID’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, the Aga Khan Foundation supported the publication of CSOSI country reports for Afghanistan and Pakistan beginning in 2011. The CSOSI highlights both advances and setbacks in CSO sector development and allows for comparisons across countries and sub-regions over time in seven key components or dimensions. The Index is a useful source of information for local CSOs, governments, donors, academics, and others to better understand and monitor key aspects of sustainability of the CSO sector. The Index’s methodology relies on a local panel of experts and CSO practitioners in each country to assess and rate seven interrelated dimensions of CSO sustainability: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, infrastructure, and public image. The scores for each dimension are averaged to produce an overall sustainability score for the CSO sector in a given country. An Editorial Committee comprised of technical and regional experts reviews each panel’s scores and corresponding narrative reports, with the aim of maintaining standards of quality and promoting cross-country comparability. The Index groups scores into three overarching categories: Sustainability Enhanced, Sustainability Evolving, and Sustainability Impeded. Further details about the methodology used to calculate scores and produce the corresponding narrative reports are provided in Annex A. A publication of this type would not be possible without the contributions of many individuals and organizations. This publication was made possible in part by the financial support provided by the Aga Khan Foundation, which supports the inclusion of two African countries in the Index. The CSOSI depends on implementing partners in each country to facilitate the expert panel meetings and write the narrative reports, as acknowledged on the following page. We would further like to express our gratitude to the CSO representatives and experts, USAID partners, and international donors for sharing their knowledge and observations in the expert panels in each country. Their contributions form the foundation of the CSO Sustainability Index. i THE 2012 CSO SUSTAINABIILITY INDEX FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Angola Fern Teodoro, World Learning Botswana Bagaisi Mabilo, Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (BOCONGO) Burundi Melchior Ndayimirije, Onesphore Nduwayo, and Christophe Sebudandi, Observatoire de l’Action Gouvernementale (OAG) DRC Justin Kangwenyenye Kazige, Albert Kabuya Muyeba, and Baudouin Hamuli Kabarhuza, Centre National d’Appui au Développement et à la Participation Populaire (CENADEP) Ethiopia Debebe Hailegebriel, Independent Legal Consultant Gabon Protet Judicaël Essono Ondo and Marc Ona Essangui, NGO Brainforest Ghana Douglas Quartey and Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Guinea Ousmane Kolon Barry and Aziz Diop, Conseil National des Organisations de la Société Civile Guinéenne (CNOSCG) Kenya Faith Kisinga Gitonga, Act! Liberia Oliver Subah and Guzeh Subah, Subah-Belleh Associates Malawi Christopher Rub Chisoni, Catholic Commision for Justice and Peace (CCJP) Mali Soumana Doumbia, Centre National d’Appui et de Formation pour le Développement des Ressources Humaines (CENAFOD) Mozambique Phillip Machon, Jose Dias, and Joao Pereira, Civil Society Support Mechanism (MASC) Nigeria Umaru Ibrahim Yakubu, Dr. Ismaila Zango Mohammed, and Mohammed Bello, Centre for Research and Documentation (CRD) Rwanda Jean Claude Ngendandumwe and Jean Bosco Senyabatera, Conseil de Concertation des Organisations d’Appui aux Initiatives de Base (CCOAIB) Senegal Boubacar Seck and Amacodou Diouf, Conseil des ONG d’Appui au Développement (CONGAD) Sierra Leone Valnora Edwin, Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) South Africa Phiroshaw Camay, Co-operative for Research and Education (CORE) South Sudan Henry Taban Solomon, Rural Action Against Hunger (RAAH) Sudan Dr. Hassan Abdel Ati, National Civic Forum Tanzania John Ulanga and Bernard Kindoli, The Foundation for Civil Society The Gambia Madi Jobarteh, The Association of Non-Governmental