Deadline: 24-Apr-25
The European Commission is inviting applications for the Nextgen Peacemakers Programme to strengthen sustainable, in-country capacities for effective conflict management and peacebuilding.
Objectives and Priority Issues
- The specific objective of this call for proposal is to empower civil society actors, in particular young women and men, to act as agents for positive change and peace in their communities and in the public arena.
- The priorities of this call for proposals are:
- For Lot 1 (Guinea-Bissau) and Lot 4 (The Gambia) – Empowering young women and men as agents for positive change and peace: empowering inclusive and progressive local actors and initiatives for peace, reconciliation and/or social cohesion, in particular those representing or involving young women and men, also by promoting inspiring practices and narratives through different new and innovative channels.
- For Lot 2 (Liberia) – Strengthening the Youth Peace and Security agenda in Liberia: creating an inclusive and enabling environment in which young women and men safely and meaningfully participate in matters related to peace and security and/or in transitional justice processes. It is considered an added value to address both aspects.
- For Lot 3 (Sierra Leone) – Fostering peaceful youth participation in more responsible and inclusive information systems: fostering the integrity of information systems at the grassroots level, also by educating young people on how to identify and counter information manipulation and violence incitement, and by encouraging youth participation in both traditional and new innovative spaces for dialogue and public debates.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 4 000 000. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
- Indicative allocation of funds by lot/geographical distribution:
- Lot 1 (Guinea-Bissau): EUR 1 000 000
- Lot 2 (Liberia): EUR 1 000 000
- Lot 3 (Sierra Leone): EUR 1 000 000
- Lot 4 (The Gambia): EUR 1 000 000
- Size of grants
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 1 000 000
- maximum amount: EUR 1 000 000
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Duration
- The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 24 months nor exceed 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation13 or public sector operator, and
- be effectively established in a Member State of the European Union or other eligible countries asstipulated in the basic act NDICI-GE1415, and where relevant, have the authorization to operate in the selected country according to national laws, and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary, and
- have a minimum of three years documented experience implementing projects in relation to the specific priorities for the selected lot, in the country or in the sub-region (Coastal West Africa),
- The lead applicant must act with co-applicant(s) as specified hereafter.
- If the lead applicant is not established in the country where the action will be implemented, at least one organization established in the country must be a co-applicant to the action.
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