State-sanctioned clampdowns on the activities of civil society actors take the form of internet shut-downs, press censorship, online surveillance, arrests and detention of critics and dissenters, proscription of self-determination agitations, fines, office raids, equipment/device seizures, negative labelling and the propagation of unhealthy narratives about civil society groups and leaders.  Consequently, the civic space has consistently dangled between obstructed and repressed. Under this pillar, civic actors and organizations in the subregion operating in very restrictive conditions will find it easier to get help such as unhindered access to technical support, social protection, customized services, didactic convenings and peer mentoring. Not only that, sustained incident tracking, trends mapping and analysis, civic space outlooks and country rankings will give off early warning signals, resources and rapid response levers needed to confront the underlying drivers of shrinking civic space in the subregion.