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Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - International Partnerships |
| Application procedure: | Concept Note |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | EuropeAid/176656/DD/ACT/KZ |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 24.04.2023 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 400.000€ |
| Total available budget: | 5.400.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 750.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 95% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Children & Youth
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Asia
Kazakhstan
Description
1) Objective
LOT 1: Human Rights and Democracy (HRD)
The global objective is to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law.
The specific objectives are:
1) to strengthen capacities of civil society, including in advocacy and raising public awareness, to help CSOs to promote fundamental freedoms and effectively fight for the eradication of all forms of torture, and all forms of cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment;
2) to strengthen capacities of civil society, including in advocacy and raising public awareness, to help CSOs in their work to support the rule of law and counteract discriminatory policies, measures and practices. Specific attention shall be paid to the work of youth and women organisations and movements.
The priorities are: democratic governance and rule of law.
LOT 2: Civil Society Organisations (CSO)
The global objective is to strengthen local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as independent actors of good governance and development in Kazakhstan
The specific objective(s) are:
1) to strengthen capacities of local CSOs to engage in policy dialogue at national level and in dialogue, implementation and monitoring of national development programmes and plans;
2) to improve capacity and ability of local CSOs to uphold and promote an enabling environment and democratic space in Kazakhstan, to support local administrations in the implementation and monitoring of the national initiatives and plans on decentralisation and implementation of the Agenda 2030 SDGs;
3) to strengthen capacity of local CSOs to engage in gender equality and youth inclusion and strengthen capacity of local women’s and youth partner CSOs.
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must: (1) be a legal person and (2) be non-profit-making and (3) be C ivil Society Organisation (CSO) and/or their association and (4) 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.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Kazakhstan.
4) Budget
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is €5,400,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum €400,000 and maximum €750,000. Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the minimum (90%) and maximum (95%) percentage of total eligible costs of the action. The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 48 months.
5) Application
The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted online via PROSPECT. The deadline for the submission is 24 March 2023.