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20.8.2013

"Widow's Mite" Elderly Village to Malawi

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. Especially the elderly live in utmost poverty, of whom most are women. Because of the HIV/AIDS- pandemic, caretakers of most of the families have di...

20.8.2013

Civil society capacity-building: getting familiar with UN processes and transnational advocacy work

The complexity of the interrelated crises, the food, energy, climate and youth bulb crisis, as well as the lack of democracy and transparency, need new, holistic approaches. This demands a new type of ...

20.8.2013

Community based outreach project among elderly

Traditionally, the role of older people in Namibia has been to advise their families and communities, and to receive care and respect by their children. Today, their role is often overlooked. Elderly p...

20.8.2013

Community Center

The primary goal of the project is to provide a structure in the Dalit villlage of Haldipada in Odisha that will make it possible for the villagers to have access to year-round accommodation, training ...

20.8.2013

Continued Education of the Personnel in the Saba Saba Health Care Centre

The inhabitants of Morogoro (300 000) do not receive qualitative basic health care, because the regional hospital does not admit patients of this level any more. Morogoro Municipality have decided to 1...

20.8.2013

Empowering the Communities for Youth

The project aims to contribute to the development problem of youth unemployment and inactive citizenship causing hopelessness and social evils such as crime, violence, poverty, homelessness, break up o...

20.8.2013

Good School

Hyvä Koulu (Good School) is a project that aims to develop the educational activities of primary schools on two levels in a suburb of Dakar, Senegal.One of the objectives set out in Senegal’s national ...

20.8.2013

Kumppanuussopimus/SASK(Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus)

To support trade unions in the global south.

20.8.2013

Kumppanuussopimus/Suomen Lähetysseura

20.8.2013

Leadership Training of Namibian Teachers' Union (NANTU) at Regional and Local Level

The main goals are to promote the rights of the civil society, democratic desionmaking processes and social dialogue between the civil society,unions and education leaders and the education administrat...

20.8.2013

Physical Education Development Project in Nepal

The Physical Education Development Pilot Project 2013-2014 is LiiKe's first project in Nepal. It is planned in close cooperation with the Tribhuvan University's (TU) Department of Health, Physical and ...

20.8.2013

Political empowering of women in Palestine- From woman to woman

Women is Palestine are still separated from policy-making due to a set of political, economic and social conditions, and struggle in order to reach high authority possessions which are usually occupied...

20.8.2013

Productive Workshop for Trainees with Intellectual Disabilities piloting an innovative and sustainable process for inclusive tra

The main focus of the project is to strengthen in particular educational and training opportunities for children and young people with special needs in the area of the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. ...

20.8.2013

Promoting domestic work as a decent occupation for women

Domestic workers are one of the most vulnerable groups in Peruvian society and the labour markets. Being mostly women and migrants from the rural areas of the country, domestic workers are treated as s...

20.8.2013

STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ARAP MOI CHILDREN'S HOME

The project partners are faced with constantly growing challenges of increasing demand for child protection of poor children, changing operating environment of the Arap Moi Children's Home (AMCH), ne...

20.8.2013

Sustainable Forest Use and Food Security

Forest resources are used unsustainably in and around Kiwengwa-Pongwe Forest Reserve because of poor farming techniques, lack of available land and limited livelihood opportunities in the 12 villages s...

20.8.2013

The Caucasus Crossroads: Buildging Interactive Dialogue

The objective of the project is to bring together professional and citizen journalists from all the coutries of South Caucasus via network of journalists, media outlets and reprersentatives of civil so...

20.8.2013

Youth groups constructing political citizenship in Guatemala

More than 70% of the Guatemalan population is under 30 years old, and more than 50 % is under 20 years old. The social problems of the country such as street violence, insecurity, corruption and impuni...

20.8.2013

Youth media forum in Palestine

Social exclusion of youth is one of the most serious development problems in Palestine. Many young people have little prospects of improving their lives, and youth unemployment is very high both in Wes...

19.8.2013

Non-formal training in support of livelihood for adult refugees in Kyangwali refugee settlement

The development problem that the project aims to alleviate is poverty defined as lack of certain minimal or basic capacities needed for generating human well-being. The overall objective of the project...

