Do you represent an
international company? Do you want to end child labour in your production
chain? If yes, then apply now to get support from the Fund against Child Labour
(FBK).
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) is
seeking applications for Fund against Child Labour (FBK) program to support
your project with a subsidy and a knowledge project.
FBK
helps Dutch companies that:
- research
the root causes of child labour in their production chain;
- take
actions to prevent child labour at a local level;
- taking
measures to prevent child labour in their businesses.
Funding
Information
- In
2020, the budget is 5.5 million euros.
- FBK
is a five-year subsidy programme (2018 – 2022) with several opportunities
to submit project applications.
You may apply for a subsidy of €475,000 for each project, representing a maximum of 70% of the total eligible costs. FBK will subsidise at least 11 projects each year.
Types
of Project
You may apply for a subsidy
for the following types of projects:
- local
impact research: in-depth research into child labour on-site and in the
industry;
- on-site
activities to end child labour in combination with due diligence measures
in your industry.
Conditions
- If
you apply for a subsidy for activities aimed at combating child labour,
you must carry out those activities in partnership within four years.
- FBK
accepts applications for countries:
- Least
Developed Countries: Afghanistan,
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu,
Yemen, Zambia.
- Other
Low Income Countries: Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, Zimbabwe.
- Lower
Middle Income Countries and Territories: Armenia, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Congo,
Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras,
India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Moldova,
Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Tokelau, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, West Bank and Gaza
Strip.
- Upper
Middle Income Countries and Territories: Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Gabon, Grenada, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan,
Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico,
Montenegro, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna.
Partnership
- One
of the conditions to apply is that your company finds partners. Your
company must have partners with:
- other
companies in the same sector;
- other
organisations, such as NGOs or sector organisations;
- local
parties, such as local authorities, schools, children and parents.
- Your
partnership consists of at least:
- 1
Dutch company
- 1
NGO, and
- 1
local company
If you do not have a
partnership with a local company yet, please explain in the project proposal
how you will include a local company in your project. Only a Dutch company can
apply for a subsidy.
Post Date - 12-Mar-2020