[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 255], "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></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 257, 253, 282], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [130, 285, 1160, 340], "category": "List-item", "text": "- From the outset, it is important that the counterparts experience a process of appropriation of the tools developed. This contributes to the institutionalization of new procedures and practices."}, {"bbox": [130, 340, 1160, 419], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The political context could overshadow project results or generate reputational risks at any time, so it is important to have a solid and effective monitoring framework in place to track progress and adopt changes in direction when necessary."}, {"bbox": [130, 419, 1160, 578], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Strong civil society is good for democratic development, in that it creates a mechanism for people to participate in economic and social activities and to influence public policies. Civil Society organizations can also provide checks and balances on government power and monitor social abuses, as well as offer opportunity for people to develop their capacity to improve their standard of living. Most importantly, civil society organisations create networks that reduce individual opportunism, improve flows of information, foster trust and make political and economic transactions easier."}, {"bbox": [85, 617, 358, 644], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [95, 684, 1131, 804], "category": "Text", "text": "If the EU provides El Salvador with resources to improve local governance by including multiple voices and perspectives, as well as strengthening participatory democracy and the rule of law in the community, from a gender, human rights-based approach (HRBA), and a disability-inclusive dimension, then El Salvador will improve the conditions to increase the quality of life and well-being of its inhabitants."}, {"bbox": [95, 832, 1131, 890], "category": "Text", "text": "Through promotion of local processes of citizen participation, where people, especially traditionally excluded groups, feel empowered to positively influence the decisions that affect their communities and lives,"}, {"bbox": [95, 918, 1131, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "Because: i) active participation of citizens in local decision-making creates an environment where they can express their needs, interests and concerns in a direct, effective and proactive manner, ii) by focusing especially on empowering groups excluded from decision-making processes, it ensures that their needs and contributions are heard and considered in the planning and execution of local policies and projects, thus promoting more effective and equitable solutions, iii) when citizens actively participate in the construction of their community, their sense of belonging and civic responsibility is strengthened."}, {"bbox": [95, 1126, 1131, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "In this sense, the project will work to build a citizenry with a more participatory political culture that influences the decisions of their communities, especially vulnerable groups, including returnees. It will also seek to strengthen social inclusion and the social fabric through the construction of participatory spaces that stimulate the development and capacity of local and community organisations to represent and advocate for their communities, promoting the participation of the most vulnerable groups."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1654, 1142, 1678], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 22"}]