International Civil Society Centre (ICSC) 2021-2023 - Evaluation of International Civil Society Centre (ICSC) 2021 International Civil Society Centre (ICSC) 2021-2023 ICSC has applied to Sida for funding of 8 178 559 SEK to carry out the project "Resilient Civil Society in Times of Scrunity" with operations globally and during the period of January 1st - December 31st 2021. 

The aim of the project is to is to strengthen accountability, enhance sector collaboration, increase inclusion of all stakeholders and foster resilience and innovation in CSO work in times of global crisis. For the period of January 1st - December 31st 2021, ICSC suggest the following programme streams:

1) Global Standard for CSO Accountability
2) ICSOs Bridging Society Divide
3) Making Voices Heard and Count
4) Cross-cutting - Innovative and Digital Capacity.

The contribution has a total budget of 8 178 559 SEK and ICSC is applying for the whole amount from Sida. Approximately 4 637 404 SEK, 57 % of the total budget, will be forwarded from ICSC to partners. ICSC har ansökt om finansiering från Sida om 8 178 559 SEK för att genomföra insatsen "Resilient Civil Society in Times of Scrunity" med verksamhet globalt och under perioden 1 januari - 31 december 2021. 

Insatsens mål är att stärka ansvarighet, främja sektorsamarbete, öka inkludering av intressenter och främja resiliens och innovation inom det civila samhället. För perioden 1 januari - 31 december 2021 föreslår ICSC följande programspår:

1) Global Standard for CSO Accountability
2) ICSOs Bridging Society Divide
3) Making Voices Heard and Count
4) Cross-cutting - Innovative and Digital Capacity.

Programmet har en total budget på 8 178 559 SEK och ICSC ansöker om hela beloppet från Sida. Uppskattningsvis kommer omkring 4 637 404 SEK, cirka 57 % av den totala budgeten, att vidareförmedlas till partners. Insatsens övergripande mål är följande:
"The objective of the 2021 extension phase is to strengthen accountability, enhance sector collaboration, increase inclusion of all stakeholders and foster resilience and innovation in CSO work in times of global crisis".
För att åstadkomma detta har ICSC formulerat följande specifika mål per programspår:
Stream 1) Global Standard for CSO Accountability
- Promote the use and engagement with the Global Standard at the national, regional and global levels through the Partnership
- Provide ad-hoc support for organisations to adapt and use the Global Standard to address challenges according to their needs and context
- Increase the knowledge pool on the Global Standard, Dynamic Accountability and its practices
- Engage and influence key decision-making actors in the development sector to enhance the profile of the Global Standard
- Strengthen the sustainability of the Partnership by mobilizing additional resources
Stream 2) ICSOs Bridging Society Divide
- Strengthen solidarity among ICSOs and CSO partners by exchanging learnings and response strategies through SANE
- Establish a strong eco-system of national and global CSO actors by advancing the SANE on the country level
- Increase CSOs ability to operate in the digital civic space by creating a secure online space for exchange of know-how and capacity building
- Increase ICSOs awareness on needs and challenges of more inclusive power models by expanding the Power Shift Community towards new actors and disseminating results more broadly.

Insatsens övergripande mål 2022-2023 är:
"The Centres objective is to strengthen future readiness, foster a power shift as well as enhance inclusion and accountability for a more resilient and solidary civil society sector".

För att åstadkomma detta har ICSC formulerat mer specifika mål per programspår. 
Målen för respektive programspår är i hög utsträckning samma som i nuvarande avtalsperiod med några få undantag:
Programspår 1: Developing a future-proof Solidarity Action Network
a) Strengthen resilience and solidarity by providing exchange and joint strategizing
b) Elevate learnings to navigate the digital civic space
c) Increase awareness and provide space to anticipate futures for civil society operating space
d) Explore how to increase resilience to mis- and disinformation

Programspår 2: Accelerating Inclusive Power Shift
a) Accelerate ICSOs uptake of more inclusive governance models by developing guidance and expanding engagement
b) Strengthen ICSOs commitment to equitable partnerships
c) Support ICSOs in revising their future role
d) Strengthen ICSO-donor joint steps to enable more equitable partnerships with Global South rooted actors

Programspår 3: Strengthening the scale and independence of Making Voices Heard and Count
a) Enhance capacities of national and local CSOs for evidence-driven SDG monitoring, review and implementation
b) Strengthen existing participatory spaces and feedback mechanisms
c) Close knowledge gaps on drivers of marginalisation via community-driven data generation
d) Influence the revision or generation of policies and services addressing the situation of marginalised groups
e) Foster an enabling political environment towards a more evidence-driven, inclusive and participatory SDG implementation

Programspår 4: Advancing long-term sustainability of the Global Standard for CSO Accountability
a) Secure diversified income from national, regional and global Partnership sources
b) Continue implementing an effective communication and advocacy strategy that positions the Global Standard as a tool for enabling CSOs
c) Implement the Partnerships new governance and membership structure to consolidate its institutionalisation process
Stream 3) Making Voices Heard and Count
- Enhance capacities of national CSOs and local civil society for a meaningful engagement in an evidence-driven SDG monitoring, review and implementation
- Strengthen existing participatory spaces and feedback mechanisms that give voice and agency to marginalised communities
- Close knowledge gaps on drivers of marginalisation via community-driven data generation
- Influence the revision and/or generation of meaningful policies and services to address the situation of marginalised groups
- Foster an enabling political environment towards a more evidence-driven, inclusive and participatory SDG implementation, based on the increased recognition and use of community-driven data.