Call for proposals: Civil society in Portugal

Deadline- 1 July 2013

EEA and Norway Grants are inviting applications to strengthen civil society’s role in Portugal. The major goal of this program is to strengthen the development of civil society and enhance its contribution to social justice, democracy and sustainable development. Three priorities areas are as follows-

    Participation of NGOs in the implementation of public policy design and instruments at the local, regional and national levels
    Active role in human rights, minorities and anti‐discrimination
    Effectiveness of NGO action

Eligibility & Criteria-

    Portuguese Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), i.e. non-profit, voluntary, private legal entities, may apply if they-

    are legally established
    pursue the general interest or common good
    are independent from local, regional or national authorities and other public or socio-professional or business organizations
    are not party organizations or political parties
    are not religious organizations

    Partner entities, which may be entities from Portugal or from either Donor or or Beneficiary countries, must comply with the general conditions of eligibility of the Programme established in article 15 of the Rules of the Programme.
    In order to apply for ‘large projects’ it is also necessary that the NGO has been created and registered for more than one year before the date of application.
    Each project promoter may submit only one application per field of intervention, whether for large or small projects.
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2013 SEED Awards for Sustainable Development Call for Applications

Deadline: 12 June 2013

The SEED Initiative has launched a new call for applications for the 2013 SEED Awards to support entrepreneurs for sustainable development.

If you are a start-up entrepreneur, women-led enterprise or have an idea to integrate social and environmental benefits, solving pressing local issues or making significant contributions to mitigating climate change or if you need support to help establish and grow your enterprise, then you can apply for this funding.

The SEED Awards 2013 receives support from the European Union, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the government of Flanders, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the international law firm Hogan Lovells.

For the 2013 cycle, SEED will make available up to:

    15 SEED Awards to enterprises in Ethiopia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda;
    5 SEED Awards for enterprises in South Africa;
    3 SEED Awards for South African enterprises in the provinces of Free State, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal;
    10 SEED Low Carbon Awards for enterprises in Colombia, India, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam;
    2 SEED Gender Equality Awards, for enterprises in other countries (except countries that are OECD or EU members).

You will be able to apply for a 2013 SEED Award if your enterprise:

    demonstrates entrepreneurship and innovation
    delivers economic, social and environmental benefits
    has the intention and potential to become financially sustainable
    is a partnership between different stakeholder groups
    is locally driven or locally led
    has potential for scale up or significant replication
    is in the early stages of implementation
    is in a country with a developing or emerging economy

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 23:59 Central European Time (CET).
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Conference and matchmaking seminar in Slovenia

Deadline- 7 May 2013

All interested participants are invited to participate in conference and matchmaking seminar in Ljubljana on 19 June 2013.

Focus areas of this conference are-

    Human rights
    Democracy
    Social equality
    Empowerment of vulnerable groups, in particular children and youth
    Environmental protection
    Provision of welfare and social services

Eligible activities include-

    Advocacy, awareness raising, participation in decision-making processes
    Monitoring, watchdog
    Education & training
    Fostering active citizenship
    Fostering the mechanisms of direct democracy
    Transnational cooperation
    Research, analyses and survey in limited scope as a basis for follow up activities if not available yet
    Promotion of NGOs at local level
    Fostering of mechanisms of direct democracy

Eligibility-

Slovenian NGOs are invited to apply.

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Berghof Foundation’s Grant for Conflict Transformation: Youth as Change-makers

Berghof Foundation has announced the 2013 Call for Proposals for ‘Grant for Innovation in Conflict Transformation: Youth as Change-makers – from conflict actors to peacebuilders’

The grant focuses on the roles and nonviolent strategies by which young people contribute to constructive conflict transformation.

The call encourages the submission of project proposals based on research, education, arts and practice that are complementary to activities carried out by the Berghof Foundation. The projects the Foundation seeks to fund should empower young people to act as agents of conflict transformation and to become actively engaged as change-makers and motivated peacebuilders.

Proposals should offer creative ideas and innovative approaches on:

• Fostering nonviolent strategies and approaches of youth to resist against repression, injustice or foreign occupation
• Developing applicable youth-specific approaches to post-war reconciliation, conflict transformation and peacebuilding
• Dealing constructively with youth-related violence and its root causes
• Strengthening youth organisations as bridge-builders (across borders, ethnic barriers, cultures or social classes)
• Empowering youth as agents for a culture of peace

Initial Applications for this call can be submitted through the Foundation’s online grant application form from 1 May 2013 until 31 May 2013.

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