In this report, issues of legislative regulation of various sources of income for non-commercial organizations are discussed in five countries of Central Asia: the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The earliest forms of civil society in Ethiopia were traditional community-based organizations including idir, iqub, and other informal self-help organizations.

Philanthropy is important in the South African context. The African concept of ubuntu, which is founded on the principle of caring for one another, is central to South African society.

The nonprofit sector in Saudi Arabia is governed by a combination of codified regulations and Shari’a, or Islamic law.

This analysis by Brazilian professor Patricia Maria Emerenciano de Mendonça looks at the history of Sector-State negotiations over Law No. 13.019, Brazil’s landmark legislation on sector-State collaboration in publicly-funded CSO activities and in policymaking. 

Philanthropy is embedded in Qatari culture and predates the discovery of oil in the twentieth century.

Recent years have seen an increased number and intensity of protests in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region.

The culture of philanthropy is well rooted in Kuwaiti society. However, with the discovery of oil in the twentieth century, the government started to develop a welfare system, substantially increasing dependence on the state.

The United States is a longstanding democracy that prides itself on setting an international standard for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to peaceful assembly.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has officially published new guidelines on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association – a landmark document designed to strengthen the promotion and protection of these rights across the continent.