EC seeks Proposals for Projects to Improve the Livelihood of Rural Households in Malawi through Improvement in Post-harvest Storage and Processing Methods

The Government of Malawi, represented by the National Authorising Officer (NAO) of the European Development Fund, has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects that would help in reducing the poverty in Malawi and improve livelihood conditions of rural households. This call for proposals also aims to encourage . . . → Read More: EC seeks Proposals for Projects to Improve the Livelihood of Rural Households in Malawi through Improvement in Post-harvest Storage and Processing Methods

EC invites Proposals for Projects to Strengthen the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities for Poverty Reduction in Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking proposals from eligible organizations for projects that would strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations and local authorities and help in poverty reduction in Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. EC also aims to promote an empowered society in these countries to benefit populations . . . → Read More: EC invites Proposals for Projects to Strengthen the Capacity of Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities for Poverty Reduction in Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society to Promote Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Nigeria

The Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria has issued an open call seeking proposals for projects that would help in strengthening the civil society to promote human rights and democratic reforms in Nigeria. This call for proposals also aims to encourage building consensus on disputed or controversial areas of policy in Nigeria . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society to Promote Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Nigeria

EC seeks Grant Proposals to strengthen the Role of Civil Society in Papua New Guinea

EC has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects that would help in implementing Country Based Support Schemes . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals to strengthen the Role of Civil Society in Papua New Guinea

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Projects which improve Labour Market Access of Disadvantaged Groups in Croatia

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects that would improve labour market access . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Projects which improve Labour Market Access of Disadvantaged Groups in Croatia

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Liberia

European Union Delegation to Liberia has issued an open call seeking proposals from eligible candidates for projects to assist the civil society . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Liberia

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Afghanistan

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage from eligible candidates for projects to promote human rights and democratic reforms in Afghanistan. . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Afghanistan

EC seeks Funding Proposals for the Program “Improving Labor Market Access of Disadvantaged Groups” in Croatia

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals seeking concept papers at first stage for the program entitled “Improving labor market access of disadvantaged groups” in Croatia . . . → Read More: EC seeks Funding Proposals for the Program “Improving Labor Market Access of Disadvantaged Groups” in Croatia

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting an Empowered Society in Bangladesh

The European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting an Empowered Society in Bangladesh

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Pastoral and Agropastoral Livelihood Support Activities in Kenya

The European Commission (EC), through the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands, has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Pastoral and Agropastoral Livelihood Support Activities in Kenya

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Enhancement of Political, Civil, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women and Children in South Africa

The EC has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes that aim to support and enhance the political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights. . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Enhancement of Political, Civil, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women and Children in South Africa

EC invites Grant Proposals for Strengthening Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Namibia

The European Commission (EC) has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes in Namibia. . . . → Read More: EC invites Grant Proposals for Strengthening Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Namibia

EC seeks Grant Proposals in Policy-Making on Food Security and Nutrition in Developing Countries

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes for projects that would help in strengthening the capacities of specific groups . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals in Policy-Making on Food Security and Nutrition in Developing Countries

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Program to Enable Civil Society Actors in improving Transparent and Accountable Governance in Somalia

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects that would enable Somali civil society actors . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Program to Enable Civil Society Actors in improving Transparent and Accountable Governance in Somalia

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society for Protection of Human Rights in Mongolia

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes for projects. . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society for Protection of Human Rights in Mongolia

EC invites Grant Proposals for Environmental Governance in China

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals inviting concept notes at first stage for projects that would help in enabling the development of Partnerships Projects . . . → Read More: EC invites Grant Proposals for Environmental Governance in China

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting an Inclusive and Empowered Society in Lebanon

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage for projects that would help in promoting an inclusive and empowered society in Lebanon . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Promoting an Inclusive and Empowered Society in Lebanon

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities in Development in EU Partner Countries

The European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking proposals for projects to support the role of civil society organizations . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities in Development in EU Partner Countries

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Federal Justice Organs Professionals Training Centre in Ethiopia

European Commission through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has issued an open call seeking proposals . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Federal Justice Organs Professionals Training Centre in Ethiopia

EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society to promote Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes . . . → Read More: EC seeks Grant Proposals for Strengthening the Civil Society to promote Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina

EC twinning Call for Proposals for Modernization of legislative standards and principles of Education and Training in Ukraine

European Commission has issued a twinning call seeking proposals from eligible organizations to implement the project entitled Modernization of legislative standards and principles of Education and Training in line with the EU-Policy in Lifelong Learning in Ukraine. . . . → Read More: EC twinning Call for Proposals for Modernization of legislative standards and principles of Education and Training in Ukraine

EC seeks proposals for raising public awareness of development issues and promoting development education in the European Union and acceding countries

European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes at first stage from eligible organizations under the thematic program. . . . → Read More: EC seeks proposals for raising public awareness of development issues and promoting development education in the European Union and acceding countries

EC grant opportunity for CSOs to promote human rights and democratic reform in the Philippines

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals aimed at supporting the work of civil society organization in the Philippines, including human rights organizations, in support of vulnerable and socially excluded groups with a particular focus on supporting the empowerment of these groups to claim their rights, including their social, economic and . . . → Read More: EC grant opportunity for CSOs to promote human rights and democratic reform in the Philippines

EC funding opportunity to improve the level of transparency, accountability, and performance of the Local Government Units in the Philippines

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals for providing support to development actions, to be implemented by Non-State-Actors (NSA) or Local Authorities (LA) in the Philippines, in close cooperation with the local communities and the most vulnerable population groups, aiming at promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries.

