Civil Society Candidates for the Steering Committee 2020
Last updated: 5 August 2020
Following an open nomination process and a public comment period, the OGP Support Unit announced the shortlist of Civil Society Candidates for the 2020 OGP Steering Committee on May 20, 2020.
We hosted a series of webinars the week of June 15, allowing the community and the candidates to get to know each other, share priorities and discuss initial ideas. A summary of the discussed ideas and background of the selected candidates can be found in this blog.
Shortlist (published May 20, 2020)
First Name | Last Name | Organization | Based in | Application Documents | Score |
| Lysa | John | Civicus | South Africa | Nomination Form | Sample | 37.3 |
| Blair | Glencorse | Accountability Lab | Pakistan | Nomination Form | Sample | 36.3 |
| Stephanie | Muchai | HIVOS | Kenya | Nomination Form | Sample | 36.3 |
| Anabel | Cruz | Instituto de Comunicación y Desarrollo / Communication and Development Institute (ICD) | Uruguay | Nomination Form | Sample | 35.7 |
| Oluseun David | Onigbinde | BudgIT | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | 34.7 |
| Malick | Lingani | Association Beog-Neeré | Burkina Faso | Nomination Form | Sample | 25-30 |
| Mauricio Alarcón | Salvador | Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo | Ecuador | Nomination Form | Sample | 25-30 |
| Glynnis | Cummings-John | Restless Development | Sierra Leone | Nomination Form | Sample | 25-30 |
| Isabel | Erreguerena | EQUIS: Justicia para las Mujeres | Mexico | Nomination Form | Sample | 25-30 |
| Jongsoo (Jay) | Yoon | CODE | South Korea | Nomination Form | Sample | 25-30 |
| Rob | Davidson | Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) | Canada | Nomination Form | Sample | Candidacy was withdrawn |
Longlist (published May 12, 2020)
An open nomination process produced the longlist of candidates.
A form for public comments was available until 24 April 2020. Only comments received through this form were taken into account. Please find all the non-attributed comments here.
First Name | Last Name | Organization | Based in | Application Documents | Shortlisted? |
| Anabel | Cruz | Instituto de Comunicación y Desarrollo / Communication and Development Institute (ICD) | Uruguay | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Blair | Glencorse | Accountability Lab | Pakistan | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Elizabeth | Nsimadala | Pan African Farmers Organization | Uganda | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Florin Alexandru | Badita | Corruption Kills | Romania | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Geovanny Vicente | Romero | Office of the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Glynnis | Cummings-John | Restless Development | Sierra Leone | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Helder Francisco | Malauene | SOSAUDE (Association for the Development of the Right of Health) | Mozambique | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Isabel | Erreguerena | EQUIS: Justicia para las Mujeres | Mexico | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Jongsoo (Jay) | Yoon | CODE | South Korea | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Kholoud | Soliman | Suez Canal Economic Zone | Egypt | Nomination Form | No |
| Lysa | John | Civicus | South Africa | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Malick | Lingani | Association Beog-Neeré | Burkina Faso | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Mauricio Alarcón | Salvador | Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo | Ecuador | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Nasrulla | Nurullayev | Public Association for the Elderly | Azerbaijan | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Oluseun David | Onigbinde | BudgIT | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Renata | Barão Leal | Youth Voices Brazil | Brazil | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Rob | Davidson | Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) | Canada | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes (candidacy was withdrawn) |
| Roberto | Castillo | Ryghteuz Environmental Health Safety Advocates (REHSA) | Philippines | Nomination Form | No |
| Sayed Abdullah | Ahmadi | Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization | Afghanistan | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Shaima | Aly | Tamkeen Association for Social Development and Women Empowerment | Egypt | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Sofia Katrine | Svensson | Danish Center for Citizenship | Denmark | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Stephanie | Muchai | HIVOS | Kenya | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Thamsanqa Robert | Ncube | South Africa | Nomination Form | Sample | No | |
| Trilok | Chand Vishwas | Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization (NNDSWO) | Nepal | Nomination Form | No |
Learn more about the 2020 Civil Society Steering Committee Selection here.