BANGO IS:
A Network of Barbadian CSOs
A FOCAL POINT for Civil Society
A bottom up approach to decision making
A facilitating mechanism
THE ROLE OF BANGO
- Facilitate
- Advocate
- Monitor
- Inform
THE WORK OF BANGO
- Administrative - BANGO is to Civil Society what the Civil Service is to the Government
- Coordination - BANGO is to Civil Society what
- Advocacy - BANGO is to Civil Society what the unions are to workers.
Civil Society Organisations = STAKEHOLDERS
- BANGO Supports Civil Society
- BANGO facilitates participation
- Participation is based on interests and not on paid up membership fees
- All CSOs are Stakeholders of BANGO
- Each CSO is entitled to one vote on each issue as of right
FUNDING
- BANGO must devise activities for generating funds
- CSOs should make contributions
- Funding is available through international organisations
- Funding is available through government departments
- Funding is available through CARICOM
