Stanislav Topolnycky`s presentation used at Capacity development School in Yaremche, April of 28-29

1. Support and capacity
building programmes for
civil society in Ukraine
Stanislav Topolnytskyy
Sector Manager, Civil Society and Human Rights
Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
E: stanislav.topolnytskyy@eeas.europa.eu
Yaremche, 29 April 2015

2. Overview
• EU support to civil society
• Calls for proposals
• EU Roadmap for Engaging with Civil
Society in Ukraine
• Q&A

3. Support to civil society 2014-2017
• European Instrument for Democracy and Human
Rights (EIDHR)
• Civil Society Organisations –Local Authorities
(CSO-LA) thematic programme
• European Neighbourhood Instrument
• Single Support Frameworks/bilateral funds
• Regional funds

4. European Instrument for Democracy
and Human Rights (EIDHR)
• Support civil society and human rights defenders in
working on human rights (political, civil, economic,
social and cultural) and democratisation
• Issues included gender equality and democratic reform,
peaceful conciliation of group interests, and political
participation and representation
• Annual allocation for Ukraine: €1 million; projects between €
50 000 - € 300 000.
• In 2007-2013 EU provided over €6 million to support over 30
human rights projects throughout Ukraine.
• Last call for proposals -> call for expression of interest ->
simplified model, deadline was 6 April 2015. Next call for
proposals in 2016

5. Civil Society Organisations and Local
Authorities Programme (CSO-LA) - I
• Successor to the Non-State Actors and Local Authorities
programme of 2007-2013 (NSA-LA)
• NSA-LA programme objectives:
• benefit populations out of reach of mainstream services
and resources and excluded from policy making
processes;
• strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations
with a view to facilitating their participation in defining
and implementing poverty reduction and sustainable
development strategies;
• facilitate interaction between state and non-state
actors in different contexts
• Since 2011 in Ukraine EU supported 11 civil society projects
under this programme for the total amount of over €2 million

6. Civil Society Organisations and Local
Authorities Programme (CSO-LA) - II
• CSO-LA programme will support civil society organisations as
• Actors in governance and accountability
• Partners in promoting social development
• Stakeholders in promoting inclusive and
sustainable growth
• Ukraine's allocation under CSO-LA for 2014-2017 is €6.5 million
• Next call is planned for late 2015

7. Ukraine Civil Society Support
Programme - I
• Accompanies and complements the support provided to
Ukraine under the State Building Contract:
• € 355 million to support the government of Ukraine in
addressing short-term economic problems and preparing for
in-depth reform in the context of the Association Agreement
• Builds on the results of the Civil Society Facility funds for
2011-2013:
• strengthen civil society organisations and contribute to
promoting an enabling environment for their work; increase
their involvement in support to programming,
implementation and monitoring of EU assistance and policies;
and promote involvement of civil society in policy dialogue
and increase interaction between civil society organisations
and authorities at national level.

8. Ukraine Civil Society Support
Programme - II
• Overall objective: to enhance the role of civil society in
promoting democratic reforms and inclusive socio-
economic development in Ukraine
• Two specific objectives:
• to strengthen the capacity and participation of CSOs in policy
dialogue, monitoring and oversight, and concrete actions, to
advance the implementation of reforms in Ukraine
• to contribute to fostering a conducive environment for civil
society, including legislative, institutional, economic and
social dimensions
• Will be implemented through two calls for proposals
• First call for proposals is ongoing (€5 million, deadline – 21 May
2015)

9. European Neighbourhood Instrument
(ENI)
In the future (2016 and on) support to civil society is to be
provided through the ENI bilateral funding:
• mainstreamed throughout each focal sector, for civil
society engagement in the specific focal sector
• complementary envelope – to target sectors other
than the priority ones. Examples include:
• promoting a conducive environment at all levels
• boosting domestic transparency and accountability
• capacity development for CSOs
• improving service delivery
• civil society component to a previous sector support
programme

10. How to get the money?

11. Calls for proposals - I
Where?
EU Calls for proposals on EuropeAid website:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/about-funding_en
Grants and Tenders section of the EU Delegation to
Ukraine website
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/index_en.htm
What?
Read the Guidelines for Applicants:
 min. 45 days available to prepare the applications (first Concept notes
of 5 pages)

12. Calls for proposals - II
Key questions (before applying)
 Do I meet the eligibility requirements?
 Does my project idea fit the purpose of this call?
 Do I have the right partners (co-applicants)?
 Are there any special requirements that the action must fulfill? (e.g.
sub-granting)
 What is the minimum and maximum amount of the grant I am allowed
to request?
 How will I cover the requested co-financing?
 Do I need to create/ update the PADOR (Potential Applicant Data On-
Line Registration) profile of my organisation?
 Did I understand correctly what the Contracting Authority is aiming for
with this call?

