Towards an Open State: Participation, Advocacy, Empowerment of Civil Society Organizations – ENERGO

Call: 1st Call: Empowering Civil Society to promote the rule of law, participatory democracy, good governance, and defend civic space and media freedom.
Project Duration:  14 months
Budget: 59,374.30€
Grant size: Large-scale project
Country: Greece
Location: Athens

The aim of the project is to strengthen CSOs’ capacity for strategic advocacy and institutional participation, thereby ensuring their effective presence in advanced consultation and policy co-creation systems. The project will focus on both the acquisition of knowledge and its applicability by means of hands-on tools and participatory actions. Key actions include: mapping consultation tools, developing training materials and guides, staging workshops and thematic meetings with public stakeholders, running capacity-building activities aimed at the formulation of documented interventions, and exchanging good practices with bodies in other EU Member States.

Target groups:

  • Executives and members of CSOs of all sizes and of both local and national scope


Funded by the European Union.
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