[{"bbox": [95, 152, 1133, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "support to improved civic and voters' education, assistance in establishing an inclusive voter registry, increased transparency in party and campaign financing and strengthened administration of elections, the project will advance the principles of democracy and governance to contribute to long term peace and resilience in Lesotho."}, {"bbox": [95, 236, 306, 263], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Inequality Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 264, 1133, 393], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the Inequality Marker, this Action has been labelled as an I-1. Inequality reduction is a significant objective of the Action. Promoting participation of the people at risk of multi-dimensional poverty and traditionally marginalised groups is a key step towards their empowerment. Increasing political participation will have a direct impact on their ability to advocate for their interests and rights, which can have an ultimate effect on inequality reduction."}, {"bbox": [99, 410, 438, 438], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [81, 452, 1167, 1625], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Political, social and legal instability of the country, including due to stalled legal reform.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Political dialogue and diplomacy by the EU and other development partners, underlining the negative repercussions of instability on development. Policy dialogues especially concerning the National Reforms, supported and financed by the EU.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Early/extraordinary elections or referenda</td><td>High</td><td>Low</td><td>In case of early elections, the action will prioritise the activities aimed at supporting imminent election processes, procedures, training, awareness and observation of elections. It is not envisioned for the project to support the referendum, although the project activities would contribute to strengthening IEC's capacity in administering the referendum should it take place.</td></tr><tr><td>People and the Organisation</td><td>Lack of cooperation between project partners, e.g. IEC and Ministry of Home Affairs</td><td>Low</td><td>High</td><td>Concerned stakeholders requested support and contributed shaping the action. However, divergences may arise during implementation over solutions proposed. The steering and technical committees, as well as policy dialogue, will continue to promote key partners' collaborative engagement.</td></tr><tr><td>People and the Organisation</td><td>Low capacity, especially financial capacity, of civil society organisations resulting in fiduciary risks</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Capacity building and coaching will be prioritised in the design and implementation of the programme and will be administered in complementarity with the CSO support measure. Implementation modalities to reduce fiduciary risks will be foreseen.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 22"}]