RESILIENT project team invites you to take part in Resilience and Adaptation Assessment for Civil Society Organizations Working in Shrinking Space.
Please fill in the form by 15 November 2025!
The assessment targets civil society organizations (CSOs), community-led organizations and initiative groups working in the field of HIV and key populations (people living with HIV, people using drugs, LGBTQI+, sex workers) operating in a shrinking civic space and/ or restrictive environments, with the aim to:
- evaluate their resilience, security practices, and adaptive capacity;
- identify priority areas for technical assistance and organizational strengthening;
- help partner networks (EHRA, ECOM, EWNA, SWAN) design targeted webinars, mentorship, and mini-grant programs for 2025–2026.
Organizations and initiative groups that complete this assessment will:
- be eligible to access priority technical support and mini-grants aimed at strengthening internal systems, security, and sustainability (call for proposals will be announced separately when the assessment is completed);
- contribute to a regional understanding of how community-led organizations adapt and remain effective under pressure;
- help shape the upcoming support agenda for 2025–2026.
Assessment results will be used to design the capacity building program for civil society organizations (CSOs), community-led organizations and initiative groups working in the field of HIV and key populations (PLHIV, PUD, LGBTQI+, SW), which will include:
- Online capacity building session (webinars, workshops).
- Online community of practice sessions – assessment participants with relevant experiences and gaps will be paired for mutual exchange.
- Targeted technical support – provision of the face-to-face or online technical support for CSO or CBO based on the pre-agreed ToR.
- Small grants to strengthen internal systems, security, sustainability, etc.
NOTE: while capacity building and community of practice sessions will be open for a wider group of organizations (not only assessment participants), the targeted technical support and small grants will be open (based on call for proposals) ONLY to assessment participants.
Instructions
- The questionnaire takes approximately 25–30 minutes to complete.
- Please answer honestly and in as much detail as possible — there are no right or wrong answers.
- If a question does not fully apply to your organization, choose the option that best reflects your situation.
Please fill in the form by 15 November 2025!
All responses will be treated confidentially and analyzed in aggregate form; organization names will not be published. Thank you for contributing your experience and perspective. Your participation will directly inform future programs designed to strengthen civil society organizations across the region.
This assessment tool has been developed within the framework of the project Resilient Communities & Securing Civic Space for HIV Response in EECA (RESILIENT), implemented by the consortium: EHRA, ECOM, EWNA, and SWAN.