CFPs: Protecting Vulnerable Groups against Stigmatization, Discrimination & Bias-Motivated Offences (Republic of Moldova)

Deadline: 9-Jul-24

The Council of Europe has announced a call for proposals to support local networks in protecting vulnerable groups against stigmatization, discrimination and bias motivated offences in Moldova.

This call for proposals is launched within the framework of the Council of Europe project “Promoting non-discrimination in the Republic of Moldova” and is implemented under the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024 in which the Council of Europe and the Moldovan authorities have agreed to carry forward jointly, through co-operation projects, reforms in a number of areas, including anti-discrimination and equality.

The support networks were formed under the Council of Europe project “Enhancing diversity and equality in the Republic of Moldova”, aiming to safeguard vulnerable groups (LGBTI, women, ethnic and religious minorities, people with physical and mental disabilities, amongst the others) from discrimination, hatred and bias motivated offences. The members of the four district networks are representatives of local public authorities (Directorate of Education, Directorate of Social Assistance and Family Protection), social workers, police officers, NGOs, Roma community mediators and civic activists.

Objectives

• The grants will fund activities aimed at strengthening the capacity of four districts to provide specialised support and assistance to the victims of discrimination or of bias motivated offences in line with the standards of the Council of Europe. It should feed into results already accomplished with various Council of Europe activities in this field and create synergies with ongoing projects in the field of enhancing diversity and equality, implemented by the Council of Europe.
• It will support inclusion and combat negative stereotyping and stigmatization of vulnerable groups, and/or raise awareness against hate speech targeting these groups.
• Projects designed could address the following issues:
  • Promotion and protection of the rights of vulnerable persons in four districts (Soroca, Calarasi, Dubasari, Cimislia) including issues related to impaired access to health, legal assistance and protection, psychological assistance, adequate access to accommodation, facilities and social services;
  • Combating discrimination, hate speech and bias-motivated violence, notably the stigmatization of vulnerable groups and their increased exposure to violence.

Funding Information

• The indicative available budget for this call for proposals is 30,000 EUR (thirty thousand Euros). The Council of Europe intends to award one grant with a maximum amount of 30,000 EUR (thirty thousand Euros).

Implementation Period

• The implementation period of the projects should commence on 23 July 2024 and must not exceed 25 October 2024.
• Reporting requirements must be fulfilled by 20 November at the latest.

Target Stakeholders

• Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:
  • Local self-governments;
  • Civil society organisations;
  • Youth;
  • General population;
  • Vulnerable groups such as Roma, people with disabilities, LGBTI people, people of different ethnic/religions backgrounds, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
  • be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Moldova;
  • be entitled to carry out the activities described in its project proposal on the territory of the Republic of Moldova;
  • have been active for at least three years in the field of human rights/anti-discrimination;
  • have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including staff, to carry out activities described in the project proposal;
  • have a bank account.
• Multiple applications are not allowed and shall lead to the exclusion of all applications concerned.

Ineligible

• Applicants shall be excluded from the grant award procedure where they or, in the case of legal persons, their owner(s) or executive officer(s):
  • have been sentenced by final judgment on one or more of the following charges: participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, child labour or trafficking in human beings;
  • are in a situation of bankruptcy, liquidation, termination of activity, insolvency or arrangement with creditors or any like situation arising from a procedure of the same kind, or are subject to a procedure of the same kind;
  • have received a judgement with res judicata force, finding an offence that affects their professional integrity or constitutes a serious professional misconduct;
  • do not comply with their obligations as regards payment of social security contributions, taxes and dues, according to the statutory provisions of the country where they are established;
  • are an entity created to circumvent tax, social or other legal obligations (empty shell company), have ever created or are in the process of creation of such an entity;
  • have been involved in mismanagement of the Council of Europe funds or public funds.

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