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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.
ACP
Countries:
Support to Non-State Actors on Policy Dialogue
In:
Lesotho, until: 03.05.2010, budget: 650,000 €
Increasing Non-State
Actors’ implementation and development expertise – Inside Project
In:
Nigeria, until: 02.04.2010, budget: Naira 797,328,000.
Increasing
Non-State Actors’ implementation and development expertise – Inside
Project
In: Nigeria, until: 19.04.2010, budget: € 2,400,000
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
(EIDHR):
Country-Based Support scheme
In: Sierra Leone, until:
15.06.2010, budget: 600,000 €
Strengthening the role of civil
society in promoting human rights and democratic reform In: DR Congo,
until: 22.04.2010, budget: 600,000 €
Non-State Actors and Local
Authorities:
In: All countries, until: 03.05.2010, budget:
17,950,000 €
In: China, Iran and North Korea, until: 03.05.2010,
budget: 4,500,000 €
In EU Europe, until: 30.04.2010, budget: 25,000,000
€
In: EU Europe, until: 14.06.2010, budget: 3,026,000 €
In: Congo,
until: 30.04.2010, budget: 833,000 €
In: Honduras, until: 17.06.2010,
budget: 250,000 €
In: Tajikistan, until: 07.06.2010, budget: 1,500,000
€
In: Guinea, until: 26.04.2010, budget: 2,000,000 €
In: Central
African Republic (CAR), until: 20.04.2010, budget: 4,505,324 €
In:
Guyana, until: 06.04.2010, budget: 1,398,388 €
In: Kenya, until:
31.05.2010, budget: 1,000,000 €
In: Sri Lanka, until: 30.04.2010,
budget: 1,336,000 €
In: Guinea (Conakry), until: 26.04.2010, budget:
2,000,000 €
In: Sierra Leone, until: 28.05.2010, budget: 6,000,000
€
In: Western Samoa, until: 17.05.2010, budget: 250,000 €
In:
Vanuatu, until 04.06.2010, budget: 250,000 €
In: Yemen, until:
05.05.2010, budget: 3,025,163 €
In: Guinea-Bissau, until: 03.06.2010,
budget: 2,500,000 €
In: Paraguay, until: 15.04.2010, budget: 1,231,210
€
In: Paraguay, until: 15.04.2010, budget: 835,892 €
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EU News: European Commission strengthens its
commitment to equality between women and men
5 March
To celebrate the occasion of International
Women’s Day, the European Commission showed its’ commitment to gender
equality with a Women’s Charter. This political declaration strategizes
five key areas for action and commits the Commission to strengthening its
gender perspective amongst all policies. The Charter affirmed that gender
equality is not limited to the borders of the Union but is to be fully
incorporated into external policies. It is still important to ensure “the
vigorous pursuit of gender equality in relations with third countries and
raise awareness of the rights of women.” The full document can be
retrieved at:http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=726&furtherNews=yes
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EU News: European Commission outlines EU Action Plan
on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development for
2010-2015
8 March
The European Commission services launched
its’ Gender Action Plan which proposes a series of activities to be
carried out by the EU Member States and the EC for the period 2010 - 2015.
The overarching objective is “to accelerate the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially MDG 3 and MDG 5”. It “aims
to reinforce EU coordination regarding gender equality policies in
development cooperation with partner countries in the interest of having
more of an impact on the ground.” The full Action Plan can be found here:
http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/SEC_2010_265_gender_action_plan_EN.pd
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EU News: MEPs, national MPs and experts meet to
discuss ways to bring about an end to violence against women
19 March
The European Parliament Committee on
Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) organized an event celebrating
International Women’s Day. The theme of the event was “Violence Against
Women: We Can Stop It!” which also coincides with the EU presidency which
has made combating violence against women one of its priorities. One of
the speakers, Viviane Reding, Vice-President responsible for Justice,
Fundamental rights and Citizenship in the European Commission said ‘Every
day is a woman’s day. We have come a long way but there is still a long
way to go and the European Commission women’s charter will ensure that
gender is mainstreamed into every area”. More information on this event
can be found at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?id=75&language=en&pageRank=1
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