Tools for Activists
Tools for Activists: An Information and Advocacy Guide to the World Bank Group
After twenty years of monitoring the Bank, BIC believes that without independent public monitoring and pressure, the gap between the World Bank's rhetoric and reality will remain wide and may in fact expand. That is why we have developed the Tools for Activists.
We hope to increase civil society influence in development decision-making by empowering people with essential information about:
1. What the World Bank is
2. How it works in your country
3. What your rights to information are & how to use them
4. What environmental and social standards the World Bank must uphold, and
5. What to do when it doesn't
We hope that the Toolkits will ultimately help people around the world find a way to promote and defend their rights in the context of development decisions.
BIC has just put the finishing touches on our World Bank - Tools for Activists publication. To request a hard copy contact .
Download the complete toolkit:
Tools for Activists: An Information and Advocacy Guide to the World Bank Group (Acrobat pdf, 1284 KB)
Download by section:
Introduction - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 87 KB)
1. World Bank Group Basics - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 405 KB)
2. The World Bank Group in your Country - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 216 KB)
3. Access to Information at the World Bank Group - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 120 KB)
4. Protecting your Rights - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 336 KB)
5. When Rights are Violated - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 284 KB)
Glossary of Terms and Acronyms - Tools for Activists (Acrobat pdf, 39 KB)
Unpacking the ADB
Full download
Download the toolkit on BIC's webpage "Unpacking the ADB: A Guide to Understanding the Asian Development Bank" (June 2006).
Available in English, Khasi, Bahasa, Kannada, Assamese, Sinhala, Telugu, Malayalam, Bangla, and Urdu.
Examining the African Development Bank
Full download
Download the Primer on BIC's webpage "Examining the African Development Bank: A Primer for NGOs" (May 2007).
Téléchargez le guide en français.
The purpose of this Primer is to help Africa’s civil society better understand what the AfDB is, how it may affect them, and what they can do to influence it.
International Financial Institutions and the Middle East & North Africa: A Primer for NGOs
Full download
Download the Primer on BIC's webpage "International Financial Institutions and the Middle East & North Africa: A Primer for NGOs" (October 2007).
Available in English. Arabic version will be available shortly.
The purpose of this Primer is to shed light on the operations and impacts of IFIs in the MENA region, and to reveal how individuals and communities can hold those institutions accountable.