In 2016 in the framework of the EaP CSF re-granting scheme the Secretariat received 59 proposals, out of which 49 passed the eligibility screening. The majority of the eligible proposals were submitted under the priorities of the Working Group 1 “Democracy, Human Rights, Good Governance & Stability”, Working Group 2 “Economic Integration & Convergence with EU Policies, and Working Group 4 “Contacts between People”. The Selection Committee decided to provide funding for 18 projects. The selected projects cover at least three Eastern Partnership countries.
The selection process included:
- selection of proposals that should be potentially supported based on the rating and comments of the Selection Committee’s individual members
- discussion of each proposal and the Selection Committee’s agreement on recommendations, as well as on the grants’ amounts
The level of participation was high with many applications of good quality and with the requested amount that exceeded several times the total budget available for this scheme.
Working Group 1: Democracy, Human Rights, Good Governance and Stability
- Update on Public Administration and Local Governments Reform in EaP (ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy, EU)
- Developing a single strategy on Gender Equality issues of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (Belarusian Organisation of Working Women, Belarus)
- Joining Efforts and Skills to Confront Propaganda (Yerevan Press Club, Armenia)
- Security Alert on EU’s Eastern Doorsteps (Caucasus Institute for Peace, Georgia)
- Consolidating the Efforts of the Civil Society Organisations in Fighting the Political Corruption (Promo-LEX, Moldova)
- From Inclusion to Participation in Decision Making (Unison NGO, Armenia)
Working Group 2: Economic Integration & Convergence with EU Policies
- DCFTAs’ enshrined Geographic Indications/GIs for non-wine food products: A boost for partnerships’ based rural development in EaP (Ecological Movement of Moldova, Moldova)
- Small Business Act for Europe and DCFTA of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine Using Experience of Latvia Overcoming Economic Crisis (Small Business Organisation of Moldova, Moldova)
- EaP – Information Society Instead of War (Centre for Economic Development and Public Affairs)
- Empowered Women for Social Integration (Martuni Women’s Community Council, Armenia)
Working Group 3: Environment, climate change and energy security
- Mapping the Route for EaP Countries and the EU Cooperation within the Energy Union (Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI, Ukraine)
- Promotion of Paludiculture in Black Sea Region Wetlands for Carbon Sequestration, Sustainable Development and Community-Based Renewable Energy (Environment People Law, Ukraine)
- Implementation of Waste Management Policies in EaP Countries According to the Association Agreement (National Environmental Centre, Moldova)
Working Group 4: Contacts between People
- Communities, Classrooms and Civil Society: Sharing Experience and Developing Regional Approaches to Addressing the Rights and Needs of Children with Disabilities in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine (HealthProm, United Kingdom)
- EaP Countries Cooperation to Ensure the Quality Assurance in Higher Education (European Institute for Political Studies, Moldova)
- Strengthening Higher Education Reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries (The Humanitarian Techniques’ Agency, Belarus)
Working Group 5: Social & Labour Policies and Social Dialogue
- Vulnerable Employment in Machinery in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine: Setting a Common Policy Agenda (Belarusian Congress Of Democratic Trade Unions, Belarus)
- Advanced Reforms, Advanced Civil Society (Armavir Development Centre, Armenia)
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