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What We Do

A Participatory Approach to Justice and Governance

We work directly with civil society, municipalities, and communities — not around them.

Four connected areas of work

SHARP-ER is organised around four connected areas of work.

  • Capacity Building

    Training civil society organisations and local actors on governance, justice, and management, and equipping the SHARP network with peer-to-peer learning.

  • Institutional Support

    Strengthening the systems, procedures, and dialogue channels that connect local institutions with the people they serve.

  • Community Initiatives

    Funding and supporting CSO-led sub-projects, Policy-to-Rights (P2R) projects, and human-security initiatives designed and driven by local actors.

  • Dialogue and Coordination

    Running SUQ (Search, Understand, Question) dialogues and Civil Society Law Sessions that bring civic and government actors to the same table.

What guides us

  • Dialogue
  • Community Leadership
  • Learning
  • Inclusion
  • Responsibility & Accountability

How we work

  • Working with local actors

  • Promoting sustainable — not one-off — solutions

  • Connecting civil society with institutions

  • Supporting gradual, realistic institutional reform

See how this work is taking shape across the network

See our activities