In recent years, numerous resources mention that CSOs will become one of the determinative factors of the 21 century. It is true that the importance of CSOs and what is expected of them has increased as their strength and capac- ity is better understood. Democratization, parallelled with civilianization, edu- cation and cultural enrichment, brings upon a consciousness among people where they reach a state of mind for protecting their rights, rights of people they never met and even the right of survival for all living things on the sur- face of the planet that we all share. Great duty and responsibility falls upon the shoulders of CSOs and the dynamics of civil iniatives organized within socie- ty.
In the final years of the 20 century, people have ceased to expect every- thing from the official governmental institutions, and have begun to see that by utilizing their own scope and initiative, coordinating their own resources, and by directing these resources to benefit society, not only great value can be added to society itself, but that CSOs can have a significant effect
We can evaluate civil society movements within the notion of "active cit- izenship" in the simplest terms, and define it as: respecting others, innovative and avant garde problem solving, creating the means to take action, taking action by one's inner energy, and organizing groups of people to give societal support to those members of society that are less fortunate.
