About the guide & project

 

The International Centre for Policy Advocacy (ICPA) develops and supports advocacy initiatives designed to promote and safeguard democratic principles and open society values. We are an advocacy support organisation based in Berlin and working in Germany and internationally to provide capacity development, mentoring support and practical resources in the areas of policy advocacy, strategic communications and narrative change.


The Broadening Civic Space Narratives in Kazakhstan project was a capacity building and campaign development programme that will be implemented over a 6-year period (2018 to 2023). The project aimed to build the capacity of a network of NGO actors in Kazakhstan to broaden the public narrative on NGOs and thereby, contribute to slowing down the tabling and implementation of legal measures which seek to constrain NGO participation and action even further. The project included the Civic Space Narratives Lab which provided direct support to campaigning efforts, an evaluation and outreach component and also the development of pedagogical tools, of which this is the most extensive. The project was supported by the Soros Foundation Kazakstan and also the Eurasia Programme of the Open Society Foundations.

 

Safeguarding Civic Space Guide

 

Authors:

  • Eóin Young and Lisa Quinn, International Centre for Policy Advocacy


Design & Layout (PDF):

  • Matthias Rawald, bestbefore Kommunikationsdesign

 


Civic Space Narratives Lab

coalition

 

Medianet #Azamatbol Team

  • Adil Jalilov
  • Alyona Koshkina 
  • Snejana Tsoy
  • Moldir Utegenova
  • Duman Smakov
  • Saniya Abdigapar 

 

Paperlab Team

  • Malika Toqmadi
  • Serik Beyssembayev
  • Aliya Tlegenova

 

Soros Foundation Kazakhstan Team

  • Aida Aidarkulova
  • Bota Ayazbayeva


ICPA Team

  • Ashot Khurshudyan
  • Heiko Kalmbach
  • Tiffany Shakespeare

 


Citation 

International Centre for Policy Advocacy (2024, Aug 1) Safeguarding Civic Space: Harnessing Narrative Change to Restore Public Trust in CSOs. URL: https://www.narrativechange.org/toolkit/safeguarding-civic-space-harnessing-narrative-change-restore-public-trust-csos

 


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