Busara Africa & WACSI's
CSR-Hub Initiative
Busara Africa partners with WACSI to give training to 25 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across West Africa under the Civic Space Resource Hub for West Africa (CSR-Hub) project.
Busara Africa was engaged by WACSI to “Enhance CSO Governance and Operational Efficiency” in the Civic Space Resource (CSR) Hub. The goal of the Hub seeks to provide capacity and technical support to Civil Society Organizations in West Africa, specifically in Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal to expand civic space and promote open societies in West Africa.
The specific objectives were:
- To broaden knowledge on threats to civic space and enabling environments.
- To enhance Civil Society Organisational governance and operational efficiency.
- To strengthen resource mobilisation and financial resilience.
- To reinforce digital security and protection for safe activism.
In sum, it provides capacity-strengthening support and technical advice to CSOs around four strategic thematic areas: Civic Space Protection, Organisational Governance and Regulatory Compliance, Digital Security and Protection, and Resource Mobilisation and Financial Resilience.
About WACSI
The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is a civil society knowledge-sharing hub and a credible centre of learning with continental and international recognition. It was established by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in 2005 to reinforce the capacities of civil society in the sub-region. The role of WACSI is to serve as a resource centre for training, research, experience sharing and dialogue for CSOs in West Africa.