Human rights
Civic Space
Civic space enables citizens to raise their voices, and act on issues that threaten their individual or collective interest and ideas. It is an important instrument for democratic governance, participation, social cohesion and community peace. In Cameroon, the civic space is gradually shrinking and there is an increasing threat to individual liberties and freedoms. The situation keeps worsening with a tensed socio political environment aggravated by an ongoing armed conflict, restrictive government policy and repressive policing of citizens. Our intervention in this area is focused on;
- Supporting government- civil society dialogue
- Strengthening the capacity of CSOs and media on rights based programming
- Strengthening linkages with key stakeholders for effective shared learning on rights-based programming and social accountability.
- Initiate advocacy actions to influence the regulatory/ policy framework favorable for the growth of a vibrant civil society
- Conducting research and raising awareness on civic space constraints
- Strengthening linkages and networks between CSOs to enhance their influence, share learning, and enable collective action
- Advocacy for greater civic space building on evidence base and experience
- Exploring new opportunities for reclaiming civic space
