Project “SOCIETIES” is proposed by Caritas Serbia as the coordinator of an alliance for social inclusion composed by 16 CSOs at European level. 7 of them (6 from South Eastern Europe) belong to Caritas network, who have worked together on different projects throughout the years, sharing common values, joint mission and strategies. Caritas network is one of the most active and committed network in the field of social inclusion of disadvantaged groups. As part of the federation of Caritas Europe, it has also a well-established experience of lobbying with public institutions at European level. Moreover, the alliance is strengthened by other 10 co-applicant CSOs working in the field of social inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs): Maria’s World Foundation, Association of Paraplegics of Bar. The NGO Fenix and Naša kuća have been recognized as models in the field of mental health, in supporting social and work integration of PWDs and persons with mental diseases. The NGO CoDe facilitates the sustainable development of the “third sector”. The Albanian Association for Psychotherapy has the task to spread psychosocial method of care while Kosovar Center of Self Help plans on using its bottom up methodology able to involve PWDs in the decision making process. The EU Partners, Caritas Italiana, Caritas Bulgaria, Psicologi per i Popoli nel Mondo and Bulgarian Center for Not-For-Profit Law, thanks to their experience on advocacy and in leading of capacity development process, are capable to reinforce the skills of CSOs and grass-roots organization.