Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Armenia (EPF-Armenia), Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Azerbaijan (EPF-Azerbaijan) through Caucasus Research Resource Centre in Georgia (CRRC-Georgia), and International Alert (Alert), hereinafter the Partners, announce a Call for Full Proposals under the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity. The Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity is part of the “Peacebuilding through Capacity Enhancement and Civic Engagement” (PeaCE) programme funded by the European Union under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP).
Description:
The PeaCE programme aims to re-engage Armenians and Azerbaijanis from geographic areas affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in peacebuilding activities, as well as revive the peacebuilding process within and between these societies. The Partners expect that the PeaCE program will facilitate the engagement of interested civil society actors and grassroots in bridging the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict divide.
The Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity is an instrument that enables individuals and organizations to implement innovative in-country, bilateral or multilateral peacebuilding initiatives that aim at building trust and confidence across the conflict divide. These initiatives should focus on (but not limited to) one or more of the following areas and target groups in random order:
Target groups:
- Youth
- Women
- Communities living along the conflict divide
- Refugees and IDPs
- Persons with disabilities (as a result of the conflict)
- Ethnic and religious minorities
- War veterans
- Professional categories seeking cross-border exchanges or joint activities (e.g. journalists, writers, education professionals, etc.)
Areas:
- Education
- Human and leadership capacity building and development
- Civic activism related to peace and conflict transformation
- Human security and management of emergency situations
- Women’s participation in and contribution to peace and stability
- Peacebuilding awareness raising
- Confidence-building (including dealing with the past)
- Dialogue between different social or professional groups
- Policy relevant advocacy and research.
Overall, the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity comprises two cycles. Under the first cycle that started in summer 2017, the Partners received 99 applications from local and international applicants out of which 10 projects were selected and are currently implemented. The current Call indicates the start of the second cycle of the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity.
Eligibility of applicants:
Non-profits (NGOs, foundations), for-profits (e.g. media outlets, small and medium enterprises) and individuals are eligible to apply for funding from the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity. This includes applicants who participated in the first cycle of the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity but were not successful. Beneficiaries who already received funding under the first cycle of the Peacebuilding Funds Opportunity are also eligible to apply; however, provided other conditions are equal, the preference will be given to new-comers.
Preference will be given to local applicants (non-profits, for-profits and individuals) who come from geographic areas affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. International applicants will need to prove maximum value added in terms of engaging and empowering local actors.
Non-profits and for-profits should be able to prove that they have:
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