Development Education

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EuropeAid Co-operation Office

• Development Education
• Vienna, 9/10/2006
• Joseph Schermesser
• Almudena Morante Méndez
• EuropeAid Co-operation Office European
  Commission

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Programme

• I. Co-financing of Operations with NGOs
• Main Characteristics
• Basic Principles
• Types of Action
• Budget 2005/2006
• Calls for Proposals 2005
• II. Education for Development
• III. Co-financing of Operations with NGOs
• Trends and Challenges

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I. Co-financing of operations with European
Development NGOsMain Characteristics

• Legal basis Council Regulation 1658/98
• Established in 1976 with an envelope of 2,5 M to
  reach 200 M in the last 5 years (210 m in 2006)
• 3 main objectives
• (1) to meet the basic needs of disadvantaged
  people in developing countries through
  co-financing of actions with European NGOs
• (2) to inform and raise public awareness in
  Europe of development problems (Development
  Education - ED) through co-financing of actions
  with European NGOs
• (3) to reinforce the cooperation and coordination
  between NGOs from the Member States and between
  NGOs from the Member States and the Community
  Institutions

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I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOsBasic
principles

• Accessible exclusively to European NGOs (ENGO)
• ENGO have the exclusive right of initiative to
  identify projects
• Development Education - since 1979 budget line
  co-finances projects in Europe to raise the
  awareness of European citizens to development
  issues (takes normally 10 of budget line)

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I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOsMain
types of Action

• I. Actions in Developing Countries (PVD)
• II. Actions to raise awareness of Development
  issues in Europe (ED)

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I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOs Budget
2005/2006
Instrument Allocation BUDGET 2005 (EURO) Allocation BUDGET 2006 (EURO)
21.02.03 PVD 155.275.000,00 177.000.000,00
21.02.03 BG 21.000.000,00
21.02.03 ED 23.000.000,00 30.000.000,00
Targeted projects 957.000,00 /- 3.600.000,00
TOTAL 200.233.000,00 210.600.000,00

Instrument Allocation BUDGET 2005 (EURO) Allocation BUDGET 2006 (EURO)
21.02.03 PVD 155.275.000,00 177.000.000,00
21.02.03 BG 21.000.000,00 ______
21.02.03 ED 23.000.000,00 30.000.000,00
Targeted projects (e.g. TRIALOG, DEEP) 957.000,00 /- 3.600.000,00
TOTAL 200.233.000,00 210.600.000,00

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I. Co-financing of operations with ENGOsCalls
for Proposals 2005

• Actions in Developing Countries (PVD)
• Overall indicative amount EUR 155.275.000
• Deadline for receipt of Applications 8 March
  2006
• Proposals received 1000 approx.
• Actions to raise awareness of European Citizens
  to development issues (ED)
• Overall indicative amount EUR 23 mill
• Deadline for receipt of applications 23 March
  2006
• Proposals received 196
• Proposals selected for TF evaluation 170
• Estimated number of contracts 38 approx.
• Minimum score needed 82,25

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II. Education for DevelopmentPriority to
Actions that

• Aim to highlight the interdependence of the EU
  and developing countries,
• Seek to mobilize support for more equitable
  North-South relations,
• Encourage co-operation between NGOs,
• Enable partners in the developing countries to
  play an active part,
• Ensure an enlarged-EU dimension by involving NGOs
  from new MS, including actions that facilitate
  exchanges of experiences and networking between
  NGOs from the 15 MS and the new 10 MS.

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II. Education for DevelopmentNew Member States

• Support to TRIALOG for 6 years, DEEP, CONCORD
• Depending on number and QUALITY, an indicative
  percentage of 20 of total available budget will
  be allocated to applicants originating from new
  MS,
• Minimum EC grant amount 15.000 (NO Proposals
  received)
• Percentage of EC contribution 85 if ALL activ.
  take place in new MS, AND applicant from new MS
• Simplification of criteria for consortium members
  (no need of an audit report),
• Capacity Building Actions
• Useful instrument for NGOs of new MS,
• Before, applicant needed 2 contracts during last
  5 years. Now, only technical capacity of NGO will
  be checked,
• Only ONE Application form.

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ED Call for Proposals 2005 Number of contracts
(per country) PROVISIONAL DATA
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ED Call for Proposals 2005 Number of contracts,
New Member StatesPROVISIONAL DATA
TOTAL 2 5
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ED Calls for Proposals 2004 - 2005 Number of
contracts, New Member States
NEW MEMBER STATES HOW MANY TIMES AS AN APPLICANT? HOW MANY TIMES AS AN APPLICANT? HOW MANY TIMES IN A CONSORTIUM? HOW MANY TIMES IN A CONSORTIUM? HOW MANY TIMES AS A PARTNER? HOW MANY TIMES AS A PARTNER?
NEW MEMBER STATES 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
Czech Republic 0 1 3 1 7 3
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 0 0 1 0 3 1
Hungary 0 0 1 2 3
Latvia 0 0 0 0 3
Lithuania 0 0 1 1 1 1
Malta 0 0 0 4 1
Poland 0 0 1 2 8
Slovakia 0 0 1 1 5 1
Slovenia 0 1 0 1 1
TOTAL 0 2 6 5 25 22
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Co-financing of operations with NGOsTrends and
Challenges

• New Thematic programme under Financial
  Perspectives 2007-2013
• EC Communication on the thematic programme
•  Non-State Actors Local Authorities in
  Development 
• Successor to Co-financing w/ NGOs and
  Decentralised Co-operation budget lines
• Same type of activities
• Actors with direct access to funding European
  NGOs, local NGOs, other CSO, local authorities