Istanbul Principles
The 8 Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness are an integral part of the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness AND a distinct globally acknowledged reference of effective development work for CSOs worldwide.
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- Click here to download a copy of the Istanbul Principles: ENGLISH - FRANCAIS - ESPAÑOL More language versions: Indonesian - Georgian - Portuguese - Click here to download the Istanbul Principles POSTER - Click here to go to the page of the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness |
So… what do we do with these Principles? There are a few resources to help guide CSOs in putting the principles of CSO development effectiveness into practice:
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Implementation Toolkit: Guidance on how the Istanbul Principles can be applied at local/national level and Selected Examples from CSOs who have already implemented the Istanbul Principles in their work |
See what some civil society representatives are saying about the Istanbul Principles and their implementation:
Istanbul Principles – the Background
The 8 Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness are the result of an extensive worldwide consultation process with thousands of civil society organizations (national, regional and thematic consultations), undertaken by civil society itself through the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness. The inputs and perspectives from the thousands of CSOs who participated in the Open Forum consultations were consolidated into a first Synthesis Report and draft Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness in 2010.
During the 1st Global Assembly of the Open Forum, September 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey, civil society representatives from across the globe discussed and debated the draft principles in detail, and finally endorsed the final version, now officially known as the Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness and also widely referred to as the Istanbul Principles. These Principles form the foundation for the final International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness, which was finalized and endorsed in June 2011 at the 2nd Global Assembly of the Open Forum in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
The International Framework, and the Istanbul Principles therein, form the basis for CSO effectiveness work worldwide.
Official Acknowledgement by the International Development Community
| Busan Partnership Article 22(b):
We will… encourage CSOs to implement practices that strengthen their accountability and their contribution to development effectiveness, guided by the Istanbul Principles and the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness. |
- (PLUS see list of individual governments and other stakeholders who have acknowledged and/or endorsed the Istanbul Principles.)
The time is now for implementation of the Principles!
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Following the global recognition of the Istanbul Principles and the International Framework of which they are part at the Open Forum Global Assembly in Cambodia and then in the Busan Partnership in 2011, CSOs must now take up the challenge to put the principles into practice in their own work. |
Indeed, CSOs across the globe are now bringing the principles of CSO effectiveness to their local realities and building on our significant achievements and global momentum with the guidance of the Implementation Toolkit.
As demonstrated by CSOs in a variety of contexts, the Istanbul Principles can be used in a multitude of ways on national, regional and international levels. Some examples include:
- Ontario Council for International Cooperation: OCIC Focus in Development: Crossroads International on Embodying Gender Equality and Equity while Promoting Women’s and Girl’s Rights (Principle 2)
- The Village of Love Canada: Promoting a “Three Way Partnership” with Kijiji Cha Upendo and CAP/AIDS Network, where each organisation offers their knowledge and expertise to take care of AIDS orphan children (Principle 6)
- MORE INSIGHFUL EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES HERE
SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES!
Tell us how you have used the Istanbul principles to affect change or initiate dialogue in your work! Write to us at info cso-effectiveness.org to share your success and challenges with peer CSOs around the world!
- Twitter: #IstanbulPrinciples - we invite all CSOs to use this hash tag to share your own thoughts, implementation stories and tips
- YouTube: Why not do a video on how you use the Istanbul Principles? It can be a video diary, footage of a seminar, or even an animated cartoon!
- Facebook: join us on http://www.facebook.com/CSOeffectiveness
- Open Forum blog: share your own story with the world!