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Opening Debate: Challenges for Practicing Feminist Open Government in Brazil
When Brazilian civil society organizations, including Article 19 Brasil, started being part of regional and international conferences and conversations on open government, they felt that a Brazilian approach was necessary. These organizations needed a national space for sharing experiences and…
Living with Tension and Learning from Different Perspectives – São Paulo, Brazil
In 2019, after following the city’s work on open government for a year, I began representing WRI Brasil (the Brazilian office of the World Resources Institute) in the Fórum de Gestão Compartilhada (Shared Management Forum) of the Municipality of São…
When Art Makes the Invisible Visible – Paraguay
In November 2017, it was time to initiate the process of co-creating Paraguay’s fourth Open Government Action Plan (PAGA). The previous action plans had come together through collaboration between government agencies and a variety of NGOs, including our organization, Fundación…
Brazil Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2018-2020
From the introduction: Brazil is implementing its 4th National Action Plan. It was drawn up based on the same perspective as the 3rd Plan, and following the same methodology, which has been internationally replicated and commended, it is expected to…
Identifying Legal Needs and Their Costs
Lessons from Reformers: Researchers can dig deeper at the national level.
Diversifying Funding for Legal Aid in the U.S.
Lessons from Reformers: The Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable agencies have worked across different presidential administrations to connect civil legal aid to each administration’s priorities.