Civil society organizations (CSOs) are non-governmental groups that represent citizens' interests and include organizations like NGOs, community groups, think tanks, labor unions, and religious groups. CSOs play important roles as watchdogs, advocates, service providers, and experts. They work with UNICEF on issues like child protection, education, and healthcare. While CSOs create positive social change, they also face challenges such as lack of funds, corruption, and government interference.

1. CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION

2.  CIVIL SOCIETY is the aggregate of non governmental
organisations and institutions that manifest will and interest of the
citizens.
 A CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION is a group of people which
operates in the community in a way that is distinct from both
government and business.
 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS can be defined to include all
non-market and non-state organisations outside of the family in
which people organise themselves to pusue shared interests in
the public domain.

4. THE TYPES/FORMS OF CSO’S
 Internatioal and national NGO’s
 Community based organisations
 Social movements
 Women’s group
 Faith-based organisations
 Youth led organisations
 Think tanks and research institutions

5. CIVIL SOCIETIES CAN BE :
 NGO’s that have an organised structure or activity
and are typically registered entities and groups.
 Online groups and activities including social media
communities that can be “Organised” but do not
necessarily have physical,legal or financial
sructures.
 Social movements of collective action or identity,
which can be online or physical.
 Religious leaders,faith communities,and faith based
organisations.

6.  Labour Unions and labour organisations
representing workers.
 Social Entreprenuers emplyoing innovative and
market oriented approaches for social and
environmental outcomes.
 Grassroots associations and activities at local level
 Co-operative owned and democratically controlled
by their members.

7. ROLE OF CSO’S
 Watchdog : holding instituions to
account,promoting transparency and accountability.
 Advocate : raising awareness of societal issues
and challenges and advocating for change.
 Service provider : delivering services to meet
societal needs such as education, food and
security.
 Expert : bringing unique knowledge and
experience to shape policy and strategy and
identifying and building solutions.

8.  Citizenship champion : encouraging citizen
engagement and supporting the rights of citizens.
 Solidarity supporter : promoting fundamental and
universal values.

9. ROLE OF CSO’S WITH UNICEF
 CSO’swork with UNICEF on a broad range of child-
related issues. Some partnerships, for example
focus on strengthening child protection system in
relation to violence and sexual abuse, while others
implement stratergies for improving access to basic
health services for mothers and children
 UNICEF works with CSO’s to create community led
plans for hygiene improvement and water safety
and to ensure that all children have access to
education. Some CSO partners focus on children
whereas others address a range of issues including
poverty,climate change,health,gender equality and
violence.

10. CHALLENGES FACED BY CSO’S
 The findings showed that despite the contribution of
CSO’s in facilitating,enthroning in INDIA they are
still faced with some constraints such as
 Fund
 Corruption
 Government Interference
 Identity
 Lack of Cohesion in the performance of their duty.

11. LIST OF ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING CSO
 All India People's Science Network, India
 Knowledge Commons, India
 Comet Media Foundation, India
 Thoughtworks, India
 Consumer Unity & Trust Society, India

12. SOME OF THE CSO’S ARE
 United Nations Economic and Social Council-
Newyork
 Transparency International- Germany
 International Civil Society Centre- Germany
 Global Campaign for Education
 Women in Law & Development in Africa- Zimbabwe

13.  Civil society has created positive social change in
numerous places throughout the world.
 For example, Wateraid UK provided over 1.3 million
people with safe drinking water in 2017/18.
 whilst in El Salvador, the government passed a law
in 2017 banning environmentally and socially
harmful metal mining practices following civil
society action since 2004.

14.  THANK YOU

15.  The 7.2 per cent growth in the Indian economy is a
little higher that the previous 6.7 per cent growth.
The increase is being expected with the
improvement in performance of agriculture and
manufacturing sectors.
 According to the CSO data, the expansion in
activities in 'agriculture, forestry and fishing' is likely
to increase to 3.8 per cent in the current fiscal from
3.4 per cent in the preceding year.
 The growth of the manufacturing sector is expected
to accelerate to 8.3 per cent this fiscal, up from 5.7
per cent in 2017-18.

16.  According to the CSO estimates, the per capita net
national income during 2018-19 will be Rs
1,25,397, showing a rise of 11.1 per cent as
compared to Rs 1,12,835 during 2017-18 with the
growth rate of 8.6 per cent.