Project catalogue

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat

2007

1 Contents

Introduction...... 3

Culture/Welfare...... 4

Competence/Education...... 11

Indigenous peoples...... 15

Economy/Infrastructure...... 18

Environment/Health...... 22

2 Introduction

The Barents Cooperation was established on 11 January 1993. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the member countries Norway, Sweden, Russia and Finland, and representatives from the regional level signed the Organisation Agreements for the Barents Council (minister level) and the Regional Council (regional level). The Barents Region includes Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts, the Republic of Karelia, the Republic of Komi and the Nenets Autonomous Area in Russia, the counties of Lappland, Norra Österbotten and Kainuu in Finland, the counties of Norrbotten and Västerbotten in Sweden, and the counties of Troms, Nordland and Finnmark in Norway.

The Barents Secretariat in Kirkenes opened in October 1993. Effective 1 January