Additional information
Additional regional information :
Countrie eligible to the programme:
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Actions must take place on the territory of the Republic of Congo
Sectors :
Citizenship & Human Rights
Beneficiary :
Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Local Authority & Affiliated Entity
Regions :
Africa-Carribean-Pacific, European Union
Category :
Call for proposals
Manager :
European Commission
Priorities and funded actions
Objectives
- To promote and protect the rights of individuals, including vulnerable groups and minorities
- To contribute to the respect of fundamental freedoms and human dignity
- To improve democratic governance and respect for the principles of the rule of law
Priorities
- Priority 1: Support the promotion of social, economic, political and environmental rights of people
- Priority 2: Strengthen people’s capacity to empower and take ownership of their social, economic, political and environmental rights
- Priority 3: Promote equality between women and men; defend the rights of women and girls; combat all forms of discrimination and violence against women
- Priority 4: Promote and protect the rights of vulnerable populations, including children and youth, indigenous peoples, sexual and gender minorities, people with disabilities
- Priority 5: Strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders, including environmental rights defenders and their organisations
- Priority 6: Fight against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, combat the culture of impunity and/or provide assistance (legal, psychological, etc.) to victims
- Priority 7: support the active participation of citizens and Congolese civil society organisations in favour of respect for the principles of the rule of law
- Priority 8: promote democratic governance through the fight against corruption and the strengthening of the accountability of public actors
Among the actions financed
- Actions consisting solely or mainly of sponsoring the participation of individuals in workshops, seminars, conferences and congresses
- Actions consisting solely or mainly of funding individual scholarships for study or training
- Actions consisting solely of the funding or provision of training
- Single conferences. Conferences can only be subsidised if they are part of a wider programme of activities to be carried out during the implementation of the action. In this sense, preparatory activities for a conference and the publication of conference proceedings do not in themselves constitute “wider activities”
- Actions consisting exclusively or primarily of capital expenditure, for example the purchase of land, buildings, equipment and vehicles
- Actions consisting exclusively or primarily of the purchase of equipment, inputs or the operation of a superstructure
- Actions related to loan financing, including micro-credits
- Actions that discriminate against persons or groups of persons on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs (or lack thereof), ethnic origin or income level
- Actions involving proselytising and any other activity prohibited by law
Additional information
- This is an open call for proposals
- Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 36 months
Eligibility
- Be a legal person or an entity without legal personality or a natural person
- Be a non-profit-making entity
- Belong to one of the following categories of organisations: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (intergovernmental) organisation as defined in recital 46 of the NDICI
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and the affiliated entity/entities and not act as an intermediary