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THE POWERED BY THE PEOPLE (PXP) INITIATIVE IS A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), DESIGNED TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT OF NONVIOLENT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (NVSMS) GLOBALLY. SPEARHEADED BY PARTNERSGLOBAL (PG) AND DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH A WIDE-REACHING CONSORTIUM, PXP'S OBJECTIVES FOCUS ON FOSTERING SOLIDARITY, BUILDING LEADERSHIP, IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO RESOURCES, AND ENHANCING LEARNING AMONG ACTIVISTS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS, HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES, AND THEIR ALLIES. THE LAUNCH OF PXP ON OCTOBER 1, 2023, MARKED A KEY MILESTONE IN A PROCESS THAT HAD BEGUN ALMOST A YEAR EARLIER, WITH A ROBUST CO-CREATION PROCESS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAUNCH, THE ENTIRE CONSORTIUM CONVENED ON THE SIDELINES OF THE PEOPLE POWER CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY ACTION AID DENMARK IN COPENHAGEN, AS AN INITIAL STARTING MEETING OF THE CONSORTIUM AS CONSTITUTED AFTER AWARD. IN NOVEMBER 2023, PXP BEGAN ONBOARDING ITS KEY STAFF, AND THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH AND PLANNING WORKSHOP OF THE CONSORTIUM PUT INTO MOTION ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE PROJECT FOUR OBJECTIVES. THE PXP CONSORTIUM, AS PART OF THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE, AIMED TO FOSTER EXTENSIVE NETWORKS THROUGH REGIONAL ORGANIZING COLLECTIVES (ROCS), WITH PLANS FOR FIVE ROC CONVENINGS SPANNING AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE AND EURASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND MENA, BRINGING TOGETHER ACTIVISTS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE NVSM LANDSCAPE TO MAP AND PLAN PXP CONTEXTUALIZED ACTIVITIES. EACH ROC CONVENING WAS TASKED WITH MAPPING REGIONAL NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES, LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR LOCALIZED PROJECT PRIORITIES. THE ROC CONVENINGS BEGAN PAVING THE WAY TO THE INTER-MOVEMENT ADVISORY GROUP (IMAG), THE PLANS FOR WHICH WILL BE REFINED BY THE PXP CONSORTIUM IN YEAR TWO OF THE INITIATIVE. A KEY MOMENT FOR THE PXP CONSORTIUM CAME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE IMPLEMENTATION YEAR (FY2024), WHEN CONSORTIUM MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA TO TAKE PAUSE AND RETOOL IMPLEMENTATION IN ADVANCE OF YEAR TWO. EMERGING FROM THIS CONSORTIUM-WIDE EXERCISE WAS A RECAST PLANNING AND EXECUTION FRAMEWORK.

CRS SERBIA- THE CIVIL SOCIETY RESILIENCE ACTIVITY (CSRA) IN SERBIA IS A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) AND THE SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (SDC) THAT SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE INCLUSIVE AND PLURALISTIC SERBIAN SOCIETY BY IMPROVING THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERBIAN SOCIETY, AND THE ABILITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SERBIA TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, AND REPRESENTATIVE OF ITS CONSTITUENTS. CSRA IS IMPLEMENTED BY PARTNERSGLOBAL (PARTNERS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DT INSTITUTE, THE EUROPEAN CENTER FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW (ECNL), GRADJANSKE INICIJATIVE (CIVIC INITIATIVES), AND PARTNERI SERBIJA (PARTNERS SERBIA). THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED CSRS PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS: CIVIL SOCIETY IS MORE RESILIENT TO SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE CHALLENGES AND ABLE TO BETTER PERFORM ITS WATCHDOG, ADVOCACY, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ROLES BECAUSE OF AN IMPROVED ENABLING ENVIRONMENT. WHEN ACHIEVED, THE PROGRAM GOAL WILL SUPPORT THE OVERARCHING USAID/SERBIA DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE ONE: "RESILIENCY OF DEMOCRATIC ACTORS INCREASED, AND INTERMEDIATE RESULT 1.2: "INFORMED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION INCREASED.DURING THIS FISCAL, THE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE 25 RESILIENCY NODESTHE KEY ACTORS OF THE PROJECT IN CATALYZING CHANGE BY SERVING AS LOCAL RESOURCE HUBS CONNECTING DIVERSE CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS WITHIN AND BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE NODES NETWORKING AND PLANNING EVENT HELD IN JULY 2024 WAS THE CATALYST FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NODES TO MAP THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL ECOSYSTEMS, ARTICULATE CLEAR THREE-YEAR RESILIENCY GOALS, AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CSRA'S MISSION AND THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE PROGRAM.