African Partners (by country)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ethiopia
Action Aid Ethiopia was established in 1988 and works with a wide variety of civil society groups across Ethiopia on issues such as HIV/AIDS, health services and livelihood development. In support of these policy priorities, it also carries out advocacy at the national and international level to highlight civil society perspectives on social and economic issues.
Mamo Esmelealem Mihretu is a highly qualified independent Senior Trade Law Consultant and also currently lecturing law courses at Addis Ababa University, Law Faculty. He has carried out significant research for the World Bank, UNCTAD and UNECA on both WTO and EPAs issues.
Kenya
CUTS Nairobi Resource Centre (NRC) was established in 2002 and has since then produced quality research on issues relating to trade and development and carried out grass-roots capacity building work on competition policy and investment policy. The long-term strategies of NRC include expanding its research, advocacy and capacity building work in relation to trade, including on EPAs.
EcoNews was established in 1992 to increase awareness among Kenyan CSOs on the impact of international agreements on human rights, and to build the capacity of CSOs to advocate their rights. In the last two years, EcoNews’ civil society engagement work has included workshops, public meetings and advocacy activities on EPAs, as well as on the WTO.
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a civic forum that seeks to promote pluralism of ideas through open, active and informed debate on public policy issues. The IEA is independent of political parties, pressure groups, lobbies and any other partisan interests. IEA is liberal and non-partisan in orientation. The IEA's mandate is to promote informed debate on key policy issues, both economic and political, and to propose feasible policy alternatives in these areas. In addition, the institute provides research backup to policy makers including members of parliament.
Kenya Institute for Public Policy (KIPPRA) is an autonomous public institute whose primary mission is to provide quality public policy advice to the government of Kenya and to the private sector, in order to contribute to the achievement of national development goals. The Institute contributes to improved public policy making and implementation by conducting objective public policy research and analysis; informing and providing advice during policy-making process; building the capacity of the Government of Kenya to absorb, undertake and analyse public policy; strengthening working modalities with the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders; and enhancing KIPPRA’s institutional capacity in order to effectively support the policy process.
Malawi
Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) was established in 2000 and is a network of over 100 CSOs from across the 28 districts of Malawi, managed and coordinated by a Secretariat based in Lilongwe. MEJN carries out capacity building and advocacy activities in relation to a wide range of economic and social policies, including trade, poverty and governance.
South Africa
The South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA), is an independent non-governmental organisation, which aims to promote a wider and more informed understanding of international issues among South Africans.
Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN) is a non-profit organisation that promotes debate and knowledge sharing on poverty reduction processes and experiences in Southern Africa. SARPN aims to contribute towards effective reduction of poverty in the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) through creating platforms for effective pro-poor policy, strategy and practice. It does so through widening participation, bringing people together across the region to exchange ideas, and disseminating information to deepen understandings of poverty issues and improve policy and practice.
Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) is an independent non-governmental organisation founded in 1994 – the same year as South Africa's transition to democracy. It has built up valuable experience, and made an important and sustained contribution to research and analysis on international affairs. As South Africa has progressively engaged more intensively with the region, the rest of Africa, and the global community, the IGD has also broadened its scope and increased its resources in order to focus on the critical challenges that confront South Africa, the region, and the continent, in a fast-changing global environment.
Tanzania
Tanzania Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) was founded in 1988 by 22 NGOs and now has a membership of more than 500 NGOs. It also collaborates with 30 district and 6 regional generic NGO networks. TANGO’s mission is to contribute to the improved performance of the NGO sector and related institutions through capacity building, coordination of member organisations, and by acting as a resource hub for information and skills exchange.
Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) was established in 1994 as an independent, not-for-profit institution for research and policy analysis. The formation of ESRF was based on the assumption that there was need and demand for an improved understanding of policy options and development management issues, and that the capacity for this was lacking in the Tanzanian civil service. ESRF addressed this gap by putting into place qualified professional staff, modest resources and a favourable research environment for the analysis and discussion of economic and social policy.
Uganda
The Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA) was established in 1988 and has a membership of over 600 CSOs from across Uganda. Since its establishment, it has been working to provide vital services to its members and to communicate a civil society voice to the policy-making process in Uganda on a wide variety of economic and social issues.
Consumer Education Trust of Uganda (CONSENT), founded in 1997, is a civil society organisation that strives for a socially informed, equitable and just society through empowerment of consumers, promotion of ethical practices among businesses and the engagement of policy makers to enact pro-people policies. CONSENT has been engaged with implementing projects on consumer education, food and agriculture, trade and economics, utilities and services and health and environment.
Zambia
CUTS Africa Resource Centre (ARC) Zambia was established in 2001 and has since then produced quality research on issues relating to trade and development and carried out grass-roots capacity building work on trade policy, competition policy and investment policy. The long-term strategies of ARC include expanding its research, advocacy and capacity building work in relation to trade, including on EPAs.
Civil Society Trade Network of Zambia (CSTNZ) was established under the guise of the Zambia Trade Network in 1999 (becoming CSTNZ in 2004). It is an alliance of NGOs, research institutes and church bodies which have organised to promote pro-poor trade policies through advocacy and by linking civil society to the policy-making process.
Organisational Development and Community Management Trust is a grassroots-based organisation aiming to build capacity among community based organisations and support their work to eliminate poverty and advocacte their concerns to local and national policy makers.
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