The 8 Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness can be used in a variety of ways, in the national, regional and international contexts. On this page, you will find an expanding list of tools and best practice examples supplementing the ones included in the IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT. You will find initiatives corresponding to each Principle, and you will also see some that address several Principels at once.
We are looking forward to receiving more tools and resources on implemenation of the Istanbul Principles. Please send us yours to info cso-effectiveness.org.
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 1: Respect and promote human rights and social justice
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 2: Embody gender equality and equity while promoting women and girls’ rights
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 3: Focus on people’s empowerment, democratic ownership and participation
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 4: Promote Environmental Sustainability
| Organization | Initiative | Type of initiative and more information |
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| Kepa |
- EnviroMeter |
Tool measuring the degree of environmental friendliness of NGOs. |
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- Climate Sensor |
Tool for climate sensitive planning to help organisations to take into account the effects of climate change in their projects and improve the project planning. |
| Islamic Relief |
Environment Policy |
Internal guidance which reflects Islamic Relief’s vision of environment, based in Islam teachings. |
| LEAD Pakistan |
- Ecological Footprint Office Calculator |
Resource accounting tool that measures how much biologically productive land and sea is used by a given population or activity, and compares this to how much land and sea is available. |
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- And others |
Misc |
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 5: Practice transparency and accountability
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 6: Pursue equitable partnerships and solidarity
| Organization | Initiative | Type of initiative and more information |
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| The Village of Love Canada - Kijiji Cha Upendo - CAP/AIDS Network |
Three Way Partnership |
Partnersip where each organisation offers their knowledge and expertise to take care of AIDS orphan children. |
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 7: Create and share knowledge and commit to mutual learning
| Organization | Initiative | More |
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| ActionAid |
REFLECT - comprehensive methodology for promoting communication and meaningful participation of base communities in decision making |
More information |
| Collaborative Learning Projects |
Non-profit organization that gathers and analyses practices and experiences in the humanitarian sector to learn from the lessons encountered |
http://www.cdainc.com |
| Equal Access Nepal in cooperation with UNICEF |
Radio show focusing providing young listeners with a platform from which to speak about important issues and connects listeners to an online discussion forum to read what others are saying about a particular topic.
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More information here |
| HEARTLINES |
Award-winning NGO with an 8-year track record of multifaceted interventions using mass and digital media |
More informaton here |
| United Nations Development Programme |
Mobile technologies and empowerment: Enhancing human development through participation and innovation |
Download here |
ISTANBUL PRINCIPLE 8: Commit to realizing positive sustainable change
| Organization | Initiative | More |
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| DEEEP (Developing Europeans’ Engagement for the Eradication of global Poverty) |
Toolkit: Engaging Local Society in Sustainable Development |
http://www.deeep.org/component/content/article/350.html |
| PRADAN |
Promotes Self-Help Groups; develops locally suitable economic activities; mobilises finances; and introduces systems to improve livelihoods of the rural poor and sustain their progress |
http://www.pradan.net |
| LEAD Pakiastan |
Works to create and sustain a global network of leaders who are committed to promote change towards the patterns of sustainable development that is economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially equitable |
http://www.lead.org.pk |
MORE EXEMPLES BASED ON CROSS-CUTTING THEMES:
Many initiatives and organizations - mentioned above and others - do valuable work relating to more than one Istanbul Principles, reflecting the unified nature of the Principles and our collective vision of development:
- AFIMA (Association of Women Engineers of Mali): Promotes gender equality - using the Malian women’s know-how - while incorporating the environmental dimension in their activities, with outcomes such as alternative cooking to reduce the emissions of coal. It refers to Principles 2 and 4.
- BOND: The work on an Improve It Framework is ongoing - the resulting tool will enable NGOs to assess, manage and report their effectiveness confidently and consistently across eight thematic areas and five ways of working. It is related to all Istanbul Principles and most specifically 3 and 5. See also BOND’s Organisatonal Health Check.
- FoRS: The Czech National Platform developed a Code on Effectiveness based on Istanbul Principles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7.
PERSONALIZING THE ISTANBUL PRINCIPLES
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC): Trade Union Development Effectiveness Profile (TUDEP) - a learning tool meant to support trade unions worldwide in the application of the principles in their everyday development cooperation practice. It is based on a questionnaire that is automatically evaluated and analysed in an active excel document.
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