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Civil Society Fund 2009 Launched
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 About the Program
The Civil Society Fund (CSF) supports activities related to civic engagement by providing small grants administered through World Bank Sri Lanka Country Office. The Civil Society Fund seeds and supports activities that empower and enable citizens to take initiatives to enhance and influence development outcomes. Activities strengthen mechanisms for inclusion, accountability, and participation. Activities also strengthen partnerships with public sector, other civil society organizations, and the private sector. CSF 2009 Theme: Advocacy for Accountability in Local Service Delivery Grant Allocation: Five grants of up to US$9000 each. Project Period: One Year  Winners of CSF 2009 • Center for Poverty Analysis, Colombo to test and disseminate an infrastructure needs manual among communities and local authorities;
• International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy to create awareness and to replicate effective practices in public service delivery in the district of Kandy;
• People’s Service Council, Trincomalee to create good governance councils for local service delivery;
• Plantation Worker’s Service Centre, Hatton to establish a model development council to serve the estate community; and
• Transparency International, Colombo to conduct a report card survey to improve service delivery in education in the plantation sector 
A caring health service to the people of the Uva province by the Mahiyangana Base hospital. The hospital has won national and international awards for providing quality health services to an economically poor province. World Bank supported Health Sector Development Project.  Credit: (c) Shahidul Alam/Drik/MajorityWorld/WB |
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 Additional Resources for Reference   World Bank ResourcesÂ
- World Bank Sri Lanka - Country Assistance Strategy 2009 - 2012 - Development Dialogue - Service Delivery - World Bank Institute - Governance and Anti - Corruption - World Bank Human Development Network Publications - World Development Report 2004 - Making Services Work for the Poor - Are You Being Served? New Tools for Measuring Service Delivery - Achieving Better Service Delivery through Decentralizaion in Ethiopia - Are you Satisfied? Citizen Feedback and Delivery of Urban Services - Can Information Campaigns Sparc Local Participation and Improve Outcomes? - Citizens, Politicians and Providers  Other External Resources - Government Innovators Network, A Portal for Democratic Governance and Innovation - Governance and Social Development Resource Center |
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