Deadline: 5 May 2017
COBERM, a joint EU-UNDP is currently inviting innovative project ideas from representatives of civil society, including registered local and international non-governmental organizations, foundations and academia that are in line with the following aims:
- Support innovative people-to-people confidence-building opportunities;
- Help create an environment conducive to fostering peace, stability and human security.
COBERM is an apolitical, impartial and flexible Joint EU-UNDP programme that is funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP.
Purpose
The purpose of the call is to identify projects that propose increased cooperation, with a demonstrable positive impact on the building of trust, as well as attitudes and behaviours that support conflict transformation.
Preference will be given to:
- Projects that strengthen relations and communication between experts, professionals, organizations and local communities affected by conflict and propose scaled-up cooperation on pragmatic issues of mutual concern, with an observable impact on peaceful conflict transformation.
- Projects that propose particularly new approaches that respond to the broader spectrum of confidence building and address the challenges of communities living in conflict affected areas.
- Projects envisaging intra-society discussions on peace initiatives, internal crafting of public opinion, change of stereotypes within the society, which positively shape the attitudes and behaviors, broaden the base for peace-building and ensure local ownership of peace initiatives.
- Projects with strong conflict prevention elements that aim to solve conflict triggers within their own communities will also be considered on an exceptional basis.
COBERM III thematic priorities are flexible as long as the project idea demonstrates strong confidence building potential.
Funding Information
- The maximum requested funding per organization can be no more than 150,000 USD.
- A funding cap for organizations with less than 3 years of experience will be established on a case by case basis by the Steering Committee.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be registered as non-commercial, non-profit organisation and have a bank account;
- Have sufficient administrative, financial and technical capacity to implement a project;
- Demonstrate good track record of working with donors in the past.
Important
- While priority will be given to local NGOs, international NGOs are also welcome to apply; however, particular attention will be given to the cost factor (INGOs are encouraged to search for co-funding) and highlight the positive added value of international status/contribution.
- NGO consortiums, as well as newly established organizations or organizations with no experience of working with international donors are also encouraged to submit project ideas, as long as the other criteria mentioned above are met.
- Women’s and/or women-led organizations as well as youth organizations are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Priority will be given to innovative, creative actions and those that propose a clear vision of change, sustainability, multiplier effect, local ownership.
- Applicants who have previously submitted project ideas to COBERM but were not selected are welcome to re-apply with a new project idea, if it fully meets eligibility criteria.
- Submission of parallel projects is also encouraged.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete a standard Project Idea Submission Form and submit it electronically at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit COBERM III Call for Projects.