PPT-Civil society groups in Botswana: Participation in poverty

Dr J T Matsoga Ms M Phegelo UB Faculty of Education Background Botswana is a middle income country Poverty still a significant development challenge Government highly committed to fight poverty . A Photo Essay by Kelly Macri. Our . class was taught in a modern building . a . short walk away from the dorms . that we . stayed in. . Besides the day . the power went out . in . the middle . of an . Plan for Today:. Comparing definitions of civil society, pros and cons.. Outlining contended roles of civil society in democratization.. Debating structure of civil society necessary to promote democracy.. Plan for Today:. Considering . structure . of civil society and . debate on how it relates . to democratization.. Assessing whether or not civil society is a . universalizable. component of democracy.. Scaling Up Critical enablers . 1. A Convincing Story of communities. A coherent narrative of the role of communities and civil society in health. Speaks to:. Real community systems (research needed). NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE VIENNA PROGRAMME OF ACTION. 27 October 2015. Presentation . by . the National . Strategy . Office (NSO). Mbakiso G. Morapedi. Introduction. . . The Botswana National Planning System. “I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.” – . Hillary Clinton (American politician). Social Cleavages. Definition. Categories of identity that create divisions between groups in a society. Measuring and Understanding the Ravages of Inequality . Defining Poverty. Poverty can be defined, in a very broad sense, as a general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions and/or money.. Bessie Head. Botswana: . Bechuanaland Protectorate. . Yes Botswana is this…. Botswana is also this…. Botswana has many voices and perspectives! . GOALS. To understand our own perspectives, stereotypes, and bias. A Case Study of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) and Lessons for Donors/CSOs. Neil Watkins, Director of Policy and Campaigns, ActionAid USA. April 20, 2012. Background - GAFSP. This is the Irish Government's definition of poverty in its . National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016. . . What it means is that people are living in poverty if they do not have enough money to do the things that most people in Ireland take for granted. Poverty can mean not having the money to buy enough food for your family, not being able to afford to heat your home in winter or having to buy second-hand clothes because you can't afford new ones. . Civil society participates in the design and implementation of policies. Civil society is actively involved in the ratification and promotion of the Convention. In addition, this chapter will explore some key indicators of the ‘capacity to partner’:. and prioritized in their classrooms are as s involving bounded groups whose members are homogeneous on various cultural markers language and worldviews They argue instead for conceptualizing ethnicit From practice, to research and theory. Tanja . Kleibl. DCU, visiting researcher (coordinator civil society research project . Mocambique. ). DSAI, convener civil society study group. Independent development consultant. meeting results . Purpose: to form the regional unity and preserve the influence of communities of PLHIV and key populations, community-led networks and other civil society organizations by rethinking and developing a new vision, common meanings,...