Participation Programme PP

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Participation Programme (PP)
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What is the Participation Programme?

• Assistance to initiatives by Member States in
  UNESCOs fields of competence
  
• - basic and natural sciences
• - culture
• - social human sciences
• - education
• - communication information
• (as per biennial programme / C5)

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Basic principles

• a. Assistance limited to
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• Member States (MS)
• Associate members or territories
• International Non-Governmental Organisations
  (INGOs) having formal relations with UNESCO
  
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• b. Requests to be submitted through the National
  Commission (NC) for UNESCO, or in case no NC,
  through designated government channel.
  

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How many requests?

• General Conference decides on max. number of
  requests per MS and INGO
  
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• For 2004-05 limit was 12 requests for MS
  (including national NGOs) and 3 for INGOs
  
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• Requests to be numbered in order of priority

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Nature and level of Assistance

• Applicant may choose form of assistance, either
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• 1. Project implementation by UNESCO (from
  Paris or field office)
  
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• 2. Financial contribution 
• - max. US 26,000 for national project requests
• - max. US 46,000 for regional submissions
• - max. US 35,000 for sub-regional or
  inter-regional projects
  
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• Amount approved may differ from amount requested,
  following evaluation and Intersectoral Committee
  recommendations

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Type of Projects

•       Preparation of large-scale national
  projects (in turn supported by international
  funding or national budget)
  
•       Organising meeting, seminar or training
  courses
  
•       Recruiting consultant or specialist
•       Purchasing equipment
•       Fellowships or study grants
• Purchase of publications or documentations

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How to Apply?

• a. Application Form
• included in Circular Letter (CL) sent for each
  biennium to Ministers responsible for relations
  with UNESCO, NCs, Permanent Delegations and INGOs
  
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• b. Deadline for Submission
• set by General Conference for 2004-05 was 29 9
  February 2004
  
• - For 2006-07 biennium

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Sample Application form

• CL/3691, Annex 1, UNESCO
• PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME 2004-2005
• FORM FOR SUBMISSION OF A REQUEST
• To reach UNESCO, ERC/RMS/PP Section Fax 33 1 45
  68 55 34,
  
• by 29 February 2004 at the latest
• Request number
• (leave blank)
• 1. Request submitted by (name of country,
  territory or international NGO)
  
• ____________________________________
• 2. Title of project and place of implementation
• ____________________________________
•  3. Order of priority
• 4. Dates of implementation of the project
• Commencement date ____________________________
• Termination date ____________________________
• Please take account of the fact that the first
  approvals will not be granted before June 2004.
  
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• 5. Type of assistance requested
• Type of assistance Implementation by
• UNESCO programme
• sectors, services concerned or field offices
• Implementation by the beneficiary
• Financial contribution
• (in US )
• Specialists and consultants
• Study grants and fellowships
• Publications, periodicals and documentation
• Material and equipment
• Conferences, meetings or seminars
• 6. Contribution from the Member State or NGO in
  US _________________________________
  
• Please enter the amount so that a full evaluation
  can be made.
  
• CL/3691
• Annex I page 2
• 7. (a) Description of the project
• ____________________________________
• (b) Detailed description of estimated budget

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• (continue on a separate page, if necessary)
• 8. 32 C/5 activity to which this project
  relates
  
• 9. Geographical coverage of the project (tick the
  appropriate box)
  
• National
• Subregional (1)
• Interregional (1)
• Regional (2)
• (1) Project supported by at least two Member
  States ___________________________________
  
• (attached form in Annex II to be completed
• by the Member States)
• (2) Regional project supported by at least three
  Member States _______________________________
  
• (form in Annex III)
• Annex I page 3
• 10. Name of the body responsible for carrying out
  the project
  
• ____________________________________
• 11. Beneficiary institution(s) name, address,
  telephone No., fax No.
  
• ____________________________________

• 12. In the case of financial contributions,
  please tick the appropriate box
  
• method of payment
• by bank transfer to the National Commission
  (recommended for reasons of reliability and
  speed)
  
• (In addition, please supply a statement of
  account information)
  
• currency of payment
• US dollars euros other ____________
• or via the field office
• or via UNDP
• Annex I page 4
• 13. In the case of material, address to which it
  should be sent
  
• __________________________________________________
  _____________________
  
• 14. The applicant accepts the conditions set out
  in 32 C/Resolution 45 on the Participation
  Programme,
  
• adopted by the General Conference at its 32nd
  session.
  
• ____________________________________
• Date Stamp and signature
• of the Secretary-General of the National
  Commission for UNESCO or the recognized
  representative of the Government or of the
  international non-governmental organization

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Some examples of Approved PP projects for 2004 -
05

• Barbados. Faculty and programme development in
  the visual performing arts. Development of
  inventory system for historic sites and
  monuments 
• Cape Verde. History of the theatre in Cape Verde
  
  
• Cook Islands. Oral heritage preservation project
  (Stage II) 
  
• St Kitts Nevis. Training of trainers in dance 
• Tokelau. Technical assistance for national
  cultural policy 
  
• Trinidad Tobago. Banwari Trace a look into
  the past. Up from slavery struggle,
  transformation, action. Caribbean Slave Route. 
  
• Tuvalu. Development of Tuvalu cultural policy
• Comoros. Follow-up Barbados 10
• Trinidad And Tobago. Assessing the human
  watershed aquifer system through the
  establishment of an experimental catchment
  
• Niue. Groundwater assessment of Niue water
  systems  
  
• Aruba. Aids and education in Aruba
• Palau. Establishing the Palau herbarium
  equipment set-up and training for operations,
  management and maintenance
  
• Cook Islands. Youth Education, environmental
  awareness programme
  

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For 2006 07 biennium

• Consider how PP funds might assist your various
  initiatives in the context of
  
• Small Islands Voice
• Youth Visioning
• Island Communities in Action
• Education for Sustainable Development, e.g
  Sandwatch
  
• particularly as follow-up to the Mauritius
  International Meeting /implementing the Mauritius
  Strategy.
  

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For further information

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• Pick up Handbook on the Participation
  Programme
  
• Contact your National Commission for UNESCO
• Check http//unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/00135
  3/135360e.pdf
  
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