Deadline: 15 November 2016
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi is currently accepting proposals from eligible organizations for small-scale projects in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka which may get Embassy’s contribution as part of the Czech Republic development cooperation.
Small scale projects are social projects, implemented by NGOs, aiming at for example supporting development, improving health/medical care, alleviating poverty, providing education or training to underprivileged persons in rural areas, protecting the environment or supporting women’s issues.
Funding Information
- Bangladesh: Total budget for Bangladesh for year 2017 is 250,000 CZK (Czech Korunas).
- Nepal: Total budget for Nepal for year 2017 is 250,000 CZK (Czech Korunas).
- Sri Lanka: The total budget for Sri Lanka for year 2017 is 650,000 CZK (Czech Korunas).
Eligible Projects
The project can focus on various sectors – preferably health, education, social services and agriculture. All projects should be in accordance with the national development strategy and should promote gender equality and respect for the environment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only organizations with legal capacity in Bangladesh or Nepal can submit the proposal for contribution:
- local non-governmental, community or not-for-profit organization,
- local academic institution working on local projects,
- international, intergovernmental, multilateral or regional institution, organization or agency working on local development activities,
- municipal, regional or national government institution or agency of the recipient country working on local projects.
- The majority of the Czech contributions will be directed toward local civil society organizations (including non-governmental organizations) and other institutions working at the local level. Other entities, such as international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations can be eligible for a contribution provided that they are working with local partners and on local projects. Similarly, municipal, regional or national government institutions may receive Czech contribution if their project is essentially local in nature.
- Physical person, who is not representing any organization but only himself/herself, is not eligible to submit a proposal for contribution.
How to Apply
Proposal should be delivered to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi in paper form via post at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Small-scale Development Projects.