As she prepares to celebrate her third year as the U.K. international development secretary in September, Justine Greening met with representatives of some of the U.K.’s leading civil society organizations and outlined the cooperation priorities of the new Conservative majority government.
During a speech last week in London, Greening announced a five-month review of the Department for International Development’s CSO partnerships, along with an extension of CSO funding via the Program Partnership Arrangement through the end of 2016. The Civil Society Partnership Review is expected to pave the way for a new CSO partnership framework. Details about the review are expected this week.
And in that speech, Greening sent two kinds of messages to her CSO audience: one about operational methodology and another on her policy agenda.
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Bill Hinchberger is a global communications professional and educator. He studied at Berkeley and has taught at the Sorbonne. Based mostly in Paris, he spends quality time in Brazil and the United States, and works extensively in Africa and Latin America. He has served as an international correspondent for The Financial Times, Business Week, ARTnews, Variety, and others. One current focus of his work is content creation for foundations, NGOs and other organizations, especially those working on issues related to international affairs, the environment and development. He also runs training programs for professional journalists, notably in Africa, and is an associate of Rain Barrel Communications, a leading consultancy for social justice projects.
