A Call for Civil Society to Participate in the Development Process of Egypt

Deadline: 30 September 2019

The Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) is one of the Finnish development cooperation instruments and aims at supporting the civil society to participate in the development process of Egypt.

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Projects supported through the LCF must serve Finland’s foreign and security policy objectives. As a development policy instrument, LCF projects must in particular support the goals set for Finland’s development policy: eradication of poverty by means of economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development.

Focal Areas for 2019 Support

Projects supporting women’s access to economic opportunities and participation in the work force through

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Facilitating the access of women graduates to employment
Capacity building and skills development for women with lower levels of education

Projects targeting sustainable private sector partnerships in marginalized areas are prioritized.

Eligibility Criteria

The LCF is available for Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other local non-profit civil society actors, such as: science and technology communities, universities and other educational and research institutions, independent media, public bodies and cultural institutions (for example, museums, libraries and theatres), chambers of commerce and commercial associations, organizations engaged in the promotion of export and investment, businesses, cooperatives, interest groups of companies and employees, foundations or religious communities. Applying organizations need to submit proof of registration with the relevant Egyptian authorities in accordance with the existing legislation.
The LCF cannot be used for supporting activities of the national or local government and political parties, Finnish institutions or organizations, projects in which the beneficiary is a single person or private business, or projects serving purely religious or charity purposes.
However, the Embassy does encourage civil society organizations to work with the national and/or local government. In all cases, the civil society organization selected for funding is the Embassy’s contractual partner.

One organization can submit maximum two project proposals.

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How to Apply

Please download the project proposal template via given website.

For more information, please visit https://finlandabroad.fi/web/egy/support-for-local-civil-society-organisations

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