Why is it not enough to talk about sustainability in a shrinking civil society space?

• Because every day we face new challenges, we have to perform in increasingly uncertain circumstances. This is why resilience, or the "mental resilience" of the organisation, is becoming increasingly important alongside sustainability.
• The 2017 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report identified a number of pressing trends that continue to emerge and threaten the space for civic participation.
• Perhaps the most critical point of the report is that only three percent of the world's population lives in countries where civic space is fully open. This sad reality led PartnersGlobal to take action and launch the development of the REZILIENCIA+ framework through a strategic partnership with CIVICUS.

The R+ framework for building the resilience of civil society organisations draws on insights from the latest academic and practical research on resilience, complex operating environments and the threats of civil space, as well as on civil society organisational models and capacities. The REZILIENCIA+ organisational development methodology was developed by the international NGO coalition CIVICUS and our parent organisation Partners Global, based on research findings in 45 countries.ReSuli Foundation, Golden Road Roma Women's Civic Association, Lightbringers Foundation), with support from the National Endowment for Democracy.

What happens at the organisational resilience workshop?

Now you can learn more about this framework in a three-hour workshop, where we will explore the three levels of organisational resilience (individual-organisational-sectoral-civil society space) and introduce the seven factors of resilience to the representatives of the participating organisations:

1. systems theory
2. creating space in uncertainty
3. building coping strategies that benefit the organisation
4. to connect and experience community and turn it into a resource
5. developing a business approach
6. strengthening transparency and the engagement of our depositories
7. well-structured organisational communication

In the workshop, you will identify your strengths and areas for growth with the help of organisational development facilitators, in a structured, well-designed framework, using creative tools, and then discuss the feasibility of improvements. The output of the workshop will be a mini-action plan to prepare you for the second half of the year!

Register by 10 August!