Objective: Max. Grant Amount: EUR 100.000
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is is to support civil society working on human rights (political, civil, economic, social and cultural) and democratisation, so as to:
1) pursue common agendas for human rights and democratic reform
2) build towards consensus on disputed or controversial areas of policy
3) enhance political representation and participation
4) enhance the inclusiveness and pluralism of civil society
5) support activities aimed at promoting the issues covered by EU guidelines on Human Rights.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to promote initiatives supporting activities and capacity building of new or fragile civil society organisations formed by groups whose interests are underrepresented, or otherwise contributing to the empowerment of such groups for instance minority groups, people with disabilities, women workers, children and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 50.000
- maximum amount: EUR 100.000
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
- be legal persons and
- be non profit making and
- be a specific type of organisation as follows: a non-governmental organisation, public higher education institution, independent political
foundation (not political party), and
- be nationals of a Member State of the European Union, an accession or official candidate country as recognised by the European Union, a
Member State of the European Economic Area, or any other eligible country as defined by Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No
1889/2006. This obligation does not apply to international organisations and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners and be not acting as an intermediary.
Deadline: 1 October 2012
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