[{"bbox": [122, 105, 1145, 291], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Capacity building activities (including mentoring, training, coaching, mobilisation of short term expertise, peer learning, exchanges, study visits, community of practices and *ad hoc* grants) to increase CSOs' technical skills in governance, financial and project management, fundraising, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship, collaborative thinking, media relations and public outreach, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, gender and SDG mainstreaming, applying the human rights based approach (HRBA), development of new approaches and methods of working and/or engaging with constituencies and stakeholders, or other innovative solutions to address the challenges CSOs are facing."}, {"bbox": [122, 291, 1145, 371], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Digital training for CSOs, including on digital and social media, digital security, and organisation of hackathons and civic digital fellowships to support innovation and technological solutions for community and country needs."}, {"bbox": [122, 371, 1145, 424], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Targeted trainings for women and young CS leaders through ad hoc exchange programmes, career-shadowing, coaching and networking, intervening in regional dialogue."}, {"bbox": [122, 424, 1145, 477], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Studies, research, mapping, evaluations (CS actors' needs and capacities, enabling environment, impact assessments, strengthen research and data gathering, monitoring reports within MIP priorities)."}, {"bbox": [83, 529, 1145, 581], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 2: Enhanced CSO participation in policy development and dialogue with the Government of South Africa, EU and MS**"}, {"bbox": [122, 608, 1145, 715], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Support to multi-stakeholder dialogues and structured dialogues between the EU, CSOs, State authorities and, when relevant, private sector actors in the areas of the MIP priorities, specifically digital, gender equality, human rights, climate change, biodiversity and socio-economic development (mobilisation of short-term expert and logistics costs) and in implementation of relevant bilateral projects and programmes."}, {"bbox": [122, 715, 1145, 795], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Support to the establishment of a CSO sounding board – a group of 10-15 organisations which will engage on a regular basis with the EU to contribute to monitoring the CS RM, GAP III CLIP, the EU Human Rights and Democracy Strategy for South Africa (HRDCS) and MIP implementation."}, {"bbox": [122, 795, 1145, 847], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Support to CS-led monitoring and advocacy activities regarding the MIP priority areas, including support to networking and evidence-based research."}, {"bbox": [122, 847, 1045, 874], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Support to coordination between EUD, MS and likeminded development partners supporting CS."}, {"bbox": [122, 874, 1145, 925], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. Support to the preparation for and facilitation of CS participation in sector policy dialogues between the EU and SA Gov."}, {"bbox": [83, 953, 1145, 1006], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 3: Increased CSO contribution to the implementation of the MIP priorities [specifically reducing inequalities; achieving growth, transition to a green and resilient economy and strengthening partnerships]**"}, {"bbox": [122, 1033, 1145, 1113], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Facilitation of information to CSOs, such as internet platforms, online resource centres or online trainings to support EU grantees with on-demand advice on grant management, reporting, access to information, financial support to third parties."}, {"bbox": [122, 1113, 1145, 1193], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Launching of Calls for Proposals and/or awarding direct grants to eligible CSOs to address specific topics under the MIP's priority areas. The priorities of the Call for Proposals will be determined in dialogue with CS and other stakeholders and in complementarity with other MIP actions and thematic programmes."}, {"bbox": [87, 1236, 272, 1263], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [83, 1304, 528, 1331], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [83, 1356, 393, 1383], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the SEA screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 1383, 1145, 1463], "category": "Text", "text": "The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required at this stage. A SEA for Priority Area 1 of the 2021-2027 MIP for South Africa is underway. The conclusions of the SEA will be incorporated into the different actions under this action, as and when relevant."}, {"bbox": [83, 1489, 748, 1516], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [83, 1516, 1145, 1567], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1593, 653, 1622], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1157, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 22"}]