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Capturing Lessons on Becoming Resilient During Times of Crisi

06.27.2022

Resilience, defined as the ability “to cope, survive, and recover from complex challenges and crises that represent stresses or pressures that can lead to a systemic failure,” is an essential component of sustainable democratic societies. In times of crisis, local private sector organizations he...

Democracy that Delivers #330: ESG Standards, Principles, and the Future of Business

06.08.2022 |

In this new podcast by CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center, Magdalena Krzysztofik and Wouter Scheepens from consultancy firm Steward Redqueen address how Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and principles are shaping the future of businesses in emerging markets. Lis...

Democracy that Delivers #329: Fostering Resilience and Embracing Digitalization with the ITC ILO

06.01.2022 |

Jorge Ramirez of the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC ILO) joins Morgan Frost, Program Officer on CIPE’s Global Programs team in this final episode of the mini-series “Strengthening Resilience,” discussing the importance of fostering organiza...

Democracy that Delivers #328: Strengthening Resilience – Recovery and Beyond, with OECD-WISE

05.25.2022 |

Žiga Žarnić from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)‘s Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) joins CIPE’s Director of Global Programs, Anna Kompanek, in this episode of the “Strengthening Resilience“ min...

How Do We Advocate?

04.20.2022

In this two-part blog feature for the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub – an incubator, resource hub, and co-working space for leading civic-minded organizations in Ethiopia – CIPE’s Policy and Program Learning Unit takes readers through the basics of advocacy by outlining what it is and how to do it....

Democracy that Delivers #320: Strengthening Resilience: Lessons from Argentina and Ecuador

04.08.2022 |

In the third episode of the “Strengthening Resilience: Global Perspectives” mini-series, CIPE speaks with two organizations: the Quito Chamber of Commerce based in Ecuador, and Fundacion Libertad, based in Argentina. During this podcast, our host Tomas Mandl, Program Officer for Latin ...

Democracy that Delivers #318: Strengthening Resilience: Lessons from the Philippines

04.06.2022 |

In the second episode of the podcast mini-series on resilience, CIPE speaks with the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce (PLCC), an organization dedicated to advocating for policies that support the needs of LGBT-owned businesses. Chairperson of PLCC, Ronn Astillas, will outline the impact of the p...

What is Advocacy?

04.06.2022

In this two-part blog feature for the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub – an incubator, resource hub, and co-working space for leading civic-minded organizations in Ethiopia – CIPE’s Policy and Program Learning Unit takes readers through the basics of advocacy by outlining what it is and how to do it....

Democracy that Delivers #317: Strengthening Resilience of Private Sector Organizations and their Members

04.05.2022 |

In times of crisis, the ability of local private sector organizations to weather disruptions so that they can effectively support their members and contribute to economic renewal is essential. During this podcast, CIPE will speak with William Pawlucy from Association Options and Ines Pearce ...

De-programming International Aid for Trade

03.23.2022

It is foolish is to repeat the same thing expecting a different result. The WTO TFA agreement took a pragmatic approach in delineating each State Party obligation under three different categories of commitment. The last category, Category C commitments, is the list of TFA mandates countries have sou...