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The Role of the Extractive Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
This report explores four key strategies companies can use to expand economic opportunity: 1) creating inclusive business models; 2) developing human capital; 3) building institutional capacity; and 4) helping to optimize the "Rules of the Game."
Building Consensus: History and Lessons from the Mesa de Diálogo y Consenso CAO-Cajamarca, Peru
The Mesa de Diálogo y Consenso CAO-Cajamarca was convened to address and resolve conflicts between Yanacocha, the largest gold mine in Peru, and the surrounding communities affected by its operations. The Mesa sought consensus based solutions under a framework of good faith, cooperation, and tolerance.
Capacity Building for Local Stakeholders in Key Mining Regions Awareness-Raising, Confidence-Building and Empowerment : Materials and Guidance Documents
These were materials used during a workshop which had the objective to build capacity for participants to identify the adverse local environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining projects and understand the management and technical options for their mitigation and monitoring.
Building NGO Capacity for Pipeline Monitoring and Audit in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, BP and the Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation are working together to support national NGOs’ capacity development through facilitated monitoring and audit of the Baku-Ceyhan-Tbilisi and the South Caucasus Pipeline projects.
The Oil Industry Experience: Technology Cooperation and Capacity Building
This publication, produced jointly with the United Nations Environment Programme, aims to demonstrate through actual experiences, the contribution of international and national petroleum industry partnerships in economic development and environmental protection through technology cooperation and capacity building.
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Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM)
The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) was established by the University of Queensland in 2001 in response to growing interest in and debate about the role of the mining and minerals industry in contemporary society. CSRM’s focus is the socio-economic and political challenges that confront companies, communities and governments when change is brought about by resource extraction.
InterAction
InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.InterAction’s more than 165 members work in every developing country. Members meet people halfway in expanding opportunities and supporting gender equality in education, health care, agriculture, small business, and other areas.Cities Alliance
The Cities Alliance is a global coalition of cities and their development partners committed to scaling up successful approaches to poverty reduction. The Alliance provides matching grants in support of: city development strategies, citywide and nationwide slum upgrading and sustainable financing strategies.
Alcan Prize for Sustainability
The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is a US$1 million Prize that recognizes organizations demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving and further advancing economic, environmental and/or social sustainability.
Additionally, Grants valued at US$15,000 are awarded to the remaining nine shortlisted organizations, with the specific intention of investing in certifiable training and capacity building for the organization.
NGO Fund Raising Strategies
As the programmes and projects of NGOs expand, the need for money to run their operations becomes all the more critical. Much of this comes from third party funding organizations, either in the country where the NGO operates, or in OECD countries that assist projects in developing countries. This NGO Cafe feature was created to collate current thinking and resources on the topic. These are strategies for fund raising in general, and the Cafe itself does not disburse funds to NGOs.
IFC-Lonmin Partnership Wins Nedbank Green Mining Award
A joint IFC-Lonmin supplier development program that supports sustainable growth in mining communities in South Africa has taken top prize in the socio-economic category at the Nedbank Green Mining Awards, which celebrates responsible mining.
Rio Tinto Alcan Partners to Support Guinea's Efforts in Achieving Millennium Development Goals
Rio Tinto Alcan announced today, during an official ceremony held in Conakry, that it will support Guinea's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through a Partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and Guinea's National Ministry of the Interior and Security. The Partnership will fund a project to strengthen the planning capacity of elected officials and civil servants in the Boké region, where Rio Tinto Alcan holds an interest in Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) and is studying development of an alumina refinery.
New Sectoral Work in Governance and Anticorruption at the Local Level
Energy for Development: Local Projects, Large Impacts
Energy is vital for development. It is essential to fuel industry and power infrastructure. At the same time, access to energy is a key indicator of human development. It is necessary for basic services such as domestic heating, lighting and food preparation, and for the delivery of food, fresh water, education and healthcare.How to Make Development Partnerships Work
Public-private partnerships have been criticised for underperforming on promises in recent years. But for development, well-managed alliances not only work, they can boost aid effectiveness too. Here is how.
Enhancing Benefits to Communities from Extractive Industry
Enhancing Benefits to Communities from Extractive Industry by Dafna Tapiero, was presented during the Extractive Industry Week - Improving Extractive Industries Benefits for the Poor (March 3-5, 2009).
Global Case Study on Measuring Community Capacity for Better Health and Social Change Outcomes
Save the Children USA builds on community capacity in health, education, livelihood, HIV, and child protection programs implemented in the context of development, transition, and emergency response situations in 50 countries, serving more than 41 million children and 25 million adults.
CHF's Capacity Building Approach
The CHF Capacity Building Approach document articulates CHF's philosophy and approach to capacity building. It is based on 45 years of development experience and lessons learned from designing and implementing hundreds of projects with developing country partners throughout the world.
World Bank Institute: Capacity Development Resource Center Toolkits
This section assembles tools to assist in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of capacity development programs and projects. These tools are intended to help countries and country teams streamline tasks, utilize resources fully, maximize productivity and achieve national goals.
Toolkit: Proposal Writing and Fundraising
This toolkit provides tips and practical suggestions for applying for funding and proposal writing. It is based on interviews with experienced research fundraisers. Obtaining funding for your research is a difficult achievement, so it is hoped that this guide will help give your proposal the best possible chance of success.
Rights, Risk and Responsibility: Building Community Capacities for Engagement with the Extractive Industries
All too often, civil society groups and oil, gas, and mining companies act as adversaries on social and environmental issues. In this antagonism, shared concerns and opportunities for development are often missed. As one mining executive recently stated “we spend our time arguing with civil society groups, and poor people continue to suffer.” IFC, through training with all stakeholders, tries to cut down on the arguing and raise cooperation
Sharing Experiences: Enhancing the Benefits to Communities from Extractive Industry Projects Workshop
The objective of the workshop was to share experiences, training, and raise awareness of the community development work that is taking place. The focus was on sharing practical examples of helping communities benefit from extractive industry, highlighting the diversity of community development activities (supply chain, social, environmental issues), and discussing successes and lessons.
