Deadline: 11 April 2016
European Union is seeking proposals from organisations for a country based support scheme with an aim to support civil society and human rights defenders in third countries in working on human rights (political, civil, economic, social and cultural), and democratisation so as to contribute to the development and consolidation of democracy, the rule of law and respect for all fundamental rights and freedoms.
The ‘European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights’ recognizes the importance given to development and consolidation of democracy and the Rule of Law, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms by providing financial support for activities promoting the goals consistent with the European Union’s foreign policy as a whole.
Objectives
- To strengthen the institutional capacity of community justice system in Papua New Guinea;
- To build the capacity of human rights institutions in Papua New Guinea
- To support the rights of children or women rights to have access to support services when at risk
- To support efforts contributing to strengthening the governance process at Districts and lower levels of government in Papua New Guinea
- To strengthen efforts to make parliament more accessible to citizens
- To support initiatives that promote policy dialogue among human right actors in Papua New Guinea.
Grant Information
Any grant requested under this call for proposal must fall between EUR 250,000 to EUR 295,000.
Location
Actions must take place in Papua New Guinea.
Duration
The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation and
- 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 and
- The lead applicant must act with co-applicant(s) as specified hereafter. Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
- The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies) that include:
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by an applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by an applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
How to Apply
- The application procedure consists of two phases:
- concept notes
- full application
- In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application.
For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.
