Support to Civil Society Organizations Partnership for Development Effectiveness

The project contributes to the development of capacity and effectiveness of CSOs particularly at the national level and amongst the most marginalized groups to practice and advocate for development effectiveness through the Istanbul Principles and International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness. The project supports the Civil Society Organizations Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE)'s Program "Civil Society Continuing Campaign for Effective Development” as it seeks to make concrete contributions to global development through the promotion of development effectiveness and an enabling environment in all areas of work among CSOs and to key development actors through active engagement with the Global Partnerships for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) guided by a human rights-based approach. The program is characterized by CSOs' action at global regional sub-regional and national levels utilizing a mix of approaches in policy advocacy engagement outreach and capacity development. The Program contributes to favorable outcomes in development cooperation policy and enabling environment for CSOs from national to global levels.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased capacity and effectiveness of CSOs in 50 countries; (2) an enabling environment created for CSOs to constructively engage in and influence development policy discussions through multi-stakeholder initiatives in national regional and global policy arenas; and (3) development CSOs and other development actors including the private sector equipped to voice their views in both national and international policy forums.