19.8.2013

Promoting forestry and forest conservation in Kizarawe

There is particular concern of increasing forest degradation in the Kizarawe area in Tanzania. Illegal cutting of forest resources for energy purposes is an increasing problem in Daresalaam city. Commu...

19.8.2013

Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Senegal

The project Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Senegal aims to unlock the entrepreneurial leadership potential of disadvantaged youth. It offers practical hands-on entrepreneurial experiences to youth...

15.8.2013

Competence Development in Education

The aim of the project is to promote competence development in the special education and general education sector in Tanzania through workshops and seminars. The overall aim is to promote school achiev...

14.8.2013

SL/Enhancing Self-Driven Social Transform. through REFLECT

Immidiate objective is to increase literacy level and people's equal participation through literacy activities. In the short term literacy is increased in the communities where literacy circle activiti...

14.8.2013

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation

Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation, with specific focus on the UN Reforms is one of the key functions and tasks of the Unit for UN Development issues. The funds will be us...

13.8.2013

IN/Educational and cultural establishment for tamangs of West Bengal

A cultural center will be establish for the tamang community in west-Bengal in order to facilitate social interaction. The status of women and tamanf minority will be improved by offering courses that ...

13.8.2013

Project preparation in Asian countries

Preparation of projects in Asia and Oceania

8.8.2013

Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue of Cultures, ALF

The Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) is a parent organization for the national ALF networks operating in 44 countries across the EU and the Mediterranean region. The Foundation was founded in 2005. The oper...

8.8.2013

Development Aid and Small Scale Projects in Northern Afghanistan

Finland has carried out development and small scale projects in Northern Afghanistan since 2008. The current project provides funding to UNICEF, UNDP, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), and small...

8.8.2013

Entrepreneurship Training School of Salinas

The project will reinforce an institution "Entrepreneurship Training School of Salinas" in Salinas in Ecuador with the long term goal to develop growing and innovative businesses in the area.

8.8.2013

Global Partnership for Education, GPE

Finland has been a partner in the Global Partnership for Education since its inception as EFA Fast Track Initiative in 2002. Finland is co-funding bilaterally and through multilateral channels educat...

8.8.2013

Indigenous rights and culture in Adivasi forest communities

The new Tribal Forests Rights Act gives indigenous tribes the right to exploit local forests in a sustainable manner. The execution of the law has, however, been incomplete. The project aims to facilit...

8.8.2013

Indigenous rights and culture in Adivasi forest communities

The new Tribal Forests Rights Act gives indigenous tribes the right to exploit local forests in a sustainable manner. The execution of the law has, however, been incomplete. The project aims to facilit...

8.8.2013

INT/European Centre for Development Policy Managment;phase II

Finland supports ECDPM with core funding of 225 000/year for the years 2013-2015. In addition, ECDPM is requested to provide training and/or seminars for the MFA in yearly bases (25 000/year). The Eur...

8.8.2013

Integrating Health Services into the Public Health System

This project will pilot Youth-Friendly Health Services within the Public Health System in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The immediate objective is to improve the sexual and reproductive health of young ...

8.8.2013

LEB/Mental Health Interventions in high risk conditions

The Project will develop mental health intervention practice to be applied in conflict conditions. The objectives are the provision of therapeuthic services by FGCSaida for needy children and adolescen...

8.8.2013

NE/Improving child health in Ibadan primary schools

While most infectious diseases are preventable, they still account for over two thirds of childhood mortality in developing countries such as Nigeria. In Nigeria, the Government (with UNICEF support) h...

8.8.2013

Rehabilitation and prevention of War Trauma

The aim of the project is to create a family centered approach in rehabilitation and prevention of war trauma. The PMRS will introduce psychosocial help for traumatized clients as an integrated part of...

8.8.2013

Services for Palestinian children with multiple special needs and their families in Lebanon Acronym MSN-services

Palestinian refugee population has no available mental health services in Lebanon. Beit Atfal Assumoud (BAS) started the mental health program: "Family Guidance Center" for children in 1997. So far the...

