explores, increasingly, NGOs are recognised as only one, albeit important, actor in civil society. Success in this sphere will … require a shift away from their role as service providers to that of facilitators and supporters of broader civil society …

This paper sets out to explore the achievements of civil society in the area of poverty reduction. The focus is mainly … internationally to advocate for the urban poor's rights;(2) civil society organizations participating in the formulation of PRSPs to … the keys to success and reasons for failure of civil society organizations in tackling poverty reduction effectively. It …

2000, the DAC and the Development Centre held a Forum on ways of integrating civil society into policy formation in … developing countries, and to identify obstacles to such involvement. Participants agreed that civil society's role in poverty …, covering experience in a variety of countries with a variety of stakeholders. The wide-ranging discussion concluded that civil-society …