Month: May 2023
Spaces for Change | S4C convened the 7th edition of the NGO Regulatory Compliance Clinic for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the northeastern region of Nigeria on April 17, 2023, in Maiduguri, Borno State. Held under the auspices of the Ford Foundation-supported Civic Space Resource Hub (CSR-Hub), executive directors, finance and administration officers of 19 national […]
At Spaces for Change’s | S4C’s one-day capacity-building workshop held in Maiduguri, Borno State, leaders and executives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in north-east Nigeria deepened their understanding of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Nigeria. Whether or not NGOs are vulnerable to terrorism financing (TF) abuse has been a subject of […]
The annual retreat of the Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS), held on March 21 and 22, heralded the third year of the Security Playbook Project supported by the Fund for Global Human Rights.  The retreat marked the end of the 2022 project year during which 18 organizations implemented 42 activities and projects aimed at countering the security-related […]
Members of the Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) in the north-central region of Nigeria converged at a one-day CSO-funders roundtable held on March 24 to discuss the need for increased donor support for initiatives and coalitions working at the intersection of security and the civic space in Nigeria. Spaces for Change | S4C […]
Twenty-eight months after the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria against police brutality, civil society organizations and movements around the world are still drawing important lessons for supporting activism and peaceful assemblies on digital spaces. Spaces for Change|S4C shared some of these lessons at a recent webinar hosted by the European Centre for Non-profit Law (ECNL) in […]
Following the successful completion of extensive data collection and analysis during the national terrorism-financing risk assessment for non-profit organizations (NPO) in Nigeria, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) convened a validation workshop to present the findings to stakeholders. The validation workshop was held exactly one year after the national risk assessment (NRA) of […]
Spaces for Change| S4C participated in the civil society consultation for West, East, and Central Africa held under the auspices of the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s “Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space.”  S4C’s Legal Officer, Patrick Allam, is among the forty-five leaders and representatives of (45) civil […]
Spaces for Change | S4C attended the Special Meeting of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on “Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes”, held in Mumbai and New Delhi, India, between October 28-30, 2022. This meeting was the climax of a series of high-level technical sessions regarding the increasing threats posed […]
Spaces for Change | S4C participated in Security Policy Alternative Network’s (SPAN’s) third annual conference held in Berlin, Germany, from October 18 to 20, 2022.  Over 30 participants from 15 countries came together to share contextual experiences and strategies for reclaiming the civic space shrinking as a result of rising authoritarianism, declining democracies, the impact […]
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global body that formulates standards used by countries combating money laundering (ML) and the financing of terrorism (FT). FATF’s 40+9 Recommendations and compliance mechanisms constitute a comprehensive set of measures to combat money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and facilitate cooperation between law enforcement authorities around the world. Recommendation […]
Spaces for Change | S4C convened the 7th edition of the NGO Regulatory Compliance Clinic for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the northeastern region of Nigeria on April 17, 2023, in Maiduguri, Borno State. Held under the auspices of the Ford Foundation-supported Civic Space Resource Hub (CSR-Hub), executive directors, finance and administration officers of 19 national […]
Spaces for Change | S4C and West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), co-hosts of the West Africa Civic Space Resource Hub (CSR-Hub), participated in the Weaving Resilience conference held in Cape Town, South Africa from February 27 to March 2, 2023. Beginning from January 2022, the CSR-Hub’s four strategic pillars—Governance, Digital Security, Civic Space Protection, and Research and Knowledge-building—have […]