8.8.2013

Support to Kenya's government oversight agencies

The programme supports the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights, the National Gender and Equality Commission and the Commission for Administrative Justice (Ombudsman), which are independent const...

2.8.2013

European Report on Development (ERD); Finland's contribution 2013/2014

Supported by the European Commission and four Member States, the European Report on Development (ERD) is the main output of the Commission’s "Mobilising European Research for Development Policies" -ini...

2.8.2013

Supporting State-Civil Society Dialogue in Morocco

The project is to focus on developing a space for dialogue on key current socio-economic issues in Morocco that may have an impact on stability in the country. The purpose is to permit key stakeholders...

2.8.2013

TZ/Libraries for development

The objective is to train the library personnel in Namibia and Tanzania in ICT and information search skills to enable them to teach the skills to the public. The purpose is to enable the libraries to ...

31.7.2013

Literacy for youth in Madagaskar

Aims: To provide primary education for young people who are outside the official education system in order to improve their well-being and possibilities for further learning; develop teaching and learn...

24.7.2013

Western Balkans/Support to the Regional Cooperation Council RCC

RCC (Regional Cooperation Council) supports the political and economic development, mutual cooperation and euro-atlantic integration of the South-East European countries. Finland has participated in th...

9.7.2013

Westbury Youth Development Initiative

Youth are in a central role in developing their communities and societies as well as in poverty reduction. In South Africa youth’s challenges are multiple. The cooperation of different actors of the so...

3.7.2013

INT/Core funding to Women's World Banking (WWB), additional funding in 2013

Women's World Banking (WWB) is an international non-governmental organization that coordinates the global network of 39 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 27 countries. The WWB advances poor women's a...

2.7.2013

KAM/Promoting child rights and work against child labour

The project aims at preventing the worst forms of child labour and protecting children involved in them. Local communities are mobilised, and particularly the young are encouraged to act against the wo...

28.6.2013

Ecovillage development concept for Koibatek district

Aim: Increase food security, diversify income generation and increase income through sustainable agricultural / environmental development. Activities: Mobilization and capacity building of village self...

28.6.2013

Green Earth - Tany Maitso

Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. Most Malagasy never have an opportunity to find jobs from official secto...

28.6.2013

Integrated River Basin Management at Koshi River – Safeguarding the lives of millions

The proposed project is continuation of the earlier MFA funded project in the Indrawati Sub-basin of the Koshi river basin (Jan 2010-Dec 2012). This project is based on the outcomes, needs and recommen...

28.6.2013

Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Biodiversity

The project implements an integrated population, health and environment (PHE) approach. The objective is improved sustainable management of natural resources and increased access to sexual and reproduc...

28.6.2013

Livelihood and Environmental Awareness Project Extension Phase

The extension phase is necessary for achieving sustainability of the mobilization processes started during 2010-2012. The established women's groups will be continued, but at the same time also oth...

28.6.2013

Making Investments work for people and forests in Coastal East Africa (CEA)

The pressure of natural resources has increased sharply in East Africa in recent years as the WWF Africa Ecological Footprint Report shows. Population growth and food, energy and other commodities risi...

28.6.2013

NP/Good work, healthy environment

The project aims at strengthening rights and safety of forest trade union members and individual wood workers, and improve the ecological values of the forests in Nepal by educating wood workers on sus...

28.6.2013

Sinsibere-3Combating desertific. with women's sustainable livelih.

Aim: To improve environmental sustainability and livelihood in the communities through combating deforestation and desertification. The project aims to create viable income generating activities for wo...

27.6.2013

MYA/Technical support to strengthen local peace structures in Myanmar

The project activities focus on providing technical support for the dialogue partners in this critical phase of transition from ceasefire talks to political dialogue. The emphasis of the work is on con...

26.6.2013

Education Development

The development of school system is not in the priorities of the almost non-existing local administration. The partner organizations aim to improve the possibilities of education in the region of El Ad...

26.6.2013

Improvement of the basic services

To improve basic health care services in Sool and Sanaag area in Somaliland/Puntland, Somalia

19.6.2013

Contribution to the Special Trust Fund for CSTD activities with regard to ten-year follow-up of WSIS outcomes (WSIS+10)

Support to the UNCTAD´s Trust Fund to contribute to the overall review of the implementation of the WSIS (World Summit of the Information Society) outcomes. In accordance with paragraph 111 of the Tuni...

