Review and Recommendations to Support Women- and Youth-Led/Serving Civil Society Capacity Strengthening

Mercy Corps would like to conduct a review of the APPRECIATIVE SELF-DIRECTED PATHWAY FOR INSTITUTIONAL REFLECTION & EMPOWERMENT (ASPIRE) materials and process to inform recommendations for adaptations to the materials and process that will result in more meaningful social inclusion of marginalized groups, women and young people in particular. As part of the global push to increase local ownership and strengthen independence among civil society organizations (CSOs), Mercy Corps supports local partner organizations to undertake a process of self-assessment and planning based on the Appreciative Self-Directed Pathway for Institutional Reflection and Empowerment (ASPIRE). Ensuring youth-led/serving and women-led CSOs are actively engaged in these efforts is key to Mercy Corps’ commitment to inclusive development and aligns with global initiatives like the Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action, the Unlock the Future coalition, among others.