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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.
The National
Authorisation Officer (NAO) of Uganda, with financial assistance from the
9th European Development Fund (EDF): Rehabilitation of Health and
Education Infrastructure.
- In Uganda, until: 10/02/2010, budget:
276,500 €
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: Capacity-Building for NGOs in West Africa -
DSW conducts the last of its 'AHEAD' workshops
4 - 6 January
In partnership with Equilibres et
Populations in Burkina Faso, DSW conducted the last of its AHEAD regional
civil society capacity-building workshops. The AHEAD project involved four
regional workshops in Africa and Asia to improve local CSO capacity to
advocate for increased national support of reproductive health. At the
recent West African workshop, DSW trained 16 participants from Burkina
Faso, Mali, Senegal, and Niger. For more information, visit:http://www.weltbevoelkerung.de/en/advocacy/ahead_for_rh.shtml
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EU News: Development Commissioner-designate Andris
Pieblags affirms commitment to development aid during European Parliament
(EP) hearing
11 January
Despite his lack of experience within
the field of Development and as one of the first Commissioner-designates
to be scrutinized by the EP, Mr. Andris Piebalgs demonstrated his
motivation for the new role and confirmed his commitment to the Millennium
Development Goals. Although sexual and reproductive health and rights were
not touched upon in his written responses, Piebalgs stressed his
commitment to ensuring more funding for development and told the EP that
he "shall not hesitate to identify very clearly those member states that
fail to meet their commitments". Parliament will decide whether to approve
the new European Commission as a whole on January 26. For a summary of
this hearing, visit:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-66989-008-01-02-901-20100108IPR66988-08-01-2010-2010-false/default_en.!
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EU News: Turbulent European Parliament hearing of
Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response (ECHO) Commissioner-designate Rumiana
Jeleva
12 January
Following a tumultuous period of rumors
and allegations concerning her personal life, Ms. Rumiana Jeleva, the most
controversial of the Commissioners-designate, has received the support of
European Commission President José Barroso. During her hearing, she
identified her priorities to respect international humanitarian law and to
do her utmost to protect women suffering gender-based violence in conflict
situations. Ms. Jeleva reassured the importance of NGOs for ECHO and
commited to work towards an enhanced cooperation with them. For a summary
of this hearing, visit:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-67128-011-01-03-901-20100111IPR67127-11-01-2010-2010-false/default_en.htm
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