New phase of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility announced until 2028 – share your feedback

The EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility project has been extended and will now run until April 2028. 

The project will continue to support and strengthen civil society organisations and activists across the six Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

The new phase of the project will offer:

• Capacity Building Activities: Civil society organisations and activists will have access to a variety of courses, trainings, and webinars developed by the project. The team will identify new learning opportunities based on a needs assessment and will also respond to specific requests from civil society.
• Civil Society Hackathons and Civic Tech Activities: The project will keep organising EaP Civic Tech Hackathons, bringing together IT experts and civil society representatives to create innovative tools for transparency, accountability, and participation. 
• Civil Society Fellowships: The EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme will continue, supporting 120 new civil society activists throughout the project’s duration. To-date the Fellowship alumni network has a total of 200 Fellows from across the six countries of the EaP.

• Civil Society Networking and Support: The project will maintain its support for regional networking and facilitate civil society representatives’ participation in relevant regional and international events.
• Communication Activities: The Facility will assist civil society organisations in developing communication activities to raise public awareness of CSOs, enhance their public image, and promote EU support for civil society through Communication Labs.
• Studies and Research on Civil Society Issues: The projecy will produce new mappings and studies focused on civil society.

The project is inviting everyone involved or interested to participate in its survey, which will help to evaluate the impact of the current phase and shape the next steps. The survey is open until 9 August.

This new phase of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility will continue be led by a consortium headed by GDSI Limited.

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