Civil society in the Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, as well as Croatia- is increasingly operating under pressure, threats, and attacks aimed at weakening or stopping its engagement. In this context, the 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 comes as a new mechanism that provides rapid, emergency, and proportionate support to