[{"bbox": [173, 152, 1130, 206], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 The enabling environment for civil society⁷ in Lesotho is strengthened and a strategic framework for civil society engagement at national level is in place;"}, {"bbox": [173, 207, 1163, 283], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 The participation of CSOs, including youth and women's organisations and independent media, in domestic policies of Lesotho and in the EU programming cycle and in international processes is reinforced;"}, {"bbox": [173, 286, 1149, 365], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 CSOs are equipped with increased project management knowledge, human rights-based approach, gender mainstreaming (including disaggregated indicators) skills and technical capacities for improved and consistent engagement;"}, {"bbox": [173, 365, 1135, 418], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.4 Gender transformative policies, strategies and legislation are developed with the participation of civil society in an inclusive manner;"}, {"bbox": [173, 445, 1143, 523], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 The preparation and implementation of programmes under the Multiannual Indicative Programme and Team Europe Initiatives is improved, in complementarity with regional or global programmes, including the Country Level Implementation (CLIP);"}, {"bbox": [173, 524, 1138, 577], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 The institutional capacity to design, plan, implement and monitor gender sensitive public policies and state reforms in areas relevant to the EU – Lesotho cooperation is supported;"}, {"bbox": [173, 604, 1125, 656], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 The EU's strategic communication and public diplomacy strategy is established and implemented in line with the multi-annual strategic communication and public diplomacy plan;"}, {"bbox": [173, 657, 1149, 710], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 Public awareness, understanding and recognition of the EU in Lesotho is commensurate with the scale, scope and ambition of our partnership."}, {"bbox": [86, 738, 367, 764], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 791, 691, 818], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 (Outcome 1)"}, {"bbox": [107, 820, 1162, 872], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Establish of a funding mechanism (e.g. through financial support to third parties) that provides diversified types of support tailor-made to the size and capacity of civil society actors;"}, {"bbox": [107, 874, 1162, 928], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Provide capacity building for local CSOs (project management, M&E, financial capacity development, institutional strengthening, human rights-based approach, gender mainstreaming, etc.);"}, {"bbox": [107, 929, 1162, 982], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Organise evidence-based research and advocacy activities (with a focus on the priority areas of the MIP, namely water, energy, governance and social protection);"}, {"bbox": [107, 985, 1162, 1037], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Organise structured dialogues to bridge the gap between civil society, including youth movements and women organisations, user groups, professional associations, independent media, etc. and policy-makers;"}, {"bbox": [107, 1039, 1162, 1091], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Develop campaigns to strengthen accountability, raise awareness, and support societal demands around themes of national relevance (national reforms, gender-based violence, climate change, etc.)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1093, 611, 1118], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 2.1 and 2.2 (Outcome 2)"}, {"bbox": [107, 1120, 1162, 1174], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Mobilise long- and short-term expertise in a flexible, timely and demand-driven manner to support the preparation, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of EU's cooperation;"}, {"bbox": [107, 1176, 1162, 1228], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support capacity development and institutional building through technical assistance and exchange of public expertise -including through TAIEX and Twinning, when relevant;"}, {"bbox": [107, 1230, 1162, 1284], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support policy dialogues: conferences, events, studies, fellowships, exchange platforms to support sector dialogues leading to policy reforms and engagement with the government and other stakeholders;"}, {"bbox": [107, 1286, 1162, 1337], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Facilitate joint programming, including Team Europe and CLIP coordination, for a more effective partnership and results;"}, {"bbox": [107, 1340, 1162, 1393], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Contribute to the design and implementation of programmes and policy dialogue with gender-disaggregated data, studies, and updates of the Gender Country Profile."}, {"bbox": [107, 1394, 622, 1420], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Activities relating to Output 3.1 and 3.2 (Outcome 3)"}, {"bbox": [86, 1476, 1136, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ The EU considers CSOs to include all non-State, not-for-profit structures, non-partisan and non-violent, through which people organise to pursue shared objectives and ideals, whether political, cultural, social or economic. They include membership-based, cause-based and service-oriented CSOs. Among them, community-based organisations, non-governmental organisations, faith-based organisations, foundations, research institutions, Gender and LGBT organisations, cooperatives, professional and business associations, and the not-for-profit media. Trade unions and employers' organisations, the so-called social partners, constitute a specific category of CSOs. Source: Communication \"The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations\", COM(2012) 492 final."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 15"}]