[{"bbox": [83, 121, 1146, 281], "category": "Text", "text": "form of capacity building, policy related evidence building, consultations, seminars/conferences, trainings, assessment/studies, awareness-raising, strategic communication, public and economic diplomacy initiatives, local, regional or international, in the framework of EU-Zambia cooperation or strategic partnership.\nFurthermore, the new financing instrument Global Europe may entail changes in the administration of EU development assistance and appropriate provision of sensitisation and technical support will be required for the new coordination structure that will be put in place by the Government of Zambia."}, {"bbox": [83, 306, 1146, 519], "category": "Text", "text": "The Support Measures – Cooperation Facility will allow the EU Delegation to Zambia and COMESA to act with more agility and flexibility to further enhance the EU and Zambia partnership towards a more collaborative and added-value approach. This will be done by building on best practices, innovation, pilot programmes, systems development and capacity building. This approach will also expand and deepen the range of EU's partners and stakeholders in Zambia therefore furthering its reach and improving the effectiveness and quality of programming, implementation, monitoring, auditing and evaluation of previous, on-going and planned actions. Focus will be placed on improving awareness around the EU's contributions to the Zambian society while also highlighting the wider Team Europe approach, human rights and gender impact."}, {"bbox": [83, 546, 1146, 704], "category": "Text", "text": "A new area of partnership around digitalisation in the public, private and civil society domains will aim to mainstream digital solutions in the Delegation's actions to ensure that activities meet new developmental innovation standards. The Support Measures – Cooperation Facility will remain as an instrument for; ensuring that cross-cutting issues (human rights and gender and climate change) are included and adequately considered across the Delegation's entire portfolio; minimising the risk that the socio-economic relief measures and ensuring growth policies are funded at the expense of investments in a more sustainable future"}, {"bbox": [83, 733, 1146, 785], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:**"}, {"bbox": [83, 811, 1146, 968], "category": "Text", "text": "The stakeholder analysis for the Support Measures – Cooperation Facility will be appropriately addressed in each and every different action that the facility will finance. In general terms, collaboration with the Government of Zambia, civil society and development partner coordination is working very well in Zambia. It mainly relies on a joint shared analysis and on the recognition that the Zambian 7th and 8th NDP and vision 2030 are in line with the priorities of the EU and MS in Zambia, and the process of development for the two NDPs has included wide stakeholders' consultations."}, {"bbox": [83, 997, 1146, 1103], "category": "Text", "text": "The main target groups include the Government's coordinating structure, line ministries, other government institutions, EU MS, implementing partners of EU development assistance, the private sector, and civil society with whom the EU collaborates to deliver development assistance. These target groups are largely duty bearers or organisations seeking to hold duty bearers to account."}, {"bbox": [83, 1129, 1146, 1209], "category": "Text", "text": "The final beneficiaries are the rights holders, i.e. citizens of Zambia benefiting from EU funded projects, and more efficient and effective governance. Specific attention will be paid to women and youth as well as to groups living in the most vulnerable situations, such as persons with disabilities, incarcerated persons, etc."}, {"bbox": [73, 1238, 585, 1269], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [73, 1301, 474, 1332], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [83, 1371, 1146, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** (Impact) of Support Measures – Cooperation Facility is to work with the Government of Zambia, Member States present in the country, cooperating partners, civil society and the private sector to contribute to effectiveness of the EU-Zambia cooperation."}, {"bbox": [83, 1476, 617, 1503], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives (Outcomes)** of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1538, 1146, 1589], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improved capacity of the Zambian government for effective management and coordination of EU funded interventions"}, {"bbox": [83, 1602, 1089, 1657], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. EU delegation applies evidence based approach including gender -specific or sex-disaggregated data to its programme and project management cycle"}, {"bbox": [1072, 1668, 1157, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 19"}]