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The IBON Foundation is a research, education and information-development institution with programs in research, education and based in the . It provides research and analysis on people's issues to various sectors (primarily grassroots organizations). It aims to contribute to people's through education and advocacy support. The foundation is also engaged in international solidarity work.


History

2000s
IBON further developed its emphasis on people's issues and support for the capacity building of people's organizations in research, education, information and advocacy work. "IBON to Miriam: Be not afraid of Japan over Jpepa". GMA News Online, April 23, 2008 Retrieved 2012-03-27.


Programs and centers
There are also community-based people's action research initiatives on production, economic uplift and advocacy. IBON uses participatory methodology in research and attempts to democratize the research process through community-based people's action research. The Databank and Research Center also manages the quarterly IBON Surveys, in which it gathers data on people's economic conditions and opinions about issues. Cynthia D. Balana and Norman Bordadora, "Lakas sees silver lining in Ibon poll". Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 23, 2004 Retrieved 2012-03-27. Ellalyn B. De Vera, "Ibon bares result of own survey". Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2006 Retrieved 2012-03-27.


Networks
IBON is an active participant in a number of networks tackling people's issues in the local and international arenas:

AidWatch Philippines – National network of grassroots-based and -oriented NGOs working on official development assistance (ODA) issues in the country. It aims to bring together and deepen relationships among a wide range of organizations for collaboration among NGOs on aid-related issues and concerns.AidWatch Philippines: Our Unities

Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) – Established in 1998 as a result of networking among research organizations and NGOs in Asia following conferences in 1997, its objective is to channel and focus NGO research efforts towards supporting information, education and advocacy needs of grassroots organizations.Asia Pacific Research Network Website

Better Aid – International network aiming for aid effectiveness"Better Aid: A civil society position paper for the 2008 Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness"

Pagbabago! People's Movement for Change – Broad-based national movement for people to make their voices heard. It fosters “new politics” (government from below); advocates supervision of leadership by a politically aware, empowered people and encourages leadership support. With a track record of being pro-people, pro-Filipino and honest, it calls for a government which relies on the continuing consent and support of the governed rather than coercive means to maintain power.Pagbabago! People's Movement for Change "People's Agenda"

Our World is Not For Sale (OWINFS) – Worldwide network of organizations, activists and social movements committed to challenging trade and investment agreements which advance the interests of powerful corporations at the expense of people and the environment.Stop the WTO's Doha "Development" Round and Other "Free Trade" Negotiations

People's Movement on Climate Change (PMCC) – Global campaign which aims to provide a venue for the grassroots (especially from the south, the most affected and least empowered to adapt to climate change) to participate in the process of drawing up a post-2012 climate-change framework.Concept Note: Peoples’ Assembly on Climate Change – a global action advancing the people’s agenda, October 26, 2009.

People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) – Growing network of grassroots groups of small food producers (particularly peasant-farmer organizations and their support NGOs), working towards a People's Convention on Food Sovereignty.People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty Website

RESIST! – International campaign to draw a broad aggregate of people worldwide who are opposed to globalization and war.What people can and must do about the economic and financial crisis, July 2009.

The Reality of Aid – North/south international non-governmental collaboration focusing exclusively on analysis and lobbying for poverty-eradication policies and practices on the international-aid frontStatement of Reality of Aid (ROA) at the Conclusion of the 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness; Reality of Aid; September 5, 2008.

Water for the People Network – Campaign involving research, education, people's action, legislation and legal struggles, local and international networking, aimed at opposing moves by government, multilateral-funding institutions and large local and multinational corporations to privatize water resources, systems and utilities, making profits at the expense of peopleWPN book on people's water resource management strategies, September 25, 2009.


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