SAf-CNGO - Southern African Council of Non-Governmental Organisations
Botswana
Regional coalitions
The Southern African Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SAf-CNGO), formerly the Southern African Development Community of Non-Governmental Organisations (SADC-CNGO), is a regional umbrella body of national associations of NGOs operating in all the 16 Member States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). SAf-CNGO was formed in 1998 in Gaborone, Botswana with the aim of facilitating effective and meaningful engagement between civil society in the region and SADC institutions at both national and regional levels
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Tue 29 Sep 2026
#WeAreForus - Who gets to shape the rules of development finance? A conversation with SAf-CNGO.
How can communities have greater say over the rules that shape their development? And what does it mean for Africa to move from being a “rule-taker to a rule-maker"? In this episode of A Space for Us, Forus series with National Civil Society Platforms and Regional Coalitions as well as their partners, we speak with Lebogang Kenneth Mabotho, Executive Director of the Southern African Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SAf-CNGO), about debt, accountability and the role of civil society platforms in shaping development finance. Following his participation as a speaker at 6th African Conference on Debt and Development, AFRODAD’s annual flagship conference bringing together African and international stakeholders to discuss debt, development finance and reform of the global financial architecture, Lebogang will share his reflections on the role of parliaments, citizens and civil society in how debt is legislated, managed and scrutinised, and on what greater African ownership of development financing could look like. Together today, we also explore the role of regional coalitions, and how national civil society platforms across Southern Africa are coming together to influence the decisions and systems that shape their futures – at both national and regional levels. Learn more about the work of SAf-CNGO: https://saf-cngo.org/ Find more episodes: https://www.forus-international.org/en/a-space-for-us
Thu 16 Oct 2025
FR - À propos des mobilisations de la génération Z à Madagascar - messages et espoirs
Bonjour et bienvenue dans “Un Espace pour Nous”, le podcast qui donne la parole à ceux qui construisent le dialogue et l’action de la societe civil. Aujourd’hui, nous allons parler d’un sujet brûlant