• Country Report 2018: Vietnam 

  Vu, Anh Ngoc (2018)

  In Vietnam, there is a grid of laws, regulations and administrative decrees put in place to regulate and control associations. Most of these legal documents were created in ad-hoc ways, meaning that they were issued simply ...
• Country Report 2018: Turkey 

  Ersen, Tevfik Basak; Varon, Liana; Tekmen, Hilal (2018)

  The legal framework only recognizes the formation of associations and foundations as legal entities. Other forms of collective action (e.g. initiatives, nonprofit companies, groups, networks) are not recognized and are not ...
• Country Report 2018: Singapore 

  Tan, Eugene (2018)

  Individuals are free to form organizations, including POs, and there is generally little government interference with the types and purposes of such organizations during the formation process, save for those that relate ...
• Country Report 2018: Jordan 

  Abu Rumman, Samir (2018)

  In accordance to Articles 3 and 8 of the Law of Societies (2008), in order to provide services or to carry out activities on a voluntary basis without profit, any group of individuals no less than seven – except for “closed ...
• Country Report 2018: Egypt 

  Herrold, Catherine (2018)

  All organizations operating under Law 70 must pursue development and social welfare objectives and must align their work with the state’s development priorities. Under Egypt’s prior law governing philanthropic organizations, ...
• Country Report 2018: Lebanon 

  Hassan, Nabil (2018)

  Individuals are mainly free to form organizations, and the process is not burdensome in terms of required papers and fees, however the timeline is unclear. The papers can be submitted at the Ministry for months before ...
• Country Report 2018: Pakistan 

  Nadeem, Ahmad (2018)

  Individuals in Pakistan are free to form organizations, associations, foundations or any other type of nonprofits (Articles 15-17 of the Constitution of Pakistan). Several laws allow such registrations or authorizations ...
• Country Report 2018: Philippines 

  Songco, Danilo (2018)

  The Philippine constitution guarantees the rights of individuals to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to the law. There are also several laws and public policies that encourage the formation ...
• Country Report 2018: Thailand 

  Morshed, Mokbul (2018)

  Although small unregistered organizations operate in Thailand, like working groups, associations and foundations must be registered with the Thai Ministry of Interior and get government approval. According to McQuistan, ...
• Country Report 2018: Israel 

  Katz, Hagai (2018)

  The Law of Associations (1980), allows registration of POs, except when their goals negate the existence of the State of Israel and its democratic nature, or if there is “founded suspicion” that it will be used as cover ...
• Country Report 2018: Saudi Arabia 

  Matic, Natasha (2018)

  Individuals are somewhat free to form organizations. The process and laws have been improved (e.g. the new Law on Associations and Foundations, Royal Decree No. M/8, 19.2.1437H), in consequence, it takes less time and ...
• Country Report 2018: Qatar 

  Farouky, Naila; Khatib, Haneen (2018)

  The Qatari Law of Associations and Private Institutions does not permit the operation of non-registered groups. The law is clear that philanthropic organizations must be registered and monitored by the Ministry of Civil ...
• Country Report 2018: Nepal 

  Uprety, Uttam (2018)

  The Constitution of Nepal 2015 (Article 17) ensures that every individual has the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and to freely associate. However, while individuals are mostly free to form organizations, the ...
• Country Report 2018: United Arab Emirates 

  Unknown author (2018)

  UAE is a federal state. Emirates (states), especially Dubai and Sharjah, have separate laws. Article 33 of the Constitution of the UAE guarantees the freedom of assembly and association; however, philanthropic organizations ...
• Country Report 2018: Morocco 

  Elmostafa, Essaadi (2018)

  The system for creating new associations is subject to a declarative regime, in which associations need to declare to authorities their creation, but they do not need legal authorization to operate. In consequence, there ...
• Country Report 2018: Kuwait 

  Abu Rumman, Samir; Al Shayji, Abdulrazzak (2018)

  The main law governing the formation of charitable organizations and institutions in Kuwait is the Public Benefit Associations Law. In accordance to Article 4 of the Public Benefit Associations Law, any group of no less ...
• Country Report 2018: India 

  Dadrawala, Noshir (2018)

  Two or more individuals may form a trust or a nonprofit company, while seven or more members may form a society. Broadly speaking, a PO may be set up to provide services related to relief of poverty, education, medical ...
• Country Report 2018: Myanmar 

  Tun Thein, Pansy (2018)

  The civil society-led revision of Association Registration Law was adopted in 2014. The new iteration is a more progressive law, replacing the draconian law of 1988, and has been a welcome development for expanding the ...
• Country Report 2018: Indonesia 

  Susanti, Bivitri (2018)

  Registration to obtain legal entity status is conducted by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and it is conducted in a professional way. There are general guidelines in terms of the cost and time frame of registration. ...
• How Women & Men Give Around Retirement 

  Osili, Una; Mesch, Debra; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Pactor, Andrea; Han, Xiao; O'Connor, Heather (2018-07-24)

  This study is the first known research to examine how retirement affects charitable giving. It looks at single men, single women, and married couples to analyze whether gender differences in giving or volunteering emerge ...

View more