The European Commission has call for proposals from NGOs around the world for provision of funding for purpose of “strengthening the role of civil society in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting the peaceful conciliation of group interests and in consolidating political participation and representation.” The funding contributes to the achievement of the objectives as set in the Strategy Paper of EIDHR (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights). The EC expects to receive concept notes based on the prescribed format before accepting full proposals. The deadline for submitting the documents is 30 September 2008. More details on this is available here.
