Types of Civil Society Organisations

Types of Civil Society Organisations

1. Civil rights advocacy organizations: to promote human rights of specific social groups e.g. women, migrants, disabled, HIV, sex workers, Dalit   people, tribal people, and the likes.
2. Civil liberties advocacy organizations: to promote individual civil liberties and human rights of all citizens, rather than focusing on particular social group.
3. Community based organizations, citizen’s groups, farmers’ cooperatives: to increase citizen’s participation on public policy issues so as to improve the quality of life in a particular community.
4. Business and industry chambers of commerce: to promotion policies and practices on business.
5. Labour unions: to promote the rights of employees and workers.
6. International peace and human rights organizations: to promote peace and human rights.
7. Media, communication organization: to produce, disseminate, or provide production facilities in one or more media forms; it includes television, printing and radio.
8. National resources conservation and protection organizations: to promote conservation of natural resources, including land, water, energy, wildlife and plant resources, for public use.
9. Private and public foundations: to promote development through grant-making and partnership.
10. Also the Civil society includes - Political Parties; Religious Organizations; and Housing cooperatives, slum dwellers, resident welfare associations.