PREDA Plus contracted EPI Centar International for development of a baseline study that will provide basis for definition of a detailed strategy to create an environment for active participation of CSO’s to influence policy and decision-making processes throughout advocacy and networking, and capacitated to manage funds and act as effective and accountable independent actors.
Additionally, the Baseline should identify key areas and topics in which CSOs will be supported, and for which Project Team will organize national Public Debates.
The specific objectives of the study are as follows:
- To assess the Legal/institutional framework and current capacities of the civil sector in Macedonia
- To propose capacity building areas of intervention (training and mentoring)
- To identify at least 3 key areas and topics of outmost urgency in which CSOs will be supported
- To define at least 4 indicators of the success of the project impact for the Monitoring Report
- To define at least 3 advocacy targets for the CSO in empowerment of their position