Deadline: 31-May-23
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to Bosnia and Herzegovina, announces a procedure for accepting and selecting proposals for projects to be implemented with a grant through the Official Development Assistance of the Republic of Bulgaria, with an initial implementation period in 2024.
Priority Areas for Project Implementation on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina are:
- Improving the quality of education by refining the conditions of the educational process in schools and kindergartens;
- Protection and promotion of the rights of the child through providing a healthy environment, access to quality services (health and education, including inclusive education for children with disabilities and disadvantaged children), elimination of all forms of violence against children
Objectives and Scope of the Projects:
- Increased access to education through a modern educational process and/or improving of the educational infrastructure by providing better learning and teaching conditions;
- Ensuring better healthcare and improved access to health services, incl. by improving the health infrastructure.
Funding Information
- Minimal amount of the project is 50 000 BGN.
- Recommended maximum amount of the project is:
- for projects with main purpose to deliver goods and/orservices – up to 70 000 BGN;
- for projects with main purpose to carry out repairs and/or construction activities – up to 258 600 BGN.
Eligible Activities and Project Costs:
- The costs of project implementation must meet all the conditions:
- be lawful and comply with the principles of responsibility, economy, efficiency, effectiveness and transparency;
- be executed only against the necessary supporting documents – invoices or other documents of equivalent probative value, testifying the expenditures incurred;
- be within the budget limits of the project;
- not be funded by another project, program or any other financial scheme, related to or originating from the national budget, the EU budget or any other donor.
Target Groups:
- Pupils and students from educational institutions/schools and kindergartens;
- Children with special needs and disadvantaged children.
Outputs/Results:
- Improving the quality of education and building modern educational infrastructure;
- Raising awareness of children’s rights and their protection;
- Providing а healthy and safe environment for children, incl. children with disabilities;
- Promoting reconciliation processes in BiH and eliminating all forms of discrimination, hate speech and xenophobia;
- Affirmation of Bulgaria’s reputation and international prestige as a predictable and accountable partner of BiH.
Eligibility Criteria
- Primary and secondary budget spenders – legal entities of BiH;
- International and local non-governmental organizations;
- Municipalities and their associations;
- Educational and social institutions;
- International humanitarian organisations;
For more information, visit New Grant Call for Children, Education & Child Rights.