NDICI – Civil Society Organisations Eritrea – 2023

Objectives

• To strengthen local civil society Organisations’ (CSOs) engagement as actors of good governance and development at country level
• To strengthen capacities of local CSOs’ to engage in policy dialogue at national level and in dialogue, implementation and programmes
• To improve capacity and ability of local civil society partners to uphold and promote an enabling environment in respective partner country
• To strengthen capacity of local CSOs to engage in gender equality and youth inclusion and strengthen capacity of local women’s and youth partner CSOs

Priorities

• Priority 1 – Social Protection, with a focus on including persons with Disabilities
• Priority 2 – Gender equality and youth, women’s and girl’s empowerment
• Priority 3 – Historical and cultural preservation through digital methods
• Priority 4 – Green and sustainable development and job creation (Agriculture, Environment and Textile)

Among financed actions

• To strengthen civil society capacity (i.e. institutional and operational capacities in the areas of governance; accountability; program, project, and financial management; research and analysis, advocacy; sector-specific capacity building; access to funding) to enable them to function as independent actors of good governance and development
• To enable an operating environment for CSOs in Eritrea
• To build/strengthen local international and regional networks of CSOs

Additional information

• This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In first instance, only concept notes will be evaluated.
• Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 48 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be non-profit-making entity
• Be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation

• Total budget of the call: 2.706 million euro
• Amount of the grant: between 300 000 and 900 000 euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 90% of the total eligible costs