Civil Society Organizations CSOs Statistics and the SDGs

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Statistics and the SDGs Panel discussion: Importance of Statistics on SDG Monitoring Country Workshop on the Philippine Data Revolution Roadmap for the SDGs October 5, 2016

About CODE-NGO The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) is the country’s largest coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) working for social development, with its 6 national and 6 regional member networks representing more than 1, 600 development NGOs, people’s organizations (POs) and cooperatives nationwide. It is a trusted national voice of CSOs and exercises transformative leadership. WEVNET

CSO Monitoring of the MDGs a) Shadow Reports on the MDGs – Social Watch Philippines b) Citizens’ Roadmap for Poverty Reduction and Achieving the MDGs – UN Civil Society Advisory Committee (UNCSAC), CODE-NGO and FDC, 2010

CSO Monitoring the MDGs a) CSO Assessments of the MTPDP/ PDP b) Citizens’ Report Cards -CSO Satisfaction Report Card (CSRC) viz LGUs -Philippine Asset Reform Report Card (Phil. DHRRA, 2008)

CSOs’ Contribution to the Development of Statistics on the SDGs 4 roles of CSOs: a) as voices or platforms b) as monitors/ watchdogs c) as co-implementors (partners) d) as innovators

CSOs’ Contribution to Filling in the Data Gaps a) Perception surveys (e. g. for SDG 16 on participatory and accountable governance) -citizens’ report cards b) Community-level data -e. g. consolidate baseline data for various CSO projects

Challenges for CSOs’ Contribution to SDG Statistics a) Limited funds b) Limited scale c ) Acceptability/ compatibility of CSO generated data/ information