19.6.2013

Forest & Farm Facility

THE FFF hosted by FAO is a multistakeholder partnership that supports to forest dependent communities and stakeholders, in particular smallholders, women and indigenous groups in governance, policy inf...

18.6.2013

Forest Resource Assessment in Nepal

There is a need for strengthening of the forestry sector information systems, to enable the realistic preparation of new Master plan and to monitor effectively the impact of recent forest activities af...

14.6.2013

International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities

Support to developing countries’ own capacity development in evaluating public policies in is an important means to support evidence-based decision making and open and democratic governance. The third ...

14.6.2013

Toimialakohtainen kehittämistyö

Development of sector policies, new instruments and methodology; support to expert work and seminars; support to the auditing of and training on the use of local cooperation funds; support to quality a...

11.6.2013

Capacity building of NGOs working in Morogoro Region

Capacity building of a regional umbrella organization UNGO and its member organizations. Project is a continuation for the previous project focusing on UNGO's capacity. The present project will expand ...

11.6.2013

IHOIK/International federation on human rights-organization

Project support for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) for a project ”Strengthening national human rights defenders and NGO´s capacity to prevent human rights violations and promote ...

11.6.2013

IHOIK/Monitoring and evaluation of Human rights INGO's

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs grants yearly thematic support for INGO’s. For securing the rightful use of the funding and enhancing the effects, the supported organizations as well as the projects f...

11.6.2013

IHOIK/Support to the "World Organization Against Torture"

Core support to organization which aims at the prevention of human rights violations, establishing torture cases and dissemination of human rights.

11.6.2013

IHOIK/Support to the International Commission of Jurists

Project support for the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) for implementation of Operational Plan 2012–2015 and a project on Economic- social and cultural rights in developing countries. ICJ i...

11.6.2013

IHOIK/Support to the Minority Rights Group

Project support to Minority Rights Group International (MRG) for the project “Enhancing the effectiveness of minority advocates in developing countries” which is aimed for a project in Africa and South...

11.6.2013

Increasing Access to Quality Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health for women and marginalized groups in Yemen

MSIY's rogramme "Increasing Access to Quality Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health for women and marginalized groups in Yemen" operates for three years in four governorates of Yemen. The...

11.6.2013

INGO/International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Core support for the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRTC) which is a health-based umbrella organization that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention...

11.6.2013

INGO/Transparency international (TI)

Core support to Transparency International (TI) activities which are dedicated to increase government accountability and curb both international and national corruption. TI is acting in over 90 countri...

11.6.2013

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)

Core Support for The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) which is a worldwide network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered groups for the equal implementation of the human rights o...

11.6.2013

Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)

Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) . The vision of PMNCH is to achieve the MDGs, with women and children enbaled to realize their right to the highest attainable standard of healt...

11.6.2013

Programme planning

Planning of institutional cooperation partnerships.

10.6.2013

IHOIK/International Centre for Transitional Justice

Core support to The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). ICTJ works to help societies in transition address legacies of massive human rights violations and build civic trust in state ...

10.6.2013

INGO/Forum for African women educationalists (FAWE)

An organisation founded in Kenya in 1992 the objectives of which are: 1) to enhance the educational opportunities for girls and women and 2) to create better networks for ngo-cooperation in the educ...

6.6.2013

INT/ICTSD; International Centre for Trade and Suistainable Development

ICTSD supports sustainable development in multilateral trade issues by dialogue, networking, research and capacity building.

4.6.2013

INT/Support to International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)

ISO project supports capacity of African LDCs to participate in and benefit from international standards. Objective is to enhance economic and social development of developing countries by improving co...

3.6.2013

Promoting Modernisation of Hydro-meteorological Services in Vietnam - Phase II

Increased capacity of the National Hydro-Meteorological service of Vietnam NHMS to produce new and improved weather service and products to public and private users. The project will improve the capaci...

