Deadline- 21 October 2013
All eligible organizations are invited to submit applications for European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights – Country Based Support Scheme in Guyana. The mission of this program is to support civil society in third countries in working on human rights (political, civil, economic, social and cultural) and democratization.
The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is €600,000.The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 12 months nor exceed 36 months.
Objectives–
- pursue common agendas for human rights and democratic reform
- build towards consensus on disputed or controversial areas of policy
- enhance political representation and participation
- enhance the inclusiveness and pluralism of civil society
- support activities aimed at promoting the issues covered by EU guidelines on Human Rights.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- be legal persons
- be non profit making
- be specific types of organisations such as: non-governmental organisations, public sector operators, local authorities
- be established in a Member State of the EU or in Guyana where the action will take place. This obligation does not apply to international organisations
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their co-applicants, affiliated entities not acting as an intermediary
- belong to one of the following categories as defined in Article 10 of the EIDHR Regulations –
- civil society organisations, including non-governmental non-profit organisations and independent political foundations, community based organisations, and private sector non-profit agencies, institutions and organisations, and networks thereof at local, national, regional and international level
- public sector non-profit agencies, institutions and organisations and networks at local, national, regional and international level
- national, regional and international parliamentary bodies, when this is necessary to achieve the objectives of this instrument and unless the proposed measure can be financed under a related Community external assistance instrument
- international and regional inter-governmental organisations
- natural persons when this is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation
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