As the enabling environment for CSOs is threatened and civic spaces continue to close, the legitimacy, transparency and accountability (LTA) of civil society is increasingly questioned by governments and individuals alike. There is a strong need for CSOs to foster a culture of accountability and transparency to improve their working relationship with constituents and enhance trust with their stakeholders. CIVICUS elected to focus the 2020 Global Learning Exchange (GLE) on bringing organizations and individuals together to learn, share and enhance their LTA policies and practices. Originally planned as a physical gathering to take place in Quito, Ecuador in April, 2020, the Global Learning Exchange had to be suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The online visit is frequented by highly diverse group of participants from different parts of the world, ages, genders and backgrounds who interactively participate on the sessions.
Source: CIVICUS