ACF announces 2nd Call for Proposals to Increase Support for Human Rights and Civic Education in Slovakia

Deadline: 22 January 2020

The Active Citizens Fund (ACF) is accepting proposals from eligible applicants to Increase Support for Human Rights and Civic Education.

The overall objective of the ACF programme is ‘Civil society and active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered’.

Human rights and history education remains plagued by formalism and lack of innovation. Resting on memorising of the facts and definitions and teaching history without any relation to other areas of human activity, the absence of study materials as well as dialogue about recent history – these are the factors, which inevitable contribute to “irresponsible” voting patterns of the youths, who as of first voters prefer extremist parties. The post – factual era they are facing demands open minded, creative and critically thinking active citizens.

Supported CSOs shall thus bring innovation to the process of learning, content of the knowledge, skill sets, ways how to improve atmosphere into their school system in order to alter the legacy of the communist era.

The programme will also support awareness raising campaigns on human rights, equal treatment, gender equality (including gender-based violence) on local and regional levels. The Programme has an ambition to support activities to curb hate speech and negative stereotypes and shall address the negative attitudes toward vulnerable and/or marginalized minorities.

Funding Information

Financial allocations in this call for proposals are as follows:

The financial allocation to finance medium projects: 273,578 €
The financial allocation to finance strategic projects: 500,000 €

Eligible Applicants

Applicants eligible to carry out and implement projects are non-governmental organisations (NGOs). An NGO is a legal entity in the Slovak Republic, having a non-commercial purpose, independent of local, regional and central government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations. NGOs are voluntary in nature, formed voluntarily by groups or individuals and usually involving an element of voluntary participation in the organisation.
An eligible applicant is registered in the Slovak Republic in one of the following categories:
- Applicants eligible to carry out and implement projects are non-governmental organisations (NGOs). An NGO is a legal entity in the Slovak Republic, having a non-commercial purpose, independent of local, regional and central government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations. NGOs are voluntary in nature, formed voluntarily by groups or individuals and usually involving an element of voluntary participation in the organisation.
An eligible applicant is registered in the Slovak Republic in one of the following categories:
- Civic Association according the Act No. 83/1990 Coll. on the Association of Citizens;
- Foundation according the Act No. 34/2002 Coll. on Foundations;
- Non-profit Organisation Providing Public Beneficial Services according the Act No. 83/1990 Coll.
- Non-investment Fund according the Act No. 34/2002 Coll. on Non-investment Funds;
- Non-profit Organisation according the Act No. 116/85 Coll. on terms for activities of organisations with international aspect;
- Association of Legal Entities under the Act No. 40/1964 Coll. on Civil Code;
- Slovak Red Cross under the Act No. 460/2007 Coll. on the Slovak Red Cross.
Political parties, religious organisations, social partners, profit distributing cooperatives, informal and ad-hoc groups and individuals are not eligible applicants.
Organizations that have not recovered amounts due, following a final court decision in connection with the NGO Programmes 2009 – 2014 in Slovakia, shall not be considered eligible applicants and/or project partners.