Development NGO workers and social activists have very rich experiences that can help many young people consider joining the movement for positive change and transformation. Most of the pioneers and leaders have blazed trails that have led to innovative and far-reaching programs on poverty reduction and people empowerment. In the last ten years, a significant number of civil society leaders have also taken the challenge of joining government to pursue the reforms that they have been advocating or prototyping for a long time. The civil society members crossing over to civil service have largely been continuing the oral tradition of development NGOs; rarely do they write or document their experiences.

The book documents the experiences of eight civil society leaders from the Philippines and Thailand who took the plunge to crossover to government work. This publication seeks to draw out lessons learned from these crossover experiences, which will hopefully guide other civil society leaders who will enter, whether deliberately or by chance, into the government bureaucracy.

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