Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Azerbaijan announces a procedure for acceptance and selection of project proposals that will be implemented with grants within the official development assistance of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Purposes
- Creating conditions and access to quality and inclusive education, for example by modernizing curricula, improving the educational infrastructure and introducing modern technologies and innovations in the educational process;
- Strengthening the administrative capacity at national, regional and local level of Azerbaijani institutions committed to the protection of the rights of children, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups;
- Improving the social environment for vulnerable groups, incl. in the context of the impact of the COVID– 19 pandemic on these groups.
Priority Areas
The priority areas and directions for implementation of projects on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan are:
- Providing inclusive and quality education;
- Protect and guarantee the rights of children, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
Funding Information
- The minimum allowable value of a project is BGN 5,000.
- The recommended maximum value of a project is:
- for projects whose main purpose is the supply of goods and / or provision of services – up to BGN 60,000;
- for projects whose main purpose is to carry out repair and / or construction activities – up to BGN 60,000.
Target Groups
- State and local administration in Azerbaijan;
- Educational institutions – kindergartens, schools, universities, day care centers, etc.
- Marginalized and vulnerable groups , with special emphasis on children, people with disabilities, refugees, internally displaced persons;
- Associations and organizations contributing to the realization of the priorities and achieving the objectives of the Bulgarian “Help for development.”
Expected Results
- Establishing the good name and international authority of the Republic of Bulgaria;
- Adoption and implementation of good practices and European standards in the sphere of modernization of education and protection of the rights of children , people with at vrezhdaniya and other vulnerable groups ;
- Expanding the opportunities for transfer of expertise between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Azerbaijan;
- Improving the educational and social infrastructure.
Eligibility Criteria
- Primary and secondary budget managers – legal entities of the Republic of Azerbaijan ;
- International and local non- governmental organizations;
- Municipalities and their associations;
- Educational, health and social institutions ;
- Mezhdun Arod humanitarian organizations ;
- Other – organizations that contribute through its activities to promote the good name of the Republic of Bulgaria and operating in the areas mentioned in the advertisement.
For more information, visit https://www.mfa.bg/embassies/azerbaidzan/news/29513