Activity under preparation CSO Programme - Multi-annual Action Plan 2025-2027 - Action Document 2 - "Support to Civil Society in Partner Countries" This Action is funded by the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Thematic Programme 2021-2027, under the Multiannual Action Plan 2025-2027. The Action intents to contribute to Specific-Objective 1.3: Support CSOs as actors of good governance and development in partner countries and to the achievement of the related result 1.3: CSO ability to engage as actors of good governance and development at country level is improved.The Action rolls out the EU support to country-level CSO initiatives aimed at implementing priorities reflected in the NDICI-Global Europe, Annex III CSO Thematic Programme and the subsequent Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) for the same. In line with the policy of geographisation, a majority of funds under the CSO MAAP 2025-2027, amounting to around ¿ 428.2 million, are allocated under the Action to support civil society in partner countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Americas and the Caribbean, and in Neighbourhood countries and Russia . As a result, for the whole 2021-27 period, the country allocations will represent 90 % of Priority I (excluding DEAR and Support Measures).Activities funded under the Action will support a broad range of civil society actors including and prioritising, but not limited to, women and youth organisations. In the framework of the Country Roadmaps for EU and Member States engagement with civil society (so called, Civil Society Roadmaps), all initiatives under the Action will aim at contributing to strengthening civil society partner¿s institutional and operational capacity through a comprehensive approach;  enabling and ensuring their participation; and on improving the environment in which they operate. Particular attention will be paid to CSOs¿ capacities to benefit from the digital transformation.This Action is aligned with the 2012 Communication on "The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations" as well as the DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance.  It will contribute to all EU priority areas, such as Good Governance, gender equality, climate, environment and energy or sustainable jobs and growth. The main sector for funding initiatives will accordingly be Government & Civil Society. It will also contribute to meeting EU¿s commitment to preserve and broaden an enabling space for an active, organised, transparent and strengthened civil society, in accordance with the Samoa Agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific States.Support to, and dialogue with, CSOs should also take place in the context of the 360° approach of the Global Gateway¿s Strategy , where green and clean investment in hard infrastructure goes together, among others, with compliance with social, environmental and governance standards, in order to ensure that the initiatives reach local communities, mitigate risks and strengthen sustainability.  The Action will strongly complement and reinforce country and regional programmes, particularly Global Gateway flagships, through support for CSOs working in EU priority areas, and through its focus on improving the environment in which CSOs operate. This will enable them to participate in an informed way in dialogue with the EU and national and local actors, representing and voicing the concerns of people, including those in vulnerable and marginalized situations, and contribute to combating inequalities and boost inclusivity in our partner countries. The Action will furthermore strengthen CSOs ability to implement and analyse initiatives funded under the country and regional programmes thereby contributing to their successful implementation.