[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1134, 234], "category": "List-item", "text": "- BRIDGE trainings for IEC personnel, CSOs, media, and political parties on Civic and Voter Education, Political and Campaign Finance, and Voter Registration to enhance understanding of the topics and practical skills to contribute to the electoral process."}, {"bbox": [100, 247, 327, 278], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [96, 293, 543, 320], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [96, 321, 972, 348], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)"}, {"bbox": [96, 348, 142, 371], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [96, 373, 1134, 428], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [96, 427, 1134, 478], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 479, 1134, 534], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [96, 533, 1134, 585], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [96, 611, 638, 638], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 638, 1134, 851], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender quality is a significant objective of the proposed action. The activities to support civic participation in democratic processes will contribute to the development of campaigns to promote women empowerment, gender equality and gender mainstreaming as well as the development of and support to rights-based and gender transformative approaches. The project will involve CSOs, including women and LGBTIQ+ organisations, in monitoring of election processes, including women's representation in political parties, candidate lists, and elected in parliament. Advisory support activities will aim to incorporate gender considerations into election management and operations."}, {"bbox": [96, 882, 245, 908], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 908, 1134, 1093], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action will advance and disseminate the EU Human Rights and Democracy Strategy and the accompanying Action Plan 2020-2024. Additionally, the EU will request implementers and partners to the action to observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the action's execution, including the right to vote, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, right to stand as candidate, right to participate in public affairs, and principles of non-discrimination, accountability, and transparency. A Human Rights-Based Approach will be employed, concentrating on the roles of rights holders and duty bearers, and on empowering civil society to support their resilience."}, {"bbox": [96, 1125, 196, 1152], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 1152, 1134, 1313], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that the promotion and protection of disability rights will be a significant objective of the action. Empowerment of groups living in the most vulnerable situations, including persons with physical, mental, visual or hearing disability is part of the activities. The action will involve Disabled Persons's Organisations (DPOs) in monitoring accessibility during elections. The action will also fund small-scale interventions aimed at improving access to election information, voter registry and polling stations for persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1344, 212, 1371], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 1370, 1134, 1530], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action will contribute to and support principles of democracy and governance, seeking to uphold the constitutional principles of the partner country and to increase participation, including from the diaspora, in policy- and decision-making while strengthening accountability mechanisms and transparency. The actions will support citizen's participation in democratic processes and strengthen the IEC's capacity to administer credible elections as a cornerstone of democracy. The aim is to support inclusion and participation in the political system in Lesotho, thus reinforcing people's trust in the institutions of democratic governance."}, {"bbox": [96, 1561, 488, 1588], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 1587, 1134, 1641], "category": "Text", "text": "The history of Lesotho, since its independence in 1966, has been marked by political instability (one-party rule, military regime, transition to multi-party democracy, coup attempts, non-acceptance of election results). Through"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 22"}]