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Annex 6. Survey of Civil Society Organizations on the Enabling Environment for Social Accountability in Mongolia The Mongolian CSO Survey was conducted to assess the opportunities for and constraints on the ability of civil society organizations to influence the policies of the Government of Mongolia. The study was conducted in April-May 2005 by The Asia Foundation.103 Almost 100 CSOs were surveyed in two categories of respondents: a sample of randomly selected NGOs (35) registered with the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs (MoJHA), and a list of “active” CSOs (61) identified in consultation with various NGOs, INGOs, and members of the donor community. The team decided to take a dual approach because a survey of active CSOs would not reflect Mongolia’s larger CSO environment, where access to resources (human and financial) and public officials is markedly reduced. On the other hand, a random sample of registered NGOs would not reflect the dynamic involvement of Mongolian CSOs in civic engagement and social accountability. Moreover, the team was uncertain at the outset whether TAF would gain access to the MoJHA list, and if it could, whether it would be able to locate most of these organizations and obtain their participation in the survey.104 In the end, the survey is heavily dominated by CSOs located in Ulaanbaatar (93 percent). This does not reflect a bias in the survey, however, because according to the MoJHA 90 percent of registered NGOs are based in the capital, although only 50 percent of the population resides there. A greater number of respondents would have enhanced the survey, particularly respondents from the underrepresented provinces as well as informal organizations. Nevertheless, the findings from the survey have been very informative, confirming and clarifying the qualitative research conducted for the study. I. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION To assess the scope of civil society organizations involved in civic engagement, we need some basic information about your organization. In what year was your organization established? 105 Prior to the 1990 Transition 6% 1990–96 29% 1997–2004 55% No response 9% Location of main office (city or province) 106 Ulaanbaatar 94% Other 6% 103 Recent Politobarometer polls conducted by Sant Maral are available at the Open Society Forum Web site www.sorros.org.mn. 104 In fact, the refusal rate for the randomly selected NGOs was nearly double the rate for active CSOs. Moreover, the list of NGOs provided by the MoJHA frequently had outdated or insufficient information, forcing TAF to take the next NGO on the list. 105 We also asked the year in which CSOs were registered, but given that responses closely corresponded to the reported date, and a third of the respondents gave registration dates prior to the 1997 legislation that set up NGO registration, this question was dropped from our analysis. 106 The UB-bias reflects that the category of pre-identified “active” NGOs, which constitute more than 60 percent of the respondents, is based in the capital. It is also a product of incomplete or outdated contact information from the MoJHA on NGOs outside of UB, as well as the fact that most NGOs are based in UB. 101
In which parts of the country does your organization operate? 107 Hangai 45% Central 47% Eastern 38% Western 44% Is your organization membership-based? Less than 10 members 4% 11-25 members 5% 26-50 members 6% 51-100 members 7% 101-500 members 8% More than 500 members 12% No members 10% Don’t know 1% No response 108 47% How many people work each week at your organization? Paid full-time (20+ hrs) 68% Volunteer full-time 29% Paid part-time (
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Report No. 32584-MN The Enabling En
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Table of Contents Acronyms ........
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Boxes: Box 2.1.1 Proposed Changes t
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Preface This study on “The Enabli
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of civic engagement, namely, the ab
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Part I. Introduction 1.1 DEFINITION
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further and recognizes other types
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as resources. 13 The quantitative c
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parliamentary elections demonstrate
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As figure 2.1.2 clearly illustrates
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The Constitution also guarantees th
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ise of mass pro-democracy movements
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preferences of funders. This has le
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Recommendations: 1) The Ministry of
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PART III - Assessment of the Enabli
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and operations, or demand elections
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conferences and workshops, to more
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Capacity Building Program,” indep
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Efforts to transform the state broa
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2) Given the culture and norms that
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Figure 3.3.1 Frequency of CSO Reque
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Box 3.3.1 Women for Social Progress
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These bureaucratic delays highlight
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Other ways for CSOs to generate alt
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development initiatives become more
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Box 3.4.1 The Community Scorecard:
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Negotiation also ensures that legis
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Although the Environmental Impact A
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Part IV—Conclusion This study on
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4.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMME
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Page 130 and 131: CSO NAME Gandan Monastery Gandantse
Page 132 and 133: CSO NAME Liberal Women’s Brain Po
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Page 136 and 137: CSO NAME Ongi River Movement (ORM)
Page 138 and 139: CSO NAME Press Institute Red Cross
Page 140 and 141: CSO NAME Women For Social Progress,
Page 142 and 143: AFFILIATION State Great Khural (Par
Page 144 and 145: AFFILIATION Mineral Resource and Pe
Page 146 and 147: AFFILIATION National Legal Center (
Page 148 and 149: AFFILIATION Mongolian Radio and TV
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Page 152 and 153: AFFILIATION Mercy Corps CONTACT ANN
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UNDP. 2001. A Strategy for Poverty
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Zorig Foundation. 2004. “Monitori
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