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Civic association

A civic association is a type of organization whose official goal is to improve neighborhoods


through volunteer work by its members. Civic associations play a distinctive and vital role in a
democratic society, developing core virtues and values that enable individuals to contribute to
public life and maintain the political institutions of a free society. Even today, leaders of
emerging democracies understand that civic associations, and the qualities of mind and
character that they encourage, are an essential part of the infrastructure of a thriving free
society.

The role of civic association in Ethiopia


Overview of the Emerging Civil Society
History of Ethiopian Civil Society
Eight years into Ethiopias uneven but continuing move toward representative democracy, the
countrys non-governmental sector struggles for definition, operating space, and enhanced
institutional capacity. Civil society, traditionally weak in Ethiopia, remains underdeveloped and
somewhat misunderstood in the current era of relative political liberalization. The historical
centralization of power in Ethiopia has left long shadows, and the impulse to extend strict and
at times arbitrary authority over various civil society entities remains embedded in the
psychology of some officials. Many in government seemingly see civil society actors by
definition as political opponentsindeed, as part of the partisan oppositiondespite a
decidedly nonpartisan orientation by the vast majority. Ethiopias long history as a feudal
monarchy and its subjugation by a brutal and doctrinaire Marxist regime have left most
structures of civil society stunted. Indeed, by the time the Derg 1 collapsed in 1991, virtually all
civil society entities had been co-opted or barred from meaningful existence by the regime.
2 The NGO (non- governmental organization) sector then primarily comprised two significant
groupings: international relief agencies, tolerated by necessity by the government, and
the humanitarian wings of the opposition groups operating beyond the governments reach.
Authentic national NGOs (beyond small, church-affiliated agencies)
Application

We can apply this journal in so many aspects. Mainly this journal can be applied to teach
peoples about avoiding things such as contraband and other stuffs that could harm their
country development and the peoples in the country. We can also apply this journal to be more
prepared for the coming national exam also for the coming final exam as a revision.

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