FSVC is implementing a program in Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama with funding from the U.S. Embassy in Panama to promote civil society organization (CSO) capacity building.
The goal of this program is to strengthen CSOs in Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama, enabling them to more effectively engage with governments and promote accountability, and public participation. To achieve this, FSVC will provide targeted training and technical assistance to CSOs, focusing on areas such as organizational management, advocacy strategies, and public outreach. The program focuses on the following objectives:
Objective 1: Strengthening financial management and programmatic capacity of CSOs in Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Objective 2: Strengthen the Belizean, Costa Rican, and Panamanian Civil Society networks within each country’s context.
Objective 3: Strengthen the Belizean, Costa Rican, and Panamanian civic space regionally.
Program Impact
- 39 baseline capacity assessments conducted for local CSOs across three countries
- 16 actions taken by trained CSOs across the three countries
- 10 domestic collaborative initiatives and/or joint advocacy campaigns formed among trained CSOs
- 25 new or updated policies, procedures, methodologies or tools adopted by trained CSOs to improve their financial, administrative, program and/or communication management