NGO Fund 2nd Call Project Evaluation Completed
July 09, 2008
A total 145 applications were submitted in response to the second open call under the Estonian €2.1 million NGO Fund. The evaluation of the projects has been completed, and grants will be awarded to 13 large and 18 small projects.13 large and 18 small projects
A total 145 applications were submitted in response to the second open call under the Estonian €2.1 million NGO Fund. The evaluation of the projects has been completed, and grants will be awarded to 13 large and 18 small projects.13 large and 18 small projects
NGO Fund coordinator Maris Jõgeva said that consultations with applicants and feedback that was given to projects after the first open call are now bearing fruits, as 17 among the 31 supported projects are applications that had been developed further according to feedback from the fund’s first project round.
„We are foreseeing that the funding will help a number of stronger NGOs to offer social services , such as supported working for people with special needs, community care-giving, and personal assistants for families in need, at a new quality level.
It is vital that Estonian government and local governments shall not forgo the good partnering opportunities available with much stronger NGOs," Jõgeva added.
Also, among the supported activities are development of voluntarism in Estonia, involvement of people with special needs to policy-making, support for spreading eco-farming and the revival of Estonian cinema culture in rural areas. A full list with descriptions of the supported projects is available at: http://www.oef.org.ee/en/programs/6/20080411010143/
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway support the Estonian NGO Fund with €2.1 million, with the Estonian government providing the remaining ten percent of the fund. Over the coming three years small-scale grants will be provided to Estonian NGOs and social partners within the focus areas democracy and civil society, environment and sustainable development, and social integration and local development. A total six calls will be held under the fund, and the third open call has a deadline in September this year.
Additional information:
Maris Jõgeva
Program coordinator
Phone: +372 631 3791, +372 53 421 726
E-mail: maris@oef.org.ee