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To strengthen cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience and capacities of civil society organisations and local authorities in partner countries
* Member States
* Beneficiaries of the IPA II
* Member States of the EEA
* State of Eritrea
* Developing countries that are in the list of Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients, which are not members of the G20 group, and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
* Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE) in case of contracts implemented in Least Developed Countries or Highly Indebted Countries, as included in the list of ODA recipients
Objectives
* Increase the participation of CSOs in tackling climate change and mitigating its adverse effects;
* Strengthened women’s CSOs capacities and engagement for participation in decision making;
* Strengthened CSOs’ capacities and engagement on youth inclusion
Priorities
* To support and strengthen CSOs’ capacity to perform their roles as development actors, services providers and agents in policy processes, in coordination with the country’s relevant stakeholders
Among financed actions
* Actions aiming at building the capacity and boost the contribution of civil society organisations (as service/welfare providers, advocacy actors and policy making actors) to the development of the country;
* Actions aiming at building local, international and regional networks
Additional information
* This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In the 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;
– Be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation;
– Be established in one of the following eligible countries/territories/beneficiaries:
> Member States, beneficiaries established in Annex I to the Pre-Accession Instrument (IPA II) and contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in the State of Eritrea;
> Developing countries that are in the list of Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients, which are not members of the G20 group, and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs);
> Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE) in case of contracts implemented in Least Developed Countries or Highly Indebted Countries, as included in the list of ODA recipients
– Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co- applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
* Actions must take place in Eritrea
* Grant amount: between 300,000 and 500,000 euros
* Co-financing rate: between 50% and 90% of the total eligible costs
25 August 2021
