East African Civil Society Organisations' Forum (EACSOF) – The Voice of Civil Society in East Africa

The East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum, (EACSOF), was founded in 2007 as an autonomous umbrella body of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations, (CSOs), in East Africa. Since its founding, EACSOF has been working to strengthen the institutionalization of the relationship between East African CSOs and the Community, (EAC). It also works to build a critical mass of knowledgeable and empowered civil society in the East African region, in order to foster their confidence and capacity in articulating grassroots needs and interests in the East African Integration Process. It also works to ensure that East African citizens and their organizations work together to play a more effective role in the integration process through building stronger citizen organizations that respond to citizens needs and hold duty bearers to account.
EACSOF vision “An integrated community in which Citizens fully participate in all processes that affect their lives”
Mission “To provide an inclusive platform for Civil society to promote good policies and democratic governance for the wellbeing of East Africans” statements and are further reflected in the goals and objectives.
EACSOF’s work focuses under the following programming components: Citizen Empowerment, Policy engagement and Institutional Development with the main objectives to:
• Strengthen the citizens’ civic competence and confidence by enabling citizens to know their rights and obligations and to support them to organise in effective CSO as well as national platforms through which they would be able to assert those rights.
• Ensure Citizen Centered Policy Development and Implementation at National and Regional Levels in regards to Democratic Governance; Peace and Security; Social and Economic Justice; Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environmental Protection and Climate Change; and Mainstreaming Science and Technology
• Support EACSOF’s Institutional Capacity building at national and regional level.
EACSOF through its work shall pursue and monitor EAC performance on the key SDGs indicators that resonate with its work while also mainstreaming gender equity and equality.
By championing the above aspects, EACSOF will strengthen its position and relevance in the EAC integration process. As a core aspect of its work EACSOF will focus on empowerment of the citizens by building their civic confidence and competencies to demand for their rights, it will grow into a strong and efficient regional network of national platforms that promotes timely and effective vertical and horizontal communication and information sharing.

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COMMUNIQUÉ TO THE 21st EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT

February 26, 2021March 1, 2021 eacsof

POSITION-Virtual Volunteer Fundraising Manager: GRANTS (Remote)

September 9, 2020 eacsof

Deadline 13th September 2020. EACSOF welcomes volunteers who are seeking skill-based volunteering opportunity. EACSOF shall provide “letter of recommendation” to interns, students & professionals who demonstrate outstanding contribution for the Platform credit and/or for professional references.

Ending Gender Violence in Africa

July 17, 2020 eacsof

These are some of the insights of what came up in the Twitter discussion.

Tanzania Citizen Report

July 17, 2020August 11, 2020 eacsof

Workshop Report on the Validation of Community Score Card Report and Strengthening Civic & Media Engagement on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections & Governance (ACDEG)

July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 eacsof

REGIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ONSLAUGHT OF CIVIC SPACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN EAST AFRICA

July 13, 2020 eacsof

Mid Term Evaluation Report-The Africa We Want Project 2019

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 eacsof

Before you go through the report, kindly do us a favor by following the below social media accounts for time to time updates: The Africa we Want Project Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeWantAfrica/?ref=br_rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/africa_wewant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theafricawewant/ EACSOF Secretariat Twitter: https://twitter.com/eacsof Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/EACSOFArusha/

Regional Civil Society and Private Sector Organizations Prepare Joint Response to COVID-19

May 31, 2020 eacsof

The apex bodies discussed the agenda for the Regional Dialogue Committee (RDC) meeting, which will prepare possible interventions of the RDC to suit the needs of the region and developed a joint work plan for the Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) for the period June 2020 to June 2021 and agreed on a joint statement for the Regional Apex Bodies on Covid 19 impacts and responses in the region.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Statement by East African Civil Society Organisations’ Forum (EACSOF)

April 8, 2020May 31, 2020 eacsof

We are deeply concerned about the Covid 19 pandemic and its economic and social impacts thatwill affect our country, our people and their livelihoods.

The Pre-AU Summit Side event: Signing, Ratification, Implementation and Reporting of the ACDEG & Official Launch of the Continental Citizen Report

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 eacsof

EACSOF was among the CSOs to that participated in the Pre-AU summit side event in Addis in February 2020, that was organised by the Africa we want project management team. The CSOs present in this side event, engaged and dialogue amongst themselves and policy makers as well as with other stakeholders and shared ideas and perspectives on the political economy of governance failures in the continent with a view to carve sustainable solutions.