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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.
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 Ecuador, until:
11.08.2009, budget: 2,000,000 €.
- In Guyana, until: 29.06.2009,
budget: 998,844 €.
- In Madagascar, until: 15.06.2009, budget:
1,500,000 €.
- In Nepal, until: 23.06.2009, budget: 2,000,000
€.
Programme to support pro-poor policy development in South
Africa: To better understand household dynamics to enable more informed,
evidence based policy making and associated interventions.
- In South
Africa, until: 12.06.2009, budget: 850,000 €.
SFA 2006 Social
Recovery Programme: To assist communities in developing innovative
interventions in response to community problems.
- In Saint Lucia,
until: 07.08.2009, budget: 1,610,000 €.
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: 10th European Development Fund (EDF) moves
forward – DSW advocates for health
5 May
DSW attended the European Commission’s (EC)
information session in Brussels on the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of Country
Strategy Papers (CSPs), governing allocations of the 10th European
Development Fund (EDF). The CSPs affect € 22.682 Mio. over the period
2008-2013. The EC announced they will push forward the whole process and
that consultations in-country will already begin by June 2009 until the
15th of October 2009. The MTR will consider four key dimensions: 1)
Governance; 2) Economic situation; 3) Poverty and social situation;
4)Performance in implementation EC cooperation. The MTR process is
scheduled to be completed by May 2010. More information can be found
here:
http://www.acp-programming.eu/
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EU News: Mother’s Night a big success in five
European countries
9 May
Events and actions on Mother’s Night on the
9th of May by SRHR advocates in five participating European member states
(Belgium, the Netherlands, Malta, Hungary and Germany) turned out to be
very successful. DSW, as part of a project led by the World Population
Foundation (WPF) of the Netherlands, contributed to this year’s Mother’s
night, helping to raise awareness on maternal health among Members of the
European Parliament and EU officials. In Berlin, DSW and its partners
presented a call for action to Karin Kortmann, State Secretary in the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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EU News: European foundations discuss how to
strengthen health systems in poor countries
13 May
DSW helped organize and lead a lively
discussion among European foundations and NGOs about the prospects for
European philanthropic investment in micro-finance initiatives to
strengthen health systems and combat HIV/AIDS. Just prior to the European
Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly in Rome, the European HIV/AIDS
Funders Group panel session examined innovative approaches by the
International Finance Corporation, GFATM, Fondation Merieux and community
groups implementing private sector initiatives, microcredit programmes,
voucher systems, and community-based health insurance. Karen Hoehn,
Co-Chair of the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group facilitated the
discussion, along with EFG Co-chair Kate Harrison, HIV Coordinator at
Comic Relief. More information can be found here:
http://www.efc.be/projects/aids/default.as
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EU News: AidWatch report 2009 launched – In a time
of crises, European Aid has never been more important!
14 May
As developing countries face the full
impact of the economic crises, European governments are falling short by
nearly EUR 40bn on their aid promises, the new AidWatch report from
CONCORD-Europe reveals. AidWatch is a campaign which was born out of the
intention of European civil society organisations to keep the EU to
account on the quality and quantity of its aid to developing countries. At
the same time, the aid they provide should be both genuine (i.e. it should
represent a real transfer of resources from Europe to the South) and
quality aid which works for the poor. The main focus of the campaign is
the annual AidWatch report which features information on aid levels and
policies from all 27 member states and the European Commission. The report
and related information can be found here:
http://www.concordeurope.org/Public/Page.php?ID=4.
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Upcoming Events: Conference: “Financial markets,
adverse shocks and policy responses in fragile countries”
21-23 May
In preparation for the first-ever
European Report on Development (ERD), a new research initiative led by the
European Commission and several EU Member States, African and European
experts and policy-makers will meet in Accra to assess the impact of the
global economic crisis on the world’s most vulnerable countries. The
conference will bring together well-known researchers from academic,
international and regional institutions and policy and decision-makers
from donor countries, with one focus lying on policy responses to the
issue of “gender and fragility”. More information can be found here:
http://erd.eui.eu/?page_id=837
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Upcoming Events: International Day of Action for
Women's Health
28 May
Since 1987, every year the Women’s Global
Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) issues a call for action on the
28th of May to raise awareness and promote action and solidarity on the
International Day of Action for Women’s Health. More information on this
year’s call “Reproductive justice, not population control!” can be found
here:
http://www.wgnrr.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=85
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Upcoming Events: United Nations Conference at the
Highest Level on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on
Development
1-3 June
The United Nations is organising a
three-day summit of world leaders at its New York headquarters to identify
emergency and long-term responses to the effects of the financial and
economic crisis, especially for vulnerable populations. During the
conference, plenary sessions and interactive roundtable exchanges will
gather world leaders and representatives of the UN, as well as civil
society organizations and the private sector. One of the roundtables will
include an assessment of the impact of the crisis on the achievement of
internationally agreed development goals, such as the MDG. During the May
GAERC meeting, the EU development ministers are expected to outline an EU
response to the effects of the crisis on developing countries, which will
constitute the framework for an EU position at this summit. More
information on the UN conference can be found here:
http://www.un.org/ga/econcrisissummit/
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Resources: Report on Maternal Morbidity, UK APPG on
Population, Development and Reproductive Health
6 May
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group on
Population, Development and Reproductive Health most recent report “Better
Off Dead?” focuses on maternal morbidity. The report is based on previous
parliamentary hearings and on statements of experts from NGOs, the UN,
national health ministries and professional organisations. It gives a
comprehensive overview of current issues and structural problems in
maternal health and offers policy recommendations and solutions. The full
report can be retrieved here:
http://www.appg-popdevrh.org.uk/Publications/Maternal%20Morbidity%20Hearings/Maternal%20Morbidity%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pd
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Resources: African Economic Outlook
11 May
This year’s edition of the African Economic
Outlook (AEO) from the OECD Development Centre, the African Development
Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
focuses on the effects of the economic crisis on the African continent.
Next to chapters on the growth of aid and macroeconomic performances of
individual countries, an entire part focuses on progress towards each of
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For the first time this year, the
full AEO report, including additional policy analysis and research, will
be available online and can be accessed at:
http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/outlook
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