About the TAP Network
The Transparency, Accountability, and Participation (TAP) Network is a broad international coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) working together to advance SDG16+ to promote peace, justice, and inclusive societies, and to help enhance accountability for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The TAP Network includes hundreds of civil society organizations operating in every region of the world, with TAP’s work evolving to not only coordinate collective global advocacy on behalf of its members, but to also provide indirect or direct support to its members to advance SDG16+ and SDG accountability in their own contexts.
The TAP Network includes and engages some of the foremost expert organizations working to advance SDG16+ and social accountability at all levels. TAP’s membership includes a diverse range of organizations, including local and grassroots groups, national, regional and thematic CSO networks, and international NGOs and independent think tanks.
TAP Network works from the belief that systemic injustices and existential crises—from democratic backsliding to shrinking civic space and deepening inequalities—require a strong, resilient, and connected civil society ecosystem to drive transformation. By fostering storytelling, cross-disciplinary learning, capacity strengthening, and thought leadership, TAP equips champions, practitioners, and changemakers with the narratives, tools, and knowledge to challenge entrenched power and systemic barriers.
Through convening, advocacy, and mobilization, TAP creates platforms for dialogue across sectors and scales, bridges local and global action, and amplifies collective civil society voices in global policy arenas. This leads to greater recognition of civil society as key actors, stronger accountability frameworks, and the uptake of innovative and inclusive solutions that respond to systemic challenges.
Ultimately, these pathways contribute to transforming people, institutions, and societies to advance systemic change for a more peaceful, just, inclusive, accountable, and sustainable world.
Our Partners
TAP Network “Partners” are organizations that take part in the substantive work of the TAP Network, and make explicit commitments to implementing SDG16 or towards accountability for the 2030 Agenda. In exchange for making these commitments, “Partners” enjoy an exclusive set of benefits and privileges.
Our Secretariat
The TAP Network is supported by a dedicated Secretariat who are responsible for taking forward the day-to-day work and management of the Network overall
Our Members
TAP Network “Members” are organizations that can register to stay up-to-date on TAP’s work and can loosely contribute to taking TAP’s substantive work forward. They are able to share in the information and intel-sharing and general updates that the TAP Network has become known for.
Our Steering Committee
The TAP Network is led by a member-elected five-person Steering Committee, who serve two-year terms and represent the leadership of the TAP Network overall.
Our Vision
Transform people, institutions and societies to inspire systemic change for a more peaceful, just, inclusive, accountable and sustainable world at all levels.
Our Mission
Foster and support a vibrant and resilient ecosystem of civil society, champions, practitioners and changemakers to collectively address systemic injustices and existential crises around peace, justice, human rights and accountability.
Our Goals
Sharing, learning and storytelling
Advocacy, mobilization and campaigns
Thought leadership, fostering dialogue and accountability
Featured Resources & Initiatives
SDG Accountability Handbook
The SDG Accountability Handbook seeks to support national-level civil society hold their government accountable for commitments made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SDG16 Data Initaitve
The SDG16 Data Initiative is a collective project by a consortium of organisations seeking to support the open tracking of the global commitments made by more than 194 countries on peace, justice, and strong institutions.
Goal 16 Toolkit
The Goal 16 Advocacy Toolkit provides civil society and other nongovernmental stakeholders with guidance on how to engage with their governments and other stakeholders to support the planning, implementation, follow-up and accountability of Goal 16.
Voices of SDG16+
Voices of SDG16+: Stories of Global Action is a collaborative campaign to bring the work of civil society on SDG16+ to the 2019 HLPF. Individuals and partners from around the world will have the opportunity to submit short videos telling their “stories” of best practices and extraordinary efforts being undertaken towards SDG16+ at the national and local levels.