Deadline: 12-Jan-23
The European Union is pleased to announce a call for proposals under the Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy.
This is a call for proposals under the Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy(HR&D), the successor of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) . It is one of the thematic programmes funded under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI – Global Europe). The HR&D is a European Union programme that aims to promote democracy and human rights worldwide through support to civil society initiatives.
Objectives
- The overall objective of the thematic programme on human rights and democracy is to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law. The action will achieve this by supporting and strengthening civil society organisations (CSOs), democracy activists and humanrights defenders working on critical human rights and democracy issues.
- The global objective of this call for proposals is:
- To contribute to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law worldwide.
- The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals are:
- Strengthened evidence-based advocacy to safeguard respect for human rights and freedoms in Uganda;
- Reduction of child labour in Uganda through strengthened civil society action. Proposed actions can target either one, but not both, specific objectives.
Lots
- This call for proposals is organized into two lots, which align, with the two specific objectives:
- Lot I: Monitoring, documentation and advocacy to safeguard respect for human rights and freedoms in Uganda.
- Lot II: Prevention and reduction of child labour in Uganda.
Funding Information
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount: EUR 400,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 600,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Lead applicant(s)
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- Be a legal person
- Be non-profit-making and
- Be established in Uganda, or in any country. However, where the lead applicant is not established in Uganda, it must act with minimum one co-applicant established in Uganda, and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
- Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations.
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- Co-applicant(s)
- For actions presented by applicants established in countries other than Uganda, a local co-applicant is obligatory. Projects shall respond to an initiative emanating from the local partner in Uganda and ensure their involvement during all the stages of the action implementation. Additionally, non-Ugandan applicants who propose an action must demonstrate an established and effective partnership with local organization(s) in Uganda.
- Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
- Affiliated entities
- The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies). Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co- applicants):
- Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
- This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
- Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
- Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
- Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association,…) as the proposed affiliated entities.
- The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies). Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co- applicants):
Ineligible
- The following are not considered entities affiliated to an applicant:
- Entities that have entered into a (procurement) contract or subcontract with an applicant, act as concessionaires or delegatees for public services for an applicant,
- Entities that receive financial support from the applicant,
- Entities that cooperate on a regular basis with an applicant on the basis of a memorandum of understanding or share some assets,
- Entities that have signed a consortium agreement under the grant contract.
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