Applications are now
open for the Promotion of Democracy through Political Parties.
The
scheme is aimed at Norwegian political parties and youth parties. Democracy
measures through political organizations represent a limited but important
contribution to the development of democracy in developing countries. Norwegian
political parties can play a role through their international networks,
involvement and expertise in democracy development and the building of party
organizations.
The Aim of the Subsidy
Scheme
The scheme for promoting
democracy through political parties shall contribute to achieving the following
goals:
- Strengthening democratic
parties and party systems in ODA-approved developing countries.
Goals
The following criteria
for goal achievement will be used for this call:
- Increased representativeness in
political parties or party systems, with emphasis on youth and women.
- Concrete improvement of the
capacity of parties or party systems to fulfill their democratic role.
- Strengthened cooperation
between parties, primarily through reconciliation, consensus and coalition
building measures.
Funding Information
The lowest application
amount is limited to NOK 500,000. Applications for support for projects of 2 or
4 years' duration will be given priority, with the possibility of extension in
connection with future announcements of the scheme.
Audience
The target group for the
call is:
- Democratic parties and party
systems in ODA-approved developing countries
Eligibility Criteria
Potential grant
recipients:
- Norwegian political parties and
youth parties
Applicant Criteria
Applicants must document
that the following criteria are met:
- Applicant must be a legal
entity. Accurate and comprehensive information about the form of
organization must be provided.
- Applicants must have the
necessary professional and administrative competence to implement the
measure. Results of previous efforts in the scheme's scope are relevant.
- Applicants must show good
insight into the issues and have set clear and feasible goals for the
measure.
- The applicant must have
established good contact with and anchoring with any partners. Information
about partners must be provided.
- Applicants must have their own
articles of association and a responsible board.
- The applicant's board must be
administratively separated from the company's daily operations to ensure
the board's independent control function.
- The applicant must confirm that
ethical guidelines have been prepared for the company. The ethical
guidelines must, as a minimum, meet the requirements in the guide for the
preparation of ethical guidelines for Norad's grant recipients.
- The applicant must confirm that
sufficient safety assessments have been made for their own employees when
staying abroad, and that the necessary measures have been implemented for,
for example, training, own guidelines, insurance and equipment.
Post Date: 07-Sep-2021