[{"bbox": [135, 154, 1134, 208], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Significant experience in and understanding of the issue of shrinking space for civil society and mediating for preserving the space."}, {"bbox": [135, 210, 1134, 263], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Institutional capacity to play a mediation role between CSOs, government and other stakeholders for the good implementation of the Action."}, {"bbox": [135, 264, 1134, 314], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience and capacity to award, monitor and evaluate, and financially manage grants to CSOs and networks."}, {"bbox": [135, 318, 1134, 372], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Prior engagements and relationships with the Government of Angola, particularly with Departments and structures dealing with issues facing civil society at national and provincial and municipal level in Angola."}, {"bbox": [135, 374, 984, 402], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Physical presence in Angola of a substantial team (that can draw on pool of experts etc.)."}, {"bbox": [97, 401, 1134, 639], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity(ies) entails Specific Objectives 1 (Strengthen institutional, technical and financial capacity of CSOs and their networks to enhance their ability and participation in policy dialogue, including capacity to analyse, propose and monitor public policies), 2 (Facilitate the opening of spaces for dialogue, the emergence of links and coalitions among CSOs and with key government and non-governmental actors on specific policy issues of high concern for citizens), and 3 (Promote an enhanced and effective participation of civil society, particularly for actors and networks that are underrepresented in decision making (such as women, youth, groups focused on the rights of children and the bottom (poorest) 40 per cent in all their diversity), in participatory governance platforms at national level, with the intention to promote social inclusion and inequality reduction)."}, {"bbox": [86, 664, 578, 691], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 707, 1134, 760], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this Action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [135, 761, 1134, 815], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Recognised experience in and understanding of issues of CSOs capacity building in relation to the decentralisation and deconcentration process."}, {"bbox": [135, 816, 1134, 870], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Institutional capacity to federate CSOs, government and other stakeholders for the good implementation of the Action and Specific Objective 4 in particular."}, {"bbox": [135, 871, 1134, 921], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience and capacity to award, monitor and evaluate, and financially manage grants to CSOs and networks."}, {"bbox": [135, 925, 1134, 979], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Prior engagements and relationships with the Government of Angola, particularly with departments and structures dealing with issues facing civil society at national and provincial and municipal level in Angola."}, {"bbox": [135, 980, 984, 1008], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Physical presence in Angola of a substantial team (that can draw on pool of experts etc.)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1019, 1134, 1073], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails Specific Objective 4 (Ensure an effective engagement of civil society in the decentralisation and deconcentration process via participatory governance at local and community level)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1098, 1145, 1152], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1166, 1134, 1219], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with entities as specified in 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 fail, this Action may be implemented for the concerned outputs in direct management mode (grants)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1231, 353, 1258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### a) Purpose of the grant(s):"}, {"bbox": [135, 1270, 1134, 1323], "category": "Text", "text": "The grants will contribute to achieving the Action's main objective and specific objectives (Specific Objectives 1, 2, 3 and 4) presented in section 3 of this Action document."}, {"bbox": [135, 1335, 1134, 1389], "category": "Text", "text": "The guidelines for applicants of the call for proposals will ensure that the selection criteria and thresholds lead to the selection of a limited number of grants."}, {"bbox": [97, 1401, 394, 1428], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### b) Type of applicants targeted:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1440, 1134, 1494], "category": "Text", "text": "The type of applicants targeted for funding are legal entities non-profit making CSOs, or respective networks, platforms or federations, or International Organisations."}, {"bbox": [135, 1506, 1134, 1560], "category": "Text", "text": "Other essential characteristics of the potential applicants shall be specified in the guidelines for applicants of the call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 21"}]