This article is part of our series on the 2017 International Civil Society Week, where CIVICUS and the Pacific Islands Association of non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) brought civil society members and activists from around the world together to discuss some of the key challenges our planet is facing. You can see more of what came out of the event here.

Distrust of and in civil society

The potential of the sharing economy to revitalize civil society

Sharing economy models are safe spaces to practice democracy, interdependence and trust.

Civil society’s great challenge

Some civil society organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean have already established successful sharing economy communities that are solving some of the most serious problems in the region.

The return of a dream