|
Back to Index
Largest ever study of NGOs reveals Scottish campaigners top in world
CIVICUS
June 22, 2006
A survey of
over 54 countries and 5,000 individuals has revealed that Scotland,
along with Wales and Northern Ireland has amongst the strongest
NGO sectors in the world.
The survey was
carried out by CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation,
to coincide with their international conference, being held in Glasgow
between June 21 and 25.
The research,
or Civil Society Index (CSI), highlights the ability of campaigners,
such as the 250,000 Scots who participated in the Make Poverty
History marches last year, to effect change for the most vulnerable
and marginalized groups in modern Scotland.
Kumi Naidoo,
Secretary General of CIVICUS added:‘Scottish
civil society led the worldwide roar at the G8 last year. We need
to increase that shout for change in every country around the world,
and strong civil societies are the way to do that.
‘Within the
current global context, with the War on Terror, there has been a
significant reduction in the civic space available around the world,
but it is evident from the CSI, that at the time civic action is
becoming increasingly evident’
It has also
been revealed that over 65% of Scots participate in some form of
non-political activism, from delivering meals on wheels to campaigning
to save their local children’s play-ground.
Mary Robinson,
former UN High Commissioner of Human Rights and President of Ireland
was keynote speaker at the event. She spoke of how the NGO sector,
and ‘civil society’, will be one of the most important actors in
the 21st century in order to create a just world, the
theme of the CIVICUS event.
For more information,
please contact Priscilla Ryan, Communications Coordinator, CIVICUS
Civil Society Index at e-mail Priscilla@civicus.org
Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.
TOP
|
