Why we launched CSR- Hub, by CSOS

WEST Africa Civil Society Institute ( WACSI) and Spaces for Change ( S4C) have said the Civil Society Resource Hub ( CSR- Hub) was established to support civil society actors for better response to governance, regulatory, digital and operational challenges.

With backing from Ford Foundation, the two organisations launched the initiative, yesterday, in Lagos.

According to the Executive Director of WACSI, Nana Afadzinu, when the civic space is restricted, social justice disappears, social accountability is absent, social protection fails, and people suffer.

The Executive Director of S4C, Victoria Ibezim- Ohaeri, reiterated the importance of the initiative, thus: “At a time governments in West Africa are increasingly drifting towards authoritarianism and tightening the operating environment for civil society, the establishment of the West Africa CSR- Hub could not have come at a better time.

“With CSR- Hub, civil society actors and organisations will not only become more resilient, but also get the support they need to better respond to the governance, regulatory, digital and operational challenges.”