Hand in Hand for a Resilient Civil Society: Improving the Institutional Capacity of CSOs and Strengthening the Collaboration with Municipalities

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The “Hand in Hand for a Resilient Civil Society” project, funded under the EU-Turkey Civil Society Support Program (CSSP-III) Grant Program, is carried out by the Climate Research Association, in partnership with the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED) and the Disaster Awareness Association (ABD).

The overall aim of the project is to establish effective cooperation between CSOs, public institutions and private sectors in order to strengthen CSO capacity in İzmir, Afyonkarahisar and Ankara, thereby increasing urban resilience. Our project mainly aims to improve the technical and networking capacities of CSOs on urban resilience.

The project activities to be carried out within this framework aim to increase the participation of CSOs in decision-making processes at local, national or international levels, while improving the organizational and institutional capacities of CSOs and encouraging partnership among CSOs.

As a result of the activities and project outputs that will last for 15 months, the expected gains in the long term are summarized below:

The knowledge base of CSOs on disasters and urban resilience will be developed.
Institutional capacities of NGOs will be strengthened to provide strategic and technical assistance on cooperation methods and urban resilience solutions.
Best practices will be disseminated among CSOs.
Establishment of networks and partnerships between CSOs, municipalities and the private sector on urban resilience will be facilitated.