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Civicus
CIVICUS is an international non-profit organisation focused on civil rights and citizen action. It was founded in 1993 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 1991, an international group of 20 leaders from non-governmental organisations and social movements met to explore how to support citizen participation in governmental decision-making processes. In 1993, a founding board established CIVICUS, with the name derived from the Latin term meaning "of the community".
CIVICUS has described itself as "a global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world". Its headquarters are in Johannesburg, and there are offices in Geneva and New York City.
The governing body of CIVICUS is an international board, which as of March 2025[update] comprised 12 civil society leaders from around the world.
In 2014 the organisation had members in more than 145 countries.
In 2023/4, their main funding partners were the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ford Foundation, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Open Society Foundations, and Lifeline Embattled Fund, among many others.
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah led the organisation from January 2013 to December 2018. Former heads of the organisation also include Miklos Marschall (Hungary), Kumi Naidoo (South Africa), Ingrid Srinath (India), and Lysa John.[when?]
In 2018, Anabel Cruz was chair of the CIVICUS Board of Directors.
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Civicus
CIVICUS is an international non-profit organisation focused on civil rights and citizen action. It was founded in 1993 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 1991, an international group of 20 leaders from non-governmental organisations and social movements met to explore how to support citizen participation in governmental decision-making processes. In 1993, a founding board established CIVICUS, with the name derived from the Latin term meaning "of the community".
CIVICUS has described itself as "a global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world". Its headquarters are in Johannesburg, and there are offices in Geneva and New York City.
The governing body of CIVICUS is an international board, which as of March 2025[update] comprised 12 civil society leaders from around the world.
In 2014 the organisation had members in more than 145 countries.
In 2023/4, their main funding partners were the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ford Foundation, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Open Society Foundations, and Lifeline Embattled Fund, among many others.
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah led the organisation from January 2013 to December 2018. Former heads of the organisation also include Miklos Marschall (Hungary), Kumi Naidoo (South Africa), Ingrid Srinath (India), and Lysa John.[when?]
In 2018, Anabel Cruz was chair of the CIVICUS Board of Directors.