ULAANBAATAR, June 15, 2010 — Eleven Mongolian civil society organizations have been selected to receive funding through the World Bank’s 2010 Civil Society Fund.
The eight-strong selection panel, including economists and social accountability professionals within civil society, selected the winning applicants from approximately 100 submissions.
The successful organizations, based in both Ulaanbaatar and regional centers, submitted project proposals that focused on good governance and constructive engagement between government and citizens. Organizations with prior experience in the social accountability field were looked upon favorably as were long-term, sustainable project ideas.
World Bank country director, Arshad Sayed, is pleased the Bank can offer annual funding, such as this, to civil society organizations here in Mongolia.
“Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital role in monitoring and encouraging good governance, social accountability and transparency within government, business and development. This funding enables hard working CSOs to do even more.”
“This year, the Civil Society Fund has been used to further complement the broad range of good governance and anti-corruption work being undertaken by the Bank, namely the Governance Partnership Facility grant (GPF)”, said Mr. Sayed.
The GPF is split over three areas: policy outreach; strengthening Parliament, media and civil society capacity; and the creation of an independent policy think tank. The GPF supports socially accountable activities that target civil society, the media and the general public.
Winning organizations |
Project title |
Coalition of Environment CS Movements |
The enforcement of environmental and minerals laws at the local level
|
Ber Flowers Union |
Monitoring the health services in the army
|
Women Leaders Fund |
Improve our responsibility for ourselves
|
Social Progress Women's Movement, Darkhan branch |
Social welfare program based on community participation
|
Altai Swiss Fund, Gobi-Altai |
To monitor deliveries of the dzud donations |
Orhon 21 Century project |
Social accountability series of interactive radio/FM radio programs
|
Scout Commission, Uvurkhangai |
Civil voice- civil hal”l |
Mongolian Education Alliance
|
SA initiative in education sector |
Transparency International |
Adopting the AC monitoring methodology into Mongolian legislation
|
Social Development Women's Movement - Hovd province branch
|
Social accountability in land issuing |
Steps without border |
Community Participation agreement in Extractive Industry
|