Objectives

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EC call for proposals to promote integrated action at municipality level to reduce poverty and support inclusive and sustainable economic development in India

European Commission has issued a call seeking concept notes at first stage followed by full grant proposals from innovative pilot projects in India to promote integrated action at municipality level to reduce poverty and support inclusive and sustainable economic development in that country.

Program Objectives

The specific objectives are to

promote integrated action . . . → Read More: EC call for proposals to promote integrated action at municipality level to reduce poverty and support inclusive and sustainable economic development in India

EC grant opportunity to build technology transfer and commercialization capacities of Higher Education Institutions and Public Research Organizations in Croatia

Successful integration of the Republic Croatia to the EU requires a shift towards knowledge economy where relationship between science, technology and economy is interrelated more than ever before, producing growing demand for knowledge transfer.

Research activity in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Public Research Organizations (PRO) generates knowledge and technologies that . . . → Read More: EC grant opportunity to build technology transfer and commercialization capacities of Higher Education Institutions and Public Research Organizations in Croatia

EC grant opportunity to support education sector reforms in Lebanon

EC has issued a restricted call for grant proposals aimed at enhancing the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s (MEHE) capacity in planning, implementing and monitoring of the education sector reforms in the country.

The current grant scheme entitled ‘Support to the Lebanese Education Reform: Improving retention/achievement of students and . . . → Read More: EC grant opportunity to support education sector reforms in Lebanon

EC open call for proposals to implement Serbia – Montenegro Cross-border Program

EC has issued a second Open Call for Proposals from eligible organizations for the Cross-border Program Serbia – Montenegro. This program is the result of a joint planning effort by the Serbian and Montenegrin governments. The Cross-border Program Serbia – Montenegro analyses the socio-economic situation of the Serbian – Montenegrin border region, sets . . . → Read More: EC open call for proposals to implement Serbia – Montenegro Cross-border Program

EC seeks proposals to implement the poverty reduction programs in Uganda through employment generation and vocational training

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals under the Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development program in Uganda providing opportunity to eligible organizations for implementing the poverty reduction programs in the context of sustainable development, including the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and other internationally agreed targets through . . . → Read More: EC seeks proposals to implement the poverty reduction programs in Uganda through employment generation and vocational training

EC invites grant proposals for supporting poverty reduction and socio-economic development of the rural poor in Egypt

European Commission has issued an open call seeking proposals from eligible organizations aimed at supporting poor farmers in Egypt to improve the land productivity in order to increase the output. The selected organizations will also work for poverty reduction, socio-economic development of poor people, and creation of new employment opportunities for the rural . . . → Read More: EC invites grant proposals for supporting poverty reduction and socio-economic development of the rural poor in Egypt

EC seeks grant proposals for strengthening the role played in Jamaica by civil society in promoting human rights

First crafted and implemented in 2007, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) is the approach adopted by European Union for promotion of democracy and human rights in the whole world. The main aim of this program is to work for sustainable development and resolution of conflicts in the world. The . . . → Read More: EC seeks grant proposals for strengthening the role played in Jamaica by civil society in promoting human rights

EC grant opportunity for Institutional Support for the road transport sector and the development of existing routes in Mali

As part of the Institutional Support for the road transport sector and the development of existing routes in Mali, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched a restricted call for proposals with a total budget of € 2.6 million for promoting the following priorities:

-        the fight against road . . . → Read More: EC grant opportunity for Institutional Support for the road transport sector and the development of existing routes in Mali

EC restricted call for proposals: Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development Actions in Belarus

European Commission has issued a restricted call for proposals for Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development (NSA&LA) Actions in Belarus.

The overall objective of the NSA&LA program is to support operations aiming at promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries in order to (a) benefit populations out of . . . → Read More: EC restricted call for proposals: Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development Actions in Belarus

EC issues Restricted Call for Proposals to support actions aimed at facilitating cooperation between civil society networks and local authorities associations

Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development: Cooperation, synergies and structured dialogue in the area of development between civil society platforms, their organisations and EU institutions.

