Capacity building support to civil society organizations in Egypt
The global objective of this assignment was to support Civil Society Organizations in Egypt in further engaging with local communities and authorities for inclusive sustainable development. In particular, the assignment aimed to:
- Support the capacities of CSOs (regional/district CSOs and Community-Based Organizations) to develop right-based and local development initiatives in cooperation with local authorities with a specific focus on women empowerment and youth engagement for environment protection;
- Supporting the CSO/CBOs capacities to communication, networking and reinforce existing (or establish) development coordination platforms among them and with public entities at different levels, for instance by supporting the development of “thematic clusters” related to identified common priorities and/or areas of intervention;
- Supporting the CSO/CBOs capacity to identify innovation and best practices, and their dissemination at different levels through communication and visibility techniques;
- Support CSO/CBOs in better understanding EU programming, application procedures and implementation modalities.