Funding for Technical Assistance for sending organisations, Capacity Building for humanitarian aid of hosting organisations
by Catherine MALLET
The following call for proposals EACEA 09/2017 will provide funding through support for actions aimed at strengthening the capacity of prospective hosting organisations to prepare and respond to humanitarian crises. In addition it will provide support for actions aimed at strengthening the technical capacity of prospective sending organisations to participate in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. The objective of this call is to strengthen the capacities of sending and hosting organisations intending to participate in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and to ensure compliance with the standards and procedures regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers in order to apply for certification which is required in order to deploy EU Aid Volunteers.
Eligible activities include:
- Study/scoping visits to refine and finalise needs assessment of the action;
- Activities to build/strengthen capacities;
- Seminars and workshops;
- Job shadowing;
- Twinning arrangements and exchange of staff;
- Exchange of knowledge, organisational learning and good practices;
- Study visits;
- Activities to foster partnership building; 3.3.2017 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 67/13
- Activities to assist organisations in meeting the Core Humanitarian Standards;
- Activities to strengthen regional cooperation;
- Development of, and managing online volunteer opportunities.
Deadline for applications is 3 July 2017.
More information about this call here
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