EU

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EU Pakistan EC funding opportunities to NGOs
in Pakistan

• International Conference NGO Fair on the Human
  Rights of Women and Children in Pakistan, Lahore
• 17-18 November 2005

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Background - EU in Pakistan

• The European Commission Delegation to Pakistan,
  in Islamabad http//www.delpak.cec.eu.int
• Responsible for overseeing and implementing
  co-operation activities between Pakistan and the
  European Union
• Development co-operation
• Economic and trade co-operation
• Trade relations
• Political relations
• Press and information
• Representational role
• Field office of the European Commission
  Humanitarian Office (ECHO), in Islamabad

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EU response to the earthquake

• 43.6 million (2005) immediate humanitarian aid
  through ECHO additional funding in 2006
• Funds channelled through ECHO partners, such as
  NGOs and the Red Crescent movement
• 50 million (EC extra budget 2005) for early
  recovery, rehabilitation (and reconstruction)
• Funds to be channelled through international
  organisations, such as the UN system, WB, and ADB
• Main areas of support AJK rehabilitation,
  emergency education, livelihoods
• 20 million (budget 2006) education for NWFP
• Additional funds to be allocated under the
  budgets of 2007-2010 for long term support for
  reconstruction
• A total of 113.6 million already identified
  and/or committed
• Additional funding and other support from the 25
  individual EU Member States

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Development and economic co-operation
financing tools

• Country Strategy Paper and National Indicative
  Programme
• Government, International Organisations
• NGOs through Local Calls for Proposals
• Thematic Budget Lines
• NGOs through Global Calls for Proposals
• NGOs through Local Calls for Proposals
• International Organisations through targeted
  projects

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CSP, NIP (funding for activities related to human
rights)

• CSP 2003-2006, NIP 2003-2005, NIP 2006
• e.g. Child Labour ( 5 million under NIP
  2003-2005), Support for elections ( 1 million
  under NIP 2006)
• Economic co-operation
• Small Project Facility (http//www.euspf.org/ )
• To improve EU-Pakistan relationship and mutual
  visibility by promoting dialogue and supporting
  innovative projects in the field of governance
  and administrative reforms
• Local Calls for Proposals, managed by the EC
  Delegation
• NGOs, local authorities, business associations,
  Chambers of Commerce, universities or other
  institutions such as think-tanks are eligible to
  apply

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Thematic Budget Lineshttp//europa.eu.int/comm/eu
ropeaid/projects/

• Tools for the direct promotion of EU policies
  worldwide, complimentary to CSP/NIP
• Support of crosscutting issues and sector
  policies
• European Initiative for Human Rights and
  Democratisation (EIDHR)
• Co-financing of NGOs(http//europa.eu.int/comm/eu
  ropeaid/projects/ong_cd/ )
• Health Reproductive health(http//europa.eu.int
  /comm/europeaid/projects/health/ )
• Gender(http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projec
  ts/gender/ )

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EIDHRhttp//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects
/eidhr

• Background
• Established in 1994 by the European Parliament to
  promote human rights, democracy and conflict
  prevention in third countries by providing
  financial support to activities supporting these
  goals
• Thematic priority areas for Calls for Proposals
  2006-2007
• Campaign 1 Promoting justice and the rule of law
• Campaign 2 Fostering a culture of human rights
• Campaign 3 Promoting the democratic process
• Campaign 4 Advancing equality tolerance and
  peace
• NB! Pakistan eligible only for Campaigns 2 and 4
• Different tools for funding
• Macro projects (global Calls for
  Proposals/Brussels)
• Micro projects (local Calls for Proposals/EC
  Delegation in Islamabad)

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Thematic priority areas for Asia and Pakistan
2006-2007

• Campaign 2 Fostering a culture of human rights
• Advancing the rights of marginalised groups, such
  as women, children and human rights defenders
• Torture prevention and rehabilitation
• Programmes for higher education and training for
  professionals
• Campaign 4 Advancing equality, tolerance and
  peace
• Securing equal rights and treatment of persons
  and people belonging to minorities irrespective
  of racial, ethnic or caste origin, or of language
  and religion
• Intercultural and interethnic understanding
• Securing respect for the rights of indigenous
  peoples
• Reinforcing the engagement of civil society in
  conflict prevention and resolution

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Examples of eligible activitiesCampaign 2
Fostering a culture of human rights

• Advocacy, awareness raising and training to
  promote the rights of women and children
  (international instruments)
• Human rights education and monitoring
• Activities to combat trafficking in women and
  children
• Training for torture prevention of key personnel
  and rehabilitation activities of torture victims
• Specific target groups for training and advocacy
  may include NGOs, local and national
  decision-makers, judicial, legal, prison and
  police officials, media and the general public
• Priority to reach remote areas
• Institutional sustainability (training of
  trainers), links between organisations involved
  in advocacy or awareness raising highly
  encouraged

