"Dialogue with Civil Society for Rights and Equality in the ENI Southern Neighbourhood" was a Technical Assistance Programme with the overall objective to strengthen the role of CSOs active at the regional scale, in building sustainable development, regional cohesion and resilience, as well as in influencing policymaking in the Southern Neighbourhood and the Euro-Mediterranean Space.
The specific objective was to strengthen the overall capacities and accountability of civil society organisations and facilitate their involvement so as to boost their contribution to the political and institutional framework at the regional level. This meant reinforcing the existing initiatives of support to CSOs in the Neighbourhood South, complemented with new elements, and to make CSOs efforts in the ENP South region more visible and structured. It aimed at enabling civil society to advocate and promote regional solutions to regional challenges, working jointly with governments, authorities and regional institutions while holding them to account.
Results:
1. Effective engagement with regional organisations and advance their agendas through policy dialogue.
2. Creation of regional thematic networks of CSOs.
3. Enhanced the capacities of Majalat, the regional hub of CSO on structured dialogue at regional level and with the EU Institutions.
4. Increased participation of young women and men in public life by expanding programmes for young civil society leaders.
5. Increased CSO contribution to developing resilience, defined in this instance as the capacity to resist adverse conditions, as well as contributing to stability at regional level by enabling CSOs to articulate their messages to regional authorities more effectively.
6. Support to EU Delegations in their engagement with civil society in partner countries provided.