Who can apply: Agencies, Chambers – Associations – Development NGOs – Federations, Unions – Local and Regional authorities – Research centres – Schools – Training centres – Universities
* Regions concerned: EU Member States, Mediterranean countries
Details of the call:
* Reference: EuropeAid/120698/C/G
Budget line 19.080201
* Global budget: 5.7 Million Euros
* Amount awarded per project: entre 50 000 et 500 000 Euros
* Closing date(s): January 26 2005
* Priorities and financed activities:
Objectives:
– Build the capacity within societies to transform and overcome the conflict
– Help create conditions conducive to re-launching the peace process
– Provide a solid foundation for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East
Future co-operation must be based on equality and reciprocity between Arabs (not only Palestinians but also including the whole region) and Israelis, including the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel, and on promoting among others activities within the respective societies.
Areas of intervention:
1. Educating communities about concepts and skills for dealing with conflict and for promoting peace
– the promotion of concepts and skills necessary for constructively deal with conflict in general and at promoting peace within communities; initiatives which promote conflict transformation through knowing “the other” better through dialogue, particularly at the grassroots level and through inter alia embedding ideas of peace within key groups,
– exposing actors to new concepts of conflict resolution,
– creation of cross-boundary understandings of shared humanity and shared interests, enhancing willingness for reconsideration and reconciliation,
– exploring and pursuing possibilities of dialogue,
– fostering desire for peace. Conflict transformation is about creating an arena where alternatives can be discussed and be seen to have a chance of adoption.
2. Clarifying issues that will need to be settled in final status negotiations Initiatives that help clarify issues such as
– the very nature of a future Palestinian State in all of its aspects
– the future territorial shape of the Middle East,
– the question of refugees, the issue of Jerusalem,
– the question of borders and settlements,
– the crucial problem of access to natural resources, particularly water
Financed actions:
Innovative approaches and activities related to the sectors or themes ·Awareness Raising Campaigns ·Creation and / or fostering of communication and co-operation networks ·Creating of communication tools ·Studies and Research activities ·Development of services ·Training activities ·Educational activities ·Capacity building ·Activities related to social and economic interventions.
All useful documents:
Call notice
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54354.htm
Guidelines
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54355.doc
First round Application Form
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54361.doc
Final Application form
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54356.doc
Budget form
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54357.xls
Logframe
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54358.xls
Per diem
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54359.pdf
Grant Contract model
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/data/AOF54360.doc
