Modalities of Engagement between Modalities of Engagement between CSOs and the World BankCSOs and the World Bank

World Bank, 18-20 June, 2008 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Bank, 18-20 June, 2008 Jakarta, Indonesia Land Is LifeLand Is Life - “Working Together for Equal - “Working Together for Equal

Access to Natural Resources”Access to Natural Resources”

Presented by Mr. Nhek Thodollar, Presented by Mr. Nhek Thodollar, Executive Director of Land Is LifeExecutive Director of Land Is Life

CONTENTSCONTENTS

1.1. Civil Society in CambodiaCivil Society in Cambodia

2.2. World Bank Assistance and World Bank Assistance and Grant Grant Support in CambodiaSupport in Cambodia

3.3. Engagement between the World Bank and Engagement between the World Bank and Civil SocietyCivil Society

4.4. Recommendations Recommendations

1. Cambodian Civil Society1. Cambodian Civil Society

-Cambodian civil society emerged in 1992 and 1993

-Today there are approximate 2,000 registered NGOs in Cambodia

-Civil society NGOs/trade unions concentrate on human rights, democracy, fair election and relief work. -Communities/CBOs are established by grass-roots

1. Cambodian Civil Society (End)1. Cambodian Civil Society (End)

- At the beginning, the government did not recognize - At the beginning, the government did not recognize NGOs as legitimate political actors.NGOs as legitimate political actors.

- So far, NGOs are still oppressed and intimidated by - So far, NGOs are still oppressed and intimidated by the government. the government.

2. World Bank Assistance2. World Bank Assistance and and Grant Support in CambodiaGrant Support in Cambodia Supporting good governance, such as reforming Supporting good governance, such as reforming

legal and judicial systems, restructuring the public legal and judicial systems, restructuring the public sector (including the civil service), and sector (including the civil service), and demobilizing the military; demobilizing the military;

Building physical infrastructure -particularly roads, Building physical infrastructure -particularly roads, water supply, and electricity - in rural and water supply, and electricity - in rural and provincial areas to increase access to services provincial areas to increase access to services and productive activities; and productive activities;

2. World Bank Assistance2. World Bank Assistance and and Grant Support in Cambodia Grant Support in Cambodia

(End)(End) Rebuilding human capital by increasing access to and Rebuilding human capital by increasing access to and

the the quality of health-care services and investing in education quality of health-care services and investing in education and skills development and skills development

Facilitating private sector development in traditional Facilitating private sector development in traditional and and

non-traditional sectors, including supporting rural income non-traditional sectors, including supporting rural income generation, through a combination of policy work, generation, through a combination of policy work, encouraging regular constructive dialogue between the encouraging regular constructive dialogue between the government and the private sector, and providing direct government and the private sector, and providing direct support to business ventures.support to business ventures.

3. Engagement between Civil 3. Engagement between Civil Society and the World Bank Society and the World Bank

Program Enhance Civil Society for Social Program Enhance Civil Society for Social Accountability (PECSA)Accountability (PECSA)

- First Social Accountability School (SAS)- First Social Accountability School (SAS)

- Mentoring and Coaching on SAS- Mentoring and Coaching on SAS

- Exposure Visit in the Philippines and India - Exposure Visit in the Philippines and India on SASon SAS

Social Land ConcessionSocial Land Concession Small grants for NGOs and CBOsSmall grants for NGOs and CBOs

4. Recommendations 4. Recommendations

CSOs should be an equal partner with the CSOs should be an equal partner with the World Bank; to take part in designing the World Bank; to take part in designing the methodologies and strategiesmethodologies and strategies

Build Capacity of CSOs so they can Build Capacity of CSOs so they can effectively work with the government effectively work with the government

The country plans have to be jointly The country plans have to be jointly developed by the government and CSOsdeveloped by the government and CSOs

Thank you for your Thank you for your attention!!!attention!!!