Deadline: 10 July 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in The Republic of Kosovo has announced a procedure for the acceptance and selection of proposals for projects to be implemented with a grant through the Official Development Aid of the Republic of Bulgaria, with an initial implementation period in 2021.
Priority Areas
Priority Areas for Project Implementation on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo are:
- Providing inclusive and quality education, incl. by improving school infrastructure;
- Support for providing universal health coverage and access to quality health services.
Objectives and Scope of the Projects
- Assistance in improving the conditions for education, training and access to inclusive quality education, including by building educational infrastructure;
- Raising the qualifications of the teachers, the quality of the teaching material and the learning results of the students;
- Improving the communication abilities of children/students and their critical thinking skills;
- Providing universal health coverage by improving the conditions for the provision of quality health services.
Target Groups
- children, students and teachers/educators from educational institutions/schools and kindergartens;
- vulnerable categories of persons (people with disabilities, representatives of marginalized communities, etc.);
- Citizens from settlements with underdeveloped health infrastructure.
Outputs/Results
- Improving the material base of schools and educational institutions, aimed at improving the quality of the material taught and, consequently, improving the preparation of students for the labour market;
- Improving the well-being of citizens by offering quality health services near their field;
- Creating conditions for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development;
- Affirmation of the good name and the international authority of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Funding Information
- Minimum amount of the project is 5 000 BGN.
- Recommended maximum amount of the project is 30 000 BGN.
Duration
- Project proposals must contain an indicative start date for the implementation of the project after March 1, 2021 and no later than November 30, 2021.
- Projects must be completed no later than December 31, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- Primary and secondary budget spending units – legal entities of the Republic of Kosovo;
- Municipalities and their associations;
- Educational, health and social institutions;
- International and local non-governmental organizations;
- International humanitarian organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/kosovo/news/25119