Deadline: 10-Apr-23
Are you a Belgian or a Franch youth association or a small Civil Society Organisation who is sensitive to raising awareness on the effects of climate change and understanding the links with migration? European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) is looking for you! Lead the change and participate in the calls for proposals (one for Belgium and one for France) with your project idea!
Objectives
The general objective of this call for proposals is the involvement of youth associations and civil society organisations in raising awareness on the issue of climate change and climate-induced migration in the world.
The specific objective of the call for proposals is to contribute to achieving a pan-European impact of the project by involving small youth organisations interested in supporting the project but lacking the necessary means to do so.
The proposal should highlight the action of young people in Belgium on climate change and migration; the implementation of a shared action to raise awareness of this issue among young people. The beneficiaries of the grant must include the following elements in their actions
- Promotion of the Climate of Change messages at events;
- Promotion of the #ClimateOfChange campaign through social media.
This call for proposals will support 4 project proposals aiming to carry out actions on the link between migration and climate change and the involvement of youth on this issue.
Thematic Orientation
Funded activities must be in line with the objectives and priorities of the Climate of Change project and the DEAR programme. Funded activities should clearly and directly address the link between climate change and migration in relation to climate justice, highlighting the fundamental role that young people can play in the transition to a welfare economy and the adoption of innovative strategies to adapt to climate change.
The grant activities must show a clear link to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to the Climate of Change project:
- SDG 4: Ensure equitable, inclusive and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
- SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
- SDG 12: Establish sustainable consumption and production patterns.
- SDG 13: Take urgent action to address climate change and its impacts.
Funding Information
- All proposals submitted must be for a maximum amount of EUR 5.000. Each applicant will receive 70% of the total amount of the action up to a maximum of EUR 3,500. The remaining 30% of the action (a minimum of 1.500 Euro) will be provided by each applicant as co-financing.
- The grant request amounts to the following percentage of the total estimated cost of the project: 70% of the total estimated eligible costs of the action.
- The remaining 30% is not the responsibility of the contracting authority but of the grant applicant or its partners, if applicable. The relative costs must appear in the budget, and must be accompanied by supporting documents (invoices, proof of payment, supporting documents, etc.).
Eligible Activities
Different types of activities may be eligible (non-exhaustive list):
- Communication activities: development of video content, animations, computer graphics, and visual tools, virtual reality software (etc.).
- Promotional and dissemination activities: Development of project values and campaign content by a blogger/vlogger, activities to inform and promote digital social activism (etc.).
- Awareness-raising activities: Organisation of street actions such as flash mobs, guerrilla marketing initiatives, interactive exhibitions, artistic activities at festivals and concerts, art installations, performances or workshops focusing on informal learning settings (etc.).
- Training and learning-by-doing activities: work camps, volunteering activities, training courses, workshops, public events, thematic visits, webinars and digital workshops (etc.)
Eligible Criteria
To be eligible for the sub-grant, the applicant must be a Youth and Small Civil Society Organisation (CSO) established and operating in Belgium. Applicants must be:
- Legal persons (a local civil society organisation or association).
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the partners and not be limited to an intermediary role;
- Have at least two years of legal existence;
- Youth and small civil society organisations that have not received a financial contribution (direct or indirect) from the Climate of Change project.
- Be established in Belgium or France.
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