EC has issued a restricted call for proposals for supporting the actions aimed at achieving more efficient cooperation, foster synergies and facilitating a structured dialogue . . . → Read More: EC issues Restricted Call for Proposals to support actions aimed at facilitating cooperation between civil society networks and local authorities associations

EC Aid to Uprooted People in Indonesia: Call for Proposals

Under the European Commission’s Aid to Uprooted people programme, the projects aim to support sustainable solutions in selected priority areas where uprooted people have not yet reached the recovery phase and constitute the most vulnerable group in economic and socio-political terms. The aim is integrating their needs into mainstream development responses.

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EC Call for Proposals under “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (Multi-Country Opportunity with Local Partnerships) – 1

The European Commission’s Restricted Call for Proposals seeks to provide grant support to NGOs and other civil society organizations in partner countries under its thematic programme of “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” based upon a multi-country partnership approach (Project activities should be implemented in at least two countries but local partnerships are necessary . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals under “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (Multi-Country Opportunity with Local Partnerships) – 1

EC Call for Proposals under “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (Multi-Country Opportunity with Local Partnerships) – 2

Actions or projects proposed under this call for proposals should be based in a developing country and participation of local NGOs is a must either way: If local organizations are proposing, they should ensure that they need partnerships with European international organizations and if European INGOs are proposing for support, they need to . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals under “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (Multi-Country Opportunity with Local Partnerships) – 2

European Commission’s Open Call for Proposals in Sierra Leone

The European Commission’s thematic programme, “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development aims at strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations and local authorities as a pre-condition for a more equitable, open and democratic society through support to their “own initiatives.”

“The global objective of this call for proposals is strengthening . . . → Read More: European Commission’s Open Call for Proposals in Sierra Leone

European Commission Funding Support for Strengthening Civil Society in Sri Lanka

The European Commission has issued a call for proposal under the “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” thematic programme with overarching objective of supporting “operations aiming at promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries in order to benefit populations excluded from policy making processes, strengthen the capacity of civil society . . . → Read More: European Commission Funding Support for Strengthening Civil Society in Sri Lanka

European Funding for building capacities of Civil Society and Local Authorities in Pakistan

The European Commission (EC) has this call for proposals, “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development: Actions in Pakistan, 2009-2010” with the overarching objective of reducing poverty in the context of sustainable development including the pursuit of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and aims at strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations and local . . . → Read More: European Funding for building capacities of Civil Society and Local Authorities in Pakistan

EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…1

The European Commission recognizes the fact that insufficient progress has been made in the field of maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and more efforts have to be made here to achieve the MDG 5 targets to be met by the year 2015. It is also essential that in . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…1

EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…2

“Overall objective

The overall objective of the call is to support developing countries to improve SRHR by strengthening civil society organisations to effectively advocate for the development and implementation of SRHR strategies for their population and contributing to provision of SRH services in fragile states.

Applications must address only . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…2

EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…3

“Specific objective 2: Improve access to SRH services and services for victims of abuse and rape in fragile states Applications under specific objective 2 must contribute to achieving one or both of the two expected results below:

2.1. Existing SRH services are improved or, when such services are absent, SRH services . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…3

EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…4

Geographical priority

Under the specific objective 1 the priority will be given to actions in developing countries with the worst indicators for sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, men and adolescents, and in countries where governments have been unable or unwilling to take effective action on SRHR on their . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…4

EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…5

“Size of grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

Minimum amount: EUR 300 000 Maximum amount: EUR 2 500 000

A grant may not exceed 80% of the total eligible costs of the action (see also section 2.1.4). . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…5

Support to Master’s Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation outside the European Union

This European Commission call for proposals may not be directly relevant to NGOs as only higher educational institutions are invited to submit applications. However, NGOs and international development organizations are necessary components of any action undertaken in this programme. According to the proposal guidelines issued, “Academic teaching should be supervised by academics of . . . → Read More: Support to Master’s Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation outside the European Union

EC’s ‘Good Health for All’ has Grants for NGOs for Advocacy and Strengthening of Health Systems and Policies

The European Commission is requesting NGOs to apply for its new funding opportunity made available under the theme of “Good Health for All.” The adoption of ‘Programme for Action on the Crisis in Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Developing Countries 2007-2013’ in 2006 by the EC led to a deeper understanding of . . . → Read More: EC’s ‘Good Health for All’ has Grants for NGOs for Advocacy and Strengthening of Health Systems and Policies

EC Call for Proposals on Migration

In order to ensure cooperation with the third countries in the area of migration and asylum, the European Commission (EC) has launched a Call for Proposals from NGOs and other entities from different parts of the world to apply for a grant under the “Thematic Programme of Cooperation with Third Countries in the . . . → Read More: EC Call for Proposals on Migration

Food Security Call for Proposals from the EC

In its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the European Commission (EC) has identified agriculture as a critical sector for ensuring food security in developing countries.The EC has the Agriculture Research for Development (ARD) which is aimed at providing “technological, economic and institutional knowledge and innovations contributing to sustainable development.” The . . . → Read More: Food Security Call for Proposals from the EC

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