We researched how CSO s working in the area of sustainable development responded to regulatory restrictions on advocacy work using Ethiopia as a case study. We found that the restrictive laws had a severe impact: many CSO s had to shut down or limit their operational capacity to service delivery only. Those that survived continued to do advocacy work, disguised as service delivery. This shows that northern stakeholders should not adhere to a strict division between advocacy and service delivery in their funding policy. They also should focus on long-term CSO engagement and long-term CSO funding. In 2019, regulatory reform reopened political space to some extent. The new law envisions a greater role for self-regulation in the civil society sector while still maintaining some degree of State oversight through registration, reporting and funding allocation requirements. Despite these improvements, the sector is still in need of international support and consistent and reliable funding.

我们以埃塞俄比亚为案例研究了公民社会组织在可持续发展领域的工作如何应对宣传工作的监管限制。我们发现限制性法律产生了严重影响：许多公民社会组织不得不关闭或限制其运营能力以仅提供服务。幸存者继续伪装成服务提供者进行宣传工作。这表明，北方利益相关者在其资助政策中不应坚持倡导和服务提供之间的严格区分。他们还应关注长期的CSO参与和长期的CSO资金投入。2019年，监管改革在某种程度上重新开放了政治空间。新法律设想了公民社会部门自我监管的更大作用，同时仍通过注册保持一定程度的国家监督，报告和资金分配要求。尽管取得了这些进步，该部门仍需要国际支持以及持续可靠的资金。