Deadline: 4 July 2019
European Commission has announced “EU Aid Volunteers initiative: Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations 2019” to strengthen the EU’s ability to provide needs-based humanitarian aid and to strengthen the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster affected communities in non-EU countries.
The objective of this call is to contribute to strengthening the Union’s capacity to provide needs-based humanitarian aid and to strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities in third countries, particularly by means of disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and by enhancing the link between relief, rehabilitation and development.
It also seeks to contribute to increasing and improving the capacity of the Union to provide humanitarian aid through enhancing the coherence and consistency of volunteering across Member States in order to improve opportunities for Union citizens to participate in humanitarian aid activities and operations.
This call aims to support organisations in complying with the Certification’s standards and procedures of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. This shall contribute to increase the number of certified organisations which are available to take part in Deployment projects.
Funding Information
- The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 4 600 000.
Project Duration
- Projects start at the earliest when the last party signs the grant agreement and can last for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Projects shall be designed and implemented by transnational partnerships. The call for proposals is open to:
- Sending organisations:
- non-governmental not-for-profit organisations formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and whose headquarters are located within the Union;
- public law bodies of a civilian character governed by the law of a Member State;
- the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
- Hosting organisations:
- non-governmental not-for-profit organisations operating or established in a third country under the laws in force in that country;
- public law bodies of a civilian character governed by the law of a third country;
- international agencies and organisations.
- Technical assistance projects for sending organisations shall be designed and implemented by transnational partnerships involving:
- at least three sending organisations from at least three different EU Member States; or
- at least two sending organisations from two different Member States and the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
- Capacity building projects shall be designed and implemented by transnational partnerships involving:
- at least two sending organisations from at least two EU Member States; or
- at least one sending organisations from one EU Member State and the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; and
- at least two hosting organisations from at least two third countries in which humanitarian aid activities and operations.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
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