Small Embassy Projects Programme 2008

(SEP - 2008)

 

 

 

Programme Goals:

 

The SEP program supports local initiatives aimed at the development of the income generating activities among rural population and at the improvement of the socioeconomic position of the most vulnerable groups of the population. 

 SEP programme welcomes projects directed at the development of the civil society in the rural areas.

The SEP should also be able to serve as a model for other local projects and as an engine for new development.

Registered non-governmental organizations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are eligible for participation in the SEP Program.

Programme Criteria: 

A SEP:

• must be based on a small scale local initiative originating in the community or agency involved;
• must be implemented using local goods and materials;
• must be targeted at a clearly defined group of people who are actively involved in it and prepared to contribute what they can to its implementation (money , labor, materials or land);
• must be capable of being sustained by the local population once complete;
• may not take the form of a one-time action (such as a conference, a seminar or an exhibition) or a form of charity (such as supplying food or medical aid) or constitute a gift or part of an election campaign;
• is not meant as emergency aid, except as a stopgap to more permanent solutions;
• is not meant to cover the re-incurring costs (municipal expenses, rent payments, salaries, gasoline, Xerox paper, etc.)
• may not be part of a project or program belonging to another development agency, or of a larger project split into different SEPs.

   

Requirements to the project proposals:

Project proposals:

• must indicate contributions from other sources if applicable
• must include price lists for items that are planned to be purchased
• must include the legalized cop y of the certificate of applicant’s legal registration
• must be submitted in English including the project idea, with attached detailed budget 

Duration of one project: 12 months

Funding:

The maximum preferred contribution is 25,000 Euro per project.  No additional contribution for the same project is possible.

Applying for funding:

Submission deadline is March 15, 2008.   Applications will be reviewed within 6-8 weeks after the submission deadline.

In case, the application is granted, the amount awarded will be transferred to the applicant’s bank account once the contract is signed, in accordance with the signed contract. Financial statement including all recipients and a final report should be submitted to the Embass y once the grant is spent.  

The Embass y reserves the right to assess expenditures and inspect project activities at any time.

The applicants must submit project proposals delivered personally or by postal mail to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the following address:

103, Nauryzbai Batyr St.,

Almaty 050022, Kazakhstan 

Or by e-mail at: alm@minbuza.nl

Note: Project applications sent by fax will not be considered !

 

 

APPLICATION FORMAT

The below information must be included in to the application package:

1. The applicant:

• name and precise contact information of the applying organization (address, telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.)
• number of members of the organization
• bank or giro account number of the applicant
• copies of the organization’s registration its regulations
• name and precise contact information of the implementing agency (if the project is not implemented by the applicant)
• name and precise contact information of the project manager

2.  The project:

• name and brief description of the project
• duration of the project implementation in the context of the requested amount
• goals and objectives of the project
• the target group and how this group is to be involved in the project
• the timetable and method of implementation
• location of the project implementation: country, city
• relevance to the region’s development
• detailed budget, including amount applied for
• local contribution in form of mone y, labor, materials and land
• continuation of the project (how the project will be sustained after the end of grant)

 

Embassy contact information:

Tel. +7 727 2503 773

Fax +7 727 2503 772

E-mail: alm@minbuza.nl