Mapping of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance Sector in the Maldives

Over the last few years, this number has increased with the ratification of the former Associations Act and its amendment and the incorporation of CSOs as implementing partners in the review, amendment, and development of laws and regulations in the national strategic plan for 2019–2023. [...] Act on Decentralization of the Administrative Divisions of the Maldives The Act on the Decentralization of the Administrative Divisions of the Maldives (Act Number 7/2010), which was ratified in 2010, emphasizes the powers and duties of governance authorities, particularly regarding civil society activities and community empowerment, with the transition to decentralized government across the islan. [...] Specifically, the Act "determines the principles by which the scope of the right to information in the Maldives is defined, and the principles by which providing the right to access information produced, held, or maintained by a State Institute is granted to any member of the general public so that matters of state are conducted with transparency and accountability." The Act details the procedure. [...] Beyond requests for information, Article 37 mandates the disclosure of information that needs to be proactively made by a state institution, which includes and is not limited to the functions and structure of the institute, the services provided, the responsibilities and duties of high-ranking officials, the decision-making procedure, the details and reasoning of decisions taken that affect the pu. [...] Participants in the KII and stakeholder consultations concurred that CSOs in the Maldives have become the bridge between the government and the general public in addressing systemic inequality in policing, criminal justice, education, health care, housing, standards of living and business support, which is in line with the findings that showed that the majority of the surveyed CSOs focused on thes.