 |
Calls for Proposals
The Calls on the following budget lines are usually open
for organizations and projects interested in SRHR. For further details on
any of these Calls or corrigenda see the EuropeAid website,
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome.
Please,
note that EuropeAid has updated its website. The online portal is now
adapted to the EC’s aid structure which is being implemented since 2007.
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights: To strengthen
the role of civil society in promoting human rights.
- Uruguay, until:
09.03.2009, budget: 300,000 €.
- Venezuela, until: 12.03.2009, budget:
900,000 €.
- Nicaragua, until: 23.02.2009, budget: 600,000 €.
-
Philippines, until: 02.03.2009, budget: 900,000 €.
Non-State Actors
(NSA) and Local Authorities (LA) in Development: To strengthen the
capacity of civil society organisations and local authorities in order to
promote an inclusive and empowered society.
- All development
countries (multi-country, non-state-actors), until: 10.02.2008 , budget:
32,916,000 €.
- All development countries (multi-country, local
authorities), until: 10.02.2008 , budget: 12,866,000 €.
- Azerbaijan,
China, East Timor, Iran, Liberia, North Korea, Swaziland, until:
03.02.2008, budget: 9,750,000 €.
- Philippines, until: 15.04.2009,
budget: 3,000,000 €.
- Congo (Brazzaville), until: 26.01.2009, budget:
2,000,000 €.
- Nicaragua, until: 26.01.2009, budget: 3,000,000
€.
Non-State Actors in development: to support actions in the EU
and acceding countries aiming at raising public awareness of development
issues and promoting education for development, to mobilize greater
support for actions against poverty and fairer relations between developed
and developing countries.
- EU and acceding countries, until
17.02.2008, budget: 30,141,822 €.
Dialogue on Governance:
Strategic Projects Facility (SPF 2): To contribute to improving governance
as underlying condition for reaching the MDGs.
- Phillippines, until:
16.03.2009, budget: 4,807,400 €.
If you work in the field of SRHR
and need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: info-eu@dsw-brussels.org.
 top
EU News: Council Conclusions on the Implementation
of the Beijing Platform
17 December 2008
The Council has released a number
of conclusions on the EU’s own implementation of the Beijing Platform for
Action, a document signed in 1995 that emphasizes gender equality and
attempts to encourage governments towards mainstreaming gender in their
policies and programmes. Notably, the conclusions make a specific
reference to the EU’s commitment to SRH: “to promote the access and rights
of women to health information and services, in particular as regards
sexual and reproductive health.” The full conclusions can be accessed
online:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/lsa/104821.pdf
top
EU News: Priorities of the Czech Presidency
released
6 January
The policy priorities of the new Czech
Presidency of the EU, effective for the next six months, have been
released. The Presidency will focus on the key issues of the Economy,
Energy and Europe in the World in particular. The Presidency has affirmed
its commitment to development cooperation generally, and “will put
emphasis on the effectiveness of development cooperation and on the
strengthening of good governance in developing countries.” For more
information on the Czech Presidency’s goals and agenda, visit their
website at:
http://www.eu2009.cz/en/czech-presidency/programme-and-priorities/programme-and-priorities-479/
top
Upcoming Events: European Court of Auditors' Special
Report on "EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan
Africa"
14 January
An upcoming press event by the European
Court of Auditors’ will assess the EC’s effectiveness in the development
of health systems and the health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, and offer
specific recommendations for improvements. The report will become publicly
available online from the Court’s website on the day of the event:
http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/2014220.PDF
top
Resources: Fast Fact on Reproductive Health and the
EC’s Non-State Actors Programme
DSW Brussels has prepared a new Fast Fact on the European
Commission’s “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development”
programme, the Commission’s most important grant programme for NGOs. This
Fast Fact reviews available data regarding how reproductive health funding
was addressed under this programme in 2007 and explains co-funding
requirements that would allow NGOs to take full advantage of the NSA
programme in the future to increase funding for reproductive health. Fast
Facts can be accessed from the DSW Brussels website:
http://www.dsw-online.de/en/offices/brussels/publications_and_resources.shtm
top
Resources: ReProductive Aid web-based video
conference
On behalf of ReProductive Aid, DSW convened a global
videoconference with civil society leaders, parliamentarians, and
government ministry officials in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Brussels, Geneva,
Kampala and London to discuss how to improve RH funding in the new aid
architecture. Featuring keynote presentations by Dr. Eckard Deutscher of
the OECD DAC, and Dr. Gill Greer of IPPF, the videoconference is part of a
broader effort to empower civil society in the rich and poor countries to
help influence donor funding for RH in the new aid environment. The entire
video conference can be viewed at the following address:
http://video.who.int/streaming/vc29oct2008.wmv
top
Resources: Euromapping 2008
Euromapping 2008 is the only comprehensive study
analyzing EU development aid for population assistance. It “names and
shames” good and bad performers, and includes specific recommendations to
improve reproductive health and reduce poverty. The study is available
online at:
http://www.euroresources.org/euromapping.htm
top
|
![DSW [nEUws]](http://www.dsw-online.de/newsletter5/img/top.gif)