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Examples of eligible activities Campaign 4
Advancing equality, tolerance and peace

• Advocacy and awareness raising to promote
• the rights of minorities, indigenous peoples and
  groups facing discrimination on grounds of
  racial, ethnic, caste or religious background
• adoption of anti-discriminatory legislation and
  policies at the national level
• fair representation and participation of all
  ethnic and religious groups at all levels of
  decision-making
• Development of community groups and positive
  media engagement highly encouraged
• Civilian crisis management training

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EIDHR macro projects

• Thematic priority Campaign 2 Fostering a
  culture for human rights
• Implemented by non-profit independent
  organisations
• NGOs or higher education institutions eligible to
  apply
• Applicants must have their headquarters in EU
  Member States or exceptionally in another country
  eligible for the Call (e.g. Pakistan)
• Applicants can act individually or in a
  consortium
• Grants from 300.000 ( 150.000) 1.500.000
• EC funding 80 maximum, 50 minimum. Applicants
  funding at least 20
• Grants awarded through global Calls for Proposals
  open to EU and partner countries (1 year process)
• Managed by EC headquarters in Brussels, EC
  Delegations consulted
• A total of 43 countries eligible under Campaign 2
• Next Call for Proposal expected to be published
  in December 2005
• Applicants can propose for regional activities
• 1 to 3 year projects

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EIDHR micro projects

• Thematic priority Campaign 2 Fostering a
  culture of human rights and Campaign 4
  Advancing equality, tolerance and peace
• Implemented by non-profit independent
  organisations
• NGOs and higher education institutions eligible
  to apply
• Registered as legal entities
• Have their headquarters in Pakistan or a local
  independent division of an NGO with its
  headquarters in one of the European Union Member
  States
• Applicants can act individually or in a
  consortium
• Grants from 10.000 - 150.000
• EC funding 90 maximum, 50 minimum. Applicants
  funding at least 10
• Grants awarded through local Calls for Proposals
  managed by the EC Delegation in Islamabad
• Next Call for Proposals expected to be published
  in spring 2006
• Activities must be implemented in Pakistan
• 1 to 3 year projects

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How to apply? The application mechanism

• Macro projects
• Calls published at http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/e
  uropeaid/projects/eidhr/cfp_en.htm
• 90 days deadline for applications
• Applications sent to Brussels
• Calls for Proposals in two phases
• Selection procedure (Brussels)
• Screening of administrative eligibility
• Technical evaluation of proposals by at least two
  different independent experts
• EC Delegations consulted
• Inter-service selection committee recommends the
  projects for funding
• EC Delegation negotiates contracts of the
  selected projects

• Micro projects
• Calls published also at the EC Delegation
  homepage http//www.delpak.cec.eu.int
• Minimum 60 days deadline for applications
• Applications sent to EC Delegation in Islamabad
• Calls for Proposals in one phase
• Same selection procedure as for macro projects,
  but managed directly by the EC Delegation in
  Islamabad
• EC Delegation negotiates contracts of the
  selected projects

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The selection criteria

• The proposals are evaluated on the basis of the
  evaluation
• grid always provided in the Guidelines for the
  Applicants
• Relevance of the proposal
• Objectives, priorities, target groups
• Methodology of proposed activities
• Activities, log frame, plan of action
• Sustainability
• Impact, multiplier effects, financial planning
• Management capacity and expertise of the
  applicant and its partners
• Budget and cost-effectiveness

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What is a good proposal?

• A good proposal
• has a focused area of intervention
• addresses the priorities of the Call for
  Proposals
• has a clear description of activities
  (methodology, plan of action, monitoring system)
• has a well built logical framework analysis
• has a sound budget

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On-going EC funded projects

• EIDHR Micro projects
• 3 on democratisation ( 2 to be contracted by
  2005)
• 2 on the rights of women ( 3 to be contracted by
  2005)
• EIDHR Macro projects
• 1 on the rights of refugees and protection
  activities
• 2 on the rights of women and children ( 1 to be
  contracted by 2005)
• 1 on workers rights
• On-going projects from other thematic budget
  lines address child labour, reproductive rights
  of women, workers rights, etc.

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For further information, please visit our website
at http//www.delpak.cec.eu.int
http//europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid Or contact
the Delegation by e-mail Delegation-Pakistan_at_cec
.eu.int Delegation-Pakistan-EIDHR_at_cec.eu.int
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Thank you!