MONITORING, TRAINING, CONSULTANCY ON EUROPEAN FUNDING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION ON EU FUNDING GRANTS PROGRAMMES TO BENEFIT FROM FUNDS OR LOANS
AVAILABLE BY EUROPEAN UNION
The European Commission Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid – DG ECHO has an evaluation function which is responsible for evaluating the activities it funds, mostly using independent evaluators. The legal basis for this activity is set out under Article 18 of the Humanitarian Regulation: the Commission is required to "regularly assess humanitarian aid operations financed by the Community in order to establish whether they have achieved their objectives and to produce guidelines for improving the effectiveness of subsequent operations." Further, under Article 27, paragraph 4 of the Financial Regulation, EU institutions are required to undertake evaluations in line with guidance provided by the Commission.
The European Union’s mandate to ECHO is to provide emergency assistance and relief to the victims of natural disasters or armed conflict outside the European Union. The aid is intended to go directly to those in distress, irrespective of race, religion or political convictions.
ECHO’s task is to ensure goods and services get to crisis zones fast. Goods may include essential supplies, specific foodstuffs, medical equipment, medicines and fuel. Services may include medical teams, water purification teams and logistical support. Goods and services reach disaster areas via ECHO partners.
Since 1992, ECHO has funded humanitarian aid in more than 85 countries. Its grants cover emergency aid, food aid and aid to refugees and displaced persons worth a total of more than € 500 million per year.
But ECHO does more than just fund humanitarian aid:
- It carries out feasibility studies for its humanitarian operations.
- It monitors humanitarian projects and sets up coordination arrangements.
- It promotes and coordinates disaster prevention measures by training specialists, strengthening institutions and running pilot micro-projects.
- It gives its partners technical assistance.
- It raises public awareness about humanitarian issues in Europe and elsewhere, through actions carried out directly by ECHO in order to promote the awareness of humanitarian aid.
- It finances network and training study initiatives in the humanitarian field (NOHA).
The following list gives you all the european funds available in the field of Humanitarian:
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Fund description
Thematic funding instrument for external aid
to support projects that promote democracy and human rights worldwide.
Domains concerned
Social Affairs - Public management - Humanitarian - Justice - Security - Human Rights - Co-op & Development
Grants for national projects in the field of reception, integration and voluntary rapatriation of refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers.
2010 budget: 80 500000 euro
Domains concerned
Social Affairs - Public management - Humanitarian - Justice - Security - Health
Grants to ensure preparedness for risks of natural disasters or comparable circumstances and use a suitable rapid early-warning and intervention system
Domains concerned
Local development - Humanitarian - Environment - Co-op & Development
Grants for transnational co-operation projects on the reception, the integration and voluntary rapatriation of refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers
Domains concerned
Social Affairs - Humanitarian - Justice - Security - Co-op & Development
