Volyn Youth Rights Protection Association, within the framework of the project "Support for Public Initiatives in the Volyn Region," announces a competition of projects for receiving mini-grants with the support of the "Public Initiatives in Eastern Europe" Program of the Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland).
\n \n Purpose of the competition: support for public initiatives in the Volyn region through practical training of activists, organization of a social projects competition, monitoring of implementation and sustainability of projects.
\n \n Priorities:
\n • Protection of citizens' rights (creation and support of the activities of public reception offices and advisory services within a certain district or village, provision of legal assistance regarding the rights and freedoms of citizens and mechanisms for their protection); human rights work with vulnerable segments of the population.
\n • Education and training (development and support of innovative educational programs aimed at providing information, consolidating skills regarding the formation of civil society, development of local initiatives, solving social problems by community efforts, seeking additional funding, etc.).
\n • Support for entrepreneurial initiatives (creation of conditions for the development of small business in rural areas, provision of consultations on the development and support of entrepreneurship, etc.).
\n • Expanding access to information (creation and support of informational publications aimed at informing residents about their rights, opportunities to solve social problems by their own efforts, raising public awareness, etc.);
\n • Improvement of conditions for the provision of services in the social sphere (social projects, development of programs and regulatory acts, promotion of self-organization of the population, expansion of access to information).
\n • Support for public initiatives of national minorities.
\n \n Competition participants: public organizations, initiative groups of citizens.
\n \n Project selection criteria:
\n • compliance with the competition conditions;
\n • relevance of the project for the local community and the settlement;
\n • involvement of the community, mass media;
\n • feasibility in achieving the project objectives;
\n • availability of a realistic project implementation plan;
\n • effectiveness of the project budget;
\n • attraction of additional funds;
\n • further sustainability of the project.
\n \n Amount of funding for one project: 5000 – 7000 UAH.
\n \n Project implementation period: from 2 to 4 months (July – October 2009)
\n \n Applicant's own contribution: the total project budget must provide for at least 30% own contribution (funds, materials) for the implementation of the planned activities.
\n \n Restrictions on funding within the framework of the competition: funds that will be provided to the organization as targeted financing cannot be used:
\n • for the implementation of commercial projects that involve making a profit;
\n • to cover the organization's current expenses not related to project implementation (premises repairs, rent, etc.);
\n • for conducting scientific research and development;
\n • for payment of personal treatment, education, recreation;
\n • expenses for registration of a new organization;
\n • for expenses related to foreign business trips, invitations of foreign delegations, exchange of delegations;
\n • to ensure the organization's activities not related to project implementation.
\n \n Detailed information and an application form for participation in the competition can be obtained at the address: Volyn Youth Rights Protection Association, 43021 Lutsk, 18 Shopena St., office 13, tel./fax (03322) 4-83-12.
\n Or by sending a request to e-mail: aspmv@yahoo.com, aspmv@ukr.net with the note "For the mini-grants competition," or on the website www.iniciativa.com.ua.
\n \n To participate in the competition, it is necessary to submit (for public organizations):
\n • an application form in Ukrainian in electronic form, signed by authorized persons of the organization and stamped with the organization's seal;
\n • a copy of the certificate of state registration;
\n • a copy of the organization's statute;
\n • a copy of the certificate from the State Tax Administration on the assignment of non-profit status code;
\n • a bank certificate confirming the existence of an account.
\n \n To participate in the competition, it is necessary to submit (for initiative groups):
\n • an application form in Ukrainian in electronic form;
\n • minutes on the creation of the initiative group;
\n • a list of members of the initiative group.
\n \nAttention!!!
\n \nTRAINING
\nOn June 22-23, 2009, two one-day training seminars "Development of Public Initiatives" will be held for representatives of public organizations and initiative groups.
\n \nWe ask those interested to register by tel./fax (03322) 4-83-12, mobile tel.: 8(066)7952471 or by e-mail: aspmv@yahoo.com, with the note "For the training."
\n \n Deadline for submitting applications: 17:00 on June 29, 2009.
\n The winners of the competition will be announced on July 7, 2009.
\n \n Contacts:
\n Oksana Nazarchuk, financial manager, Iryna Omelchuk, head of the project "Support for Public Initiatives in the Volyn Region," tel./fax 8 (03322) 4-83-12.
\n \n Project partner: Volyn Regional Council.