Deadline for submission of proposals: 2 September 2012 – 15h00 (Jordan time)
The thematic programme “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development”, introduced in 2007, is an ‘actor-oriented’ programme offering co-financing for the activities of non-state actors and local authorities and support for capacity-building.
The major aim is to facilitate their involvement in policy formulation and their capacity to deliver basic services to the poorest sections of the population in developing countries to help reduce poverty in a context of sustainable development.
The programme’s three main components are the following:
· Support to development actions, to be implemented by Non-State-Actors (NSA) or Local Authorities (LA), in close cooperation with the local communities and the most vulnerable population groups, aiming at promoting an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries
·: #000000;”>· Support to actions aiming at achieving more efficient cooperation, foster synergies and facilitate a structured dialogue in the area of development between civil society networks and local authorities associations from the EU and acceding countries, within their organizations and with European institutions
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME AND PRIORITY ISSUES FOR JORDAN:
The global objective of this call for proposals is poverty reduction in the context of sustainable development including the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and other internationally agreed targets.
The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to support actions which:
· Benefit populations out of reach of mainstream services and resources and excluded from policy making processes
· Strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations in partner countries, with a view to facilitating their participation in defining sustainable development strategies and in implementing actions aiming at poverty reduction
Under this call, priority will be given to actions aiming at developing or improving the delivery of services to rural dwellers:
·: #000000;”>· Business: only non-financial
All proposals must be based on a sound needs assessment and stakeholders’ analysis. The logical framework should be carefully designed with realistic, measurable and time bound indicators. An appropriate exit strategy should be developed.
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