Deadline: 11 December 2016
The European Union is inviting applicants for its program entitled “WE GOV! Empowering MENA CSOs participation policy making” with an overall objective to contribute to build a favourable environment for inclusive, democratic and sustainable growth in Jordan, Libya, Palestine and Tunisia by fostering the involvement of CSOs.
In particular, the action aims to:
- Strengthen the involvement of civil society organizations in the reform policy processes improving their role as watchdog by means of raising their participation thorough an integrated programme of capacity building.
- Strengthen the role of CSOs as watchdog in the reform agenda and policy process through improving governance mechanisms, enhancing their capacities and establishing networks and alliances among CSOs and other stakeholders working at local and regional level.
Project Objectives
- To support CSOs practicing social accountability and good governance principles.
- To establish participation in decision making process and dialogues between CSOs and government institutions.
- To expand civil society space and increase democracy in action through networking, participatory activities linking CSOs and governmental institutions in the four countries targeted by the CfP.
- To reinforce CSOs capacity to contribute to the building of an enabling environment by ensuring their independence, internal governance, transparency and accountability.
- To highlight the regional dimension of the EU policy in the Southern Neighbourhood Region and specifically in the 4 partner countries targeted by WE GOV! project.
Funding Information
A global budget of 200.000 EUR is available to support CSOs initiatives in the 4 mentioned countries.
Project Duration
The project duration will be between Min. 8 months and Max. 12 months.
Eligible Activities
A proposed project should meet some of the following activities:
- Initiatives focused on the communication and collaboration gap between CSOs and government institutions and decision-makers.
- Activities facilitating the interaction and cooperation among CSOs and government institutions officials.
- Initiatives foreseen to create formal spaces for CSOs in the policy making and facilitating policy dialogue.
- Activities promoting a shift of CSOs from service provision to governance, especially in the case of Jordan and Palestine, as well as indirectly the civic participation in policy decision making.
- Activities mainstreaming the role of CSOs and the importance of its participation in policymaking processes among government institutions and the general public.
- Initiative increasing mutual trust and exchange between institutions officials and CSOs representatives.
- Awareness-raising and trust-building activities.
- Lobby and advocacy activities identifying or stressing unaddressed policy issues and bringing them to public attention, giving voice to the wide range of political, environmental, social and community interests and concerns.
- CSOs initiatives to identifying problems and develop advocacy plans in order to produce concrete and tangible results.
Eligibility Criteria
In particular, in order to be eligible for a grant the applicant must:
- Be a legal person
- Be non-profit making
- Be a CSO established in one of the 4 target countries of WE GOV! (Jordan, Libya, Palestine and Tunisia)
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action. CSOs can act individually or in consortium with others.
- Partnerships are also encouraged under this CfP. Applicant must include at least two partners (coapplicants) part of an already established network or an ad hoc consortium of CSOs. Partners (coapplicants) must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the applicant himself.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Jordan, Libya, Palestine and Tunisia.
For more information, please visit WE GOV.