CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance of members and partners which constitute an influential network of civil society organisations at the local, national, regional and international levels. CIVICUS has worked for over a decade to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are threatened. CIVICUS has a vision of a global community of active, engaged citizens committed to the creation of a more just and equitable world.

For further information about CIVICUS membership and its weekly electronic newsletter e-CIVICUS please visit www.civicus.org