3.6.2013

Support for implementation of Post 2015 activities

The purpose of this intervention is to enable Finland to participate to the follow-up of the Rio +20 outcomes including the preparation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The required funding w...

31.5.2013

UNRWA Summer Fun Weeks

Summer Games 2013 will build on the success of the previous Summer Games programmes - achieved despite the myriad challenges - organised since 2007, and offer children in Gaza a series of educational a...

30.5.2013

Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative / African Knowledge Exchange - AKE

GESCI is assisting Ministries of Education and other relevant ministries in developing countries on planning and implementation of educational strategies on ICT and Inclusive Knowledge Society. GESCI i...

28.5.2013

Conflict Resolution in Southern Thailand

The conflict in Southern Thailand is entering a critical phase. Violence is on the increase but so are efforts to bring peace. For the first time since the re-emergence of the conflict in 2004, the Tha...

23.5.2013

Sustainable Use of Forest Resources

The aim of the project is to enhance the environmental awareness and the condition of environment in Guinea. The purpose is to reduce and strengthen the use of wood and forests as well as improve the c...

22.5.2013

Dry Sanitation Project in Msunduza Township

Aims: improve environmental sanitation through use of dry toilets and waste management; improve health conditions; develop organic home gardening. Activities: building dry toilets in public places, sch...

22.5.2013

Improving livelih and environm by rainwater harvesting in Mwanga

Aim: increased use of rainwater harvesting and small-scale drip irrigation in rural drylands for fruits and firewood; improved livelihoods, particularly of women and children, through diversified incom...

22.5.2013

Mtwara: Community water supply project

Aim: improve access to potable water and sanitation services; improve health conditions, reduce poverty; strengthen the operation of water committees. Activities: baseline study of present situation; i...

22.5.2013

Organisational Capacity Building for Environmental Education and Community Development

The project has two goals: to strengthen the organisational capacity of Green Living Movement Swaziland (GLM Swaziland) and to increase knowledge on environmental issues in the cooperation communities....

22.5.2013

Protection of biodiversity, livelihood and ecological functions

Aims: conservation of natural tropical forests in heart of Borneo; diversified livelihood of local forest dependent communities through sustainable community based forest management; development of for...

22.5.2013

Reducing poverty in Nepal, through innovative and equitable carbon fin

Aim: To establish functional and equitable carbon financing programme in place based on avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) for climate change mitigation; enhance knowledge and scienti...

21.5.2013

MZ/Youth livelihood and participation

The aim of the project is to reduce urban poverty of vulnerable youth in Chamanculo through access to training and employment, to improve equal ooportunities to primary education, to promote youth part...

20.5.2013

Developing nursery and primary education in Yala District

Project aim is to improve basic education in Yala district where there are a lot of school drop-outs. There is a danger of social exclusion particularly for girls and other groups which have lower soci...

20.5.2013

INGO/International union of forest research organizations (IUFRO)

support to the UN forest policy process (UNFF), UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD by providing scientific information and knowledge as well as supporting developing countries in capacity building.

20.5.2013

Institutional Cooperation between Finland and Nepal in meteorological services; 2nd Phase

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has carried out institutional cooperation (ICI) with the Nepalese counterpart Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) during 2010-2012. The second phase of th...

20.5.2013

Planning: Bhutan, ICI Meteorology Sector Cooperation

Planning phase: Finnish-Bhutanese Project for Improved capacity of the Government of Bhutan to respond to the increased risks related to climate change.

20.5.2013

Trade and Development / UN Global Compact; Contribution to the Global Compact trust Fund in 2013

UN Global Compact (UNGC) is a global corporate leaders’ initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General in 2000, which aims at transforming the business world to operate, both in developed and develop...

20.5.2013

Traditional System of Medicine for Community Health and Livelihood Security

In face of onslaught of modern medicine, which is inaccessible to poor communities, it is necessary to revive the multi-tiered, interactive, interdisciplinary, eco-sensitive and vegetation-based health...

20.5.2013

UN Women; Developing Afghanistan's National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Related Resolutions

The Project supplements support to Afghanistan and Finland Twinning Cooperation started in 2010 in preparation of Afghanistan's National Action plan on UNSCR 1325. The project will be implemented by th...

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