13. Calls for proposals - III
The Application Form
1. Concept Note – max 5 pages
 submit by the deadline, to the address in the Guidelines
… if successful, you will receive a letter inviting you to submit a…
2. Full Application
… if successful, you will receive a letter inviting to submit …
3. Supporting documents for eligibility verification
… if eligibility criteria from Guidelines for applicants are met…
 Award decision

14. Recommendations - I
• Keep it brief, simple and clear
• Explain how your project complements other ongoing
initiatives
• Be realistic on:
• Commitment of key stakeholders
• Expected results within timeframe
• Your technical/ financial capacity, also for co-applicant(s), target
group(s)

15. Recommendations - II
Focus on impact :
• • Explain concrete benefits and expected impact of the project, not
just activities
• • Consider including some actions with direct benefits for target
groups
• • “The proposed projects should be designed to produce specific,
measurable results in response to identified problems”

16. A successful project

17. Call for proposals EuropeAid/136912/DD/ACT/UA
Lot 1: to enhance the role of civil society in promoting democratic
reform and increase public accountability, in particular:
•1.1 to increase public accountability and transparency:
•to monitor the management of public finances and increase public
awareness of the process of state budget approval and spending,
including public procurement, revenue collection and state aid;
•to monitor and measure progress towards the implementation of
government's commitments in anti-corruption policy; to monitor and
promote the new anti-corruption legislative framework; and to monitor
the activities of anti-corruption bodies;
•to enhance the implementation and promotion of access to public
information through supervisory actions by civil society actors, civic
initiatives and citizens.

18. Call for proposals EuropeAid/136912/DD/ACT/UA
•1.2 to increase the involvement of civil society actors in monitoring
and policy dialogue with public authorities on sector reforms in line with
the Association Agreement implementation, in sectors such as:
•legal, constitutional, judicial, and electoral reforms, financing of
political parties, public administration reform, health, environment,
energy, transport, land reform, technical barriers to trade and trade
facilitation, and food safety control.

19. Call for proposals EuropeAid/136912/DD/ACT/UA
Lot 2: to enhance the role of civil society in inclusive socio-
economic development of Ukraine, in particular among conflict
affected communities: in conflict prevention, conflict
management, and work in post-conflict environments, such as:
2.1 : promotion of inclusive decision-making for socio-economic
development at local and regional levels, strengthening citizens'
capacities to contribute to local development through awareness-
raising, civic education, advocacy and community mobilisation;
2.2: promotion of democratic values through culture, dialogue and
community mobilisation; support to youth initiatives aimed at the
promotion of civic activism and tolerance;
2.3: support to initiatives aimed at the social and economic integration
of IDPs in host communities in such areas as: livelihood aspects;
information space; access to social and administrative services.

20. Call for proposals EuropeAid/136912/DD/ACT/UA
Lot 3: to strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations
and new initiatives, in particular in areas related to the
objectives of lots 1 and 2, through:
-capacity development and mentoring;
-financial support to third parties, also known as sub-granting (at least
50 % of budget)

21. Call for proposals EuropeAid/136912/DD/ACT/UA
Indicative budget of the call for proposals: EUR 5 000 000
• Lot 1: EUR 2.000.000;
• Lot 2: EUR 1.500.000;
• Lot 3: EUR 1.500.000
Individual grant amounts:
• Lots 1 and 2: EUR 300 000 – EUR 1 000 000
• Lot 3 : EUR 1 000 000 – EUR 1 500 000

22. EU Roadmap on Engaging with Civil
Society in Ukraine - I
• Requested in Commission's Communication on The Roots of
Democracy and Sustainable Development: Europe's Engagement
with Civil Society in External Relations (September 2012) and
respective Council Conclusions (October 2012)
• 3 priorities in the Communication:
1. Promoting a conducive environment for CSOs
2. Promoting meaningful and structured participation of CSOs in:
-Domestic policy making
-EU programming cycle;
-International processes and debates.
3. Increasing the capacity of local CSOs to perform their roles more
effectively.

23. The Communication in a nutshell
• Promoting an enabling
environment (1)
• Strong focus on the country
level and empowerment of
local actors (2-5)
• CSOs in regional and global
settings (6)
• Shaping EU support
• - capacity development of local
CSOs
• - funding adapted to local
needs
1. Promoting
an enabling
environment
2. Inclusive
policy-making
for better
governance
3. Domestic
transparency
&
accountability
4. Social
services:
partnerships
for better
quality
5. CSOs’ work
for inclusive
and sustainable
growth
6. CSOs in
regional and
global settings

24. EU Roadmap on Engaging with Civil
Society in Ukraine - II
• Developed by EU and Member States to improve impact,
predictability and visibility of EU actions, taking into account the
views of local civil society
• Will be a public document available on EU Delegation's website
• Includes 8 strategic priorities for engaging with civil society:

25. EU Roadmap on Engaging with Civil
Society in Ukraine - III
1. 1. Enabling environment for the Ukrainian civil society organisations
2. 2. Increased participation of CSOs in policymaking, public policy
monitoring and service delivery and stronger cooperation between
CSOs, authorities, media and business at all levels
3. 3. Improved CSO legitimacy and representativeness and their
stronger capacity to engage in policy dialogue and policy-making
processes, public policy monitoring and oversight
4. 4. Integrating civil society into EU's political and operational
relations with Ukraine, focusing on the implementation of the
Association Agreement

26. EU Roadmap on Engaging with Civil
Society in Ukraine - IV
1. 5. Support civil society's role in conflict prevention, humanitarian
work and post-conflict environments in the eastern regions of
Ukraine and Crimea
• 6. Accountability and transparency of public policies in energy,
energy efficiency and environment through increased engagement
with civil society
• 7. Greater involvement of civil society in governance and security
sector reforms and promotion of the respect for rule of law and
human rights
• 8. Increased civil society's role in promoting economic development
and contributing to the DCFTA implementation in Ukraine.

27. Questions & Answers

28. Thank you!
EU Delegation to Ukraine
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