Challenges Facing Civil Society Organizations in NES

2020-07-25
2020-07-25
The Syrian government had been the most prominent impediment to the presence of local civil society institutions and organizations in NES. The existing government policy before 2011 was operating to prevent any civil or political activity outside the Syrian government or the Ba’ath Party framework.
The Ba’ath Party intended to demonstrate civil organizations, unions, centers, associations, charitable and humanitarian organizations directly affiliated with it, to monopolize civil work, as was the case in the political and media sectors in Syria.
Youth groups in NES, along with the popular protests launch against the Syrian regime; started forming civil blocs, which were then called "Syrian Revolution Coordination.” Their work was focused on advocacy, organizing protests and demonstrations, as well as providing assistance to those pursued by the security. Thus, they became the basis for forming civil society organizations in the region.
Later, civil work arena became larger as the work of these youth organizations shifted from organizing protests to civil work and civil organizations began to gradually be established, after popular protests in Syria turned into a war in which local Syrian military groups and regional and international countries participated.
Local civic organizations in NES went through difficult and exceptional circumstances, due to their dependence on local cadres who do not have experience and qualifications in civil work. However, with the beginning of international support for organizations, civil work progressed successively, nevertheless internal impediments and challenges continued within the organization itself and externally in the geographical area controlled by the Democratic Self-Administration of NES.

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