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The Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) is a capacity development programme designed to support Ethiopia’s civil society and its contribution to the country’s national development, poverty reduction and advancement of good governance in line with the government’s policies and strategies. The five-year programme, which manages a fund of more than €35 million, commenced in 2011 and has a strong emphasis on ‘hard-to-reach’ civil society and citizens, using regionally-led programming. CSSP is managed by a consortium led by the British Council and is supported by multiple donors led by Irish Aid.
 
CSSP’s strategy is to invest in capacity development of individuals and organisations in Ethiopian civil society. Through grant mechanisms, the programme aims to support and demonstrate the effectiveness, legitimacy and value of civil society in contributing to national development and poverty reduction.
 
CSSP’s Secretariat is based at the British Council Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. It comprises the senior management team and two technical support teams: finance, grant making and administration; and capacity development, monitoring and evaluation and communications. The programme also has four Regional Business Units (RBUs), which expand its reach to regional and sub-regional levels. These units are based in Assosa, Harar, Hawassa and Dessie.