Civil society in Samoa consists of non-government organisations (NGOs), faith- based organisations and community- based organisations (CBOs) which also includes informal network and movement building. The majority of these organisations depend on self-funding and/or fundraise independently or seek funding from development partners and the government through specific projects. The selection for organisations to participate in the capacity assessment was limited to the Non-governmental organisations working in the EVAWG and GE space and did not include CBOs.