Jakarta: Penabulu Foundation with the support of the European Union (EU) has launched a project titled "Strengthening Indonesian CSOs Capacity and Resilience in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (CO-EVOLVE)".
The project will provide support to 200 local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in 34 provinces in Indonesia and is expected to benefit a further 500 CSOs across Indonesia through serial online training activities, webinars, CSO communication forums, thematic alliance forums, and crowdsourcing platforms.
The CO-EVOLVE project will promote the work of local CSOs in building organisational resilience against the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, and to advance collective action of CSOs for sustainable development.
In particular, CO-EVOLVE will strengthen the enabling environment and capacity of CSOs in mobilising domestic resources to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as support the Indonesian Government in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
"The European Union is proud to support this project. The pandemic has hit society hard, therefore we need to build the capacity of CSOs to support their beneficiaries, protect vulnerable communities and advocate policies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. We expect this initiative will benefit 200 CSOs in the 34 provinces of Indonesia, serving countless citizens and communities," EU Ambassador to Indonesia Vincent Piket said in a press release on Wednesday.
CO-EVOLVE, which emphasises service locality and connectivity, will facilitate strategic collaboration between CSOs, National/Local Governments, Philanthropic Organisations, Digital Social Service Providers and the Private Sector. CO-EVOLVE has initiated collaboration with various stakeholders including the Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the SDGs Secretariat, and Deputy V of the Presidential Staff Office regarding domestic resource schemes for CSOs. CO-EVOLVE also seeks cooperation with other EU partners that are engaged in the Covid-19 response in Indonesia.
"The basic idea of this programme is to invite CSOs to grow together and fight for the position and role of CSOs in Indonesia during the pandemic. This programme also invites civil society organisations to connect with each other and become one of the driving actors to find solutions to community problems in their respective regions," said Eko Komara, Executive Director of Penabulu Foundation.
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