The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Funding and Monitoring Development Co-operation

National and international civil society organisations (CSOs) are recognized as key partners in overseeing development co-operation policies and programmes.

Aid can be directed to CSOs as core contributions or as programme-specific funding, with CSOs managing the allocation of these funds. This is classified as aid going to CSOs.

Alternatively, aid may be channelled through CSOs to implement donor-initiated projects, known as earmarked funding or aid going through CSOs.

These distinctions demonstrate the varied roles CSOs play in both programming and executing development co-operation initiatives.

Information provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).