Cooperation with NGOs and Civil Society

Documentation

This section contains policies and guidelines on ADB cooperation with NGOs, Partnership Newsletter, annual reports, studies on NGOs working in Asia and the Pacific, and a survey of country-specific activities.

Cooperation Between the Asian Development Bank and Nongovernment Organizations
This policy paper provides the basis for ADB's NGO-related activities and points out how it should work with NGOs.

Special Evaluation Study of the Role Of Nongovernment Organizations and Community-Based Organizations in Asian Development Bank Projects
A study of the effectiveness of involving NGOs and CBOs in ADB's lending and technical assistance (TA) operations based on the issues and priorities of ADB's development agenda. It contains a review of progress made in integrating NGO/CBO experience in ADB operations, surveys best practices, and makes operational recommendations.

ADB and NGOs: Working Together
A brochure that describes how ADB works with NGOs in development projects.

Handbook for Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Projects
Guidelines on how to evaluate the social impact of ADB projects.

Newsletter

View the current issue of Partnership Newsletter, an electronic bulletin for nongovernment organizations in Asia and the Pacific. Partnership reports on developments in and around ADB that are of potential interest to the Bank's civil society partners. View the newsletter archive for earlier issues.

Annual Reports

Studies

The Bank's Cooperation With NGOs
This background paper, written by Vanita Viswanath, laid the groundwork for further ADB studies on NGOs. It was written by Vanita Viswanath.

The Role of NGOs and Community-Based Organizations in ADB Projects
This is a study of the effectiveness of involving NGOs and CBOs in ADB's lending and technical assistance (TA) operations based on the issues and priorities of ADB's development agenda.

A Study of NGOs