Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity

This study provides insight into the response of Northern based small-scale, voluntary development organisations to the COVID-19 crisis and sheds light on the impact of the crisis on these organisations. The study took place among Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity (CIGS) and their support organisations in Belgium (with a focus on Flanders), Denmark, France and the Netherlands.20 The 541 CIGS that participated in this study, represent over 7,500 volunteers, more than 500 paid staff and a total annual budget of nearly 30 million euro. Together they are active in 104 different countries across the globe where they support over 885 development projects.