Financed projects fall under one of the three following specific objectives identified by the programme:• Promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries to facilitate NSA and local authorities participation in poverty reduction and sustainable development strategies;• Raising public awareness of development issues and promoting education for development in the EU and acceding countries to anchor development policy in European societies, mobilising greater public support against poverty, and changing attitudes to the issues and difficulties facing developing countries and their peoples;• Supporting activities to strengthen coordination and communication activities of NSA and local authority networks in the EU and acceding countries.