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The Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) and the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) have announced that they have started work to organize the annual National Civil Society Organization Week (CSOs Week - 2023) for the third time.
The theme for this year's CSOs Week is "Active participation of civil society organizations for sustainable peace, human rights protection and building good governance".
Briefing journalists earlier today, the heads of the two institutions said that this year's theme was selected in line with realizing the peace processes that have been started following the existing situation in Ethiopia. The theme also reflects on strengthening the work on human rights protection at various levels as well as strengthening good governance in the sector.
Executive Director of ECSOC, Henok Melesse said, "Among the responsibilities of ECSOC, is ensuring the promotion of the irreplaceable role of Civil Society Organizations in the country, in addition to serving as a voice for the civil society sector,” He added, “One of the objectives of celebrating CSOs Week is to create a platform where the contribution of the sector can be widely known, and to ensure that awareness creation is sufficiently applied."
Director General of the Authority for Civil Society Organizations, Jima Dilbo Denbel for his part underscored, that “Various efforts are being made in order to strengthen the civil society sector. One of these efforts is the annual CSOs Week. This platform is meant to create the opportunity to establish linkage within the sector as well as to ensure networking and introduction among CSOs.”
The third National Civil Society Organizations Week (CSOs Week) is set to be held in May and more than 200 civil society organizations are expected to participate.
Those interested in partaking in the event are can express their interest starting today.