The project introduces a composite intervention to strengthen the Armenian civil society in times of dramatic changes. It aims to help civil society actors become trusted, impactful, and resilient stakeholders in Armenia. To this end, the project will provide direct financial assistance to 35 grassroots, think-tanks, and well-established non-governmental organizations, coupled with measures to develop their organizational capabilities, outreach skills, and strategic plans. In addition, the targeted organizations will receive support to increase their financial sustainability and diversify funding sources. Finally, the project will empower civil society actors to participate in policy-making processes more effectively through monitoring and advocacy measures in areas of human rights, democracy development, and good governance.
The consortium of organizations will bring together their expertise to carry out 17 activities, which are designed to achieve the results presented above.

The project introduces tailored support models to the Armenian civil society sector in order to strengthen its role in democratic governance, policy development, and community empowerment.

1. Provide financial and capacity-development support to CSOs to improve their organizational governance, strategic planning, and public outreach.
2. Provide financial and expert support to CSOs to increase their financial sustainability by helping them develop financial plans and secure diversified funding sources.
3. Facilitate the participation of civil society in policymaking processes by funding monitoring and advocacy initiatives and creating policy dialogue formats between CSOs and other relevant stakeholders.

Impact: Strengthened role of civil society in Armenia as a resilient, independent, and trusted actor in democratic governance, policy development, and community empowerment, contributing to inclusive and accountable decision-making at all levels.

Outcome 1. Improved governance, strategic planning, operational efficiency and public outreach of Armenian CSOs, including thin-tanks and smaller grassroots organizations.
Outcome 2. Enhanced financial sustainability of Armenian CSOs, including think-tanks, regional and smaller grassroots organizations.
Outcome 3. Enhanced policy engagement and dialogue with national and local authorities by Armenian CSOs (including think-tanks, regional and smaller grassroots organizations), including participation through EU support.