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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 since
2007.
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.
- In Afghanistan, until: 25.03.2009, budget: 3,880,000 €.
- In
Bolivia, until: 27.03.2009, budget: 3,000,000 €.
- In Cambodia, until:
16.03.2009, budget: 4,000,000 €.
- In Djibouti, until: 20.04.2009,
budget: 300,000 €.
- In Haiti, until: 08.05.2009, budget: 3,500,000
€.
- In Ivory Coast, until: 09.03.2009, budget: 2,500,000 €.
- In
Zambia (NSA), until: 30.04.2009, budget: 2.250,000 €.
- In Zambia (LA),
until: 30.04.2009, budget: 750,000 €.
Good governance and rule of
law programme: To increase the role of civil society in the penal and
judicial sector including in the field of health.
- In Madagascar,
until: 27.04.2009, budget: 650.000 €.
Food Security programme: To
promote food security and livelihood activities support to local
institutions or provision of social services such as health.
- In
Timor Leste, until: 08.05.2009, budget: 5,000,000 €.
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.
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EU News: EU Development Ministers commit to aid
goals
30 January
An informal meeting of EU Development
ministers was held in Prague to discuss issues of democratic governance,
sustainable energy and consequences of the financial crisis on developing
nations. Development ministers have decided that the financial crisis
should not interfere with EU commitments to development cooperation
funding, and that the EU will maintain its goal to provide 0.56% of its
total Gross National Income in aid to developing countries by 2010. More
information from the meeting is available from the Czech Presidency
website:
http://www.eu2009.cz/event/1/212
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EU News: Internal EC evaluation on aid delivery
through CSOs
4 February 2009
To support the need for greater
aid effectiveness and a more participatory development model, the EC has
conducted an internal evaluation of its aid delivery commitments and
implementation practices. While clearly confirming the added-value of
civil society organizations (CSOs) on the ground, the report also contains
a number of recommendations to improve its own aid delivery, such as
providing greater capacity development for CSOs in addition to promoting
partnerships. The entire evaluation report will be available online
soon.
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Upcoming Events: Development Committee to discuss
the Court of Auditor’s Special Report 10/2008
16 February
The Court of Auditors released a
critical analysis of the European Commission’s effectiveness in the
development of health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa in January. The
Development Committee of the European Parliament will discuss the
findings, specifically its indictment against problems with General Budget
Support, the EC’s relationship with the Global Fund as well as the EC’s
use of the European Development Fund. DSW has prepared a concise summary
of the 80 page Report, highlighting the Court’s conclusions, main findings
and recommendations. The DSW Fast Fact can be accessed from the DSW
Brussels website:
http://www.dsw-online.de/en/Court_of_Auditors_Report_on_EC_Development_Assistance.pdf
The
full Court Report is available from the Court’s website:
http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/2020216.PDF
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Upcoming Events: Hearing on International Property
Rights and Access to Medicines.
17 February
There will be an expert meeting held
in the European Parliament on the subject of Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR) and how it could affect affordable access to medicines. The meeting
is in regards to current trade negotiations between the EU and the
countries of the former Andean Community which would strictly enforce IPR,
raising concerns over the sustained availability of affordable generic
brands for essential medicines. More information on the expert meeting can
be found at the EU Coherence Project website:
http://www.eucoherence.org/renderer.do/menuId/227304/clearState/true/sf/227304/returnPage/227304/itemId/562203/realItemId/562203/pageId/227353/instanceId/227437/
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Resources: “What about Reproductive
Health?”
DSW has released its latest publication, the guidebook
“What about Reproductive Health?” Designed to help EC delegations easily
integrate reproductive health into their existing portfolios including
general budget support and sector development programmes, the guide also
aims to assist with financing proposals and agreements, calls for
proposals, tenders and other documents. It is an easy to use reference and
offers recommendations within existing policy and programme frameworks.
The entire document is publicly available for download, use and
dissemination from the web:
http://www.euroresources.org/what_about_reproductive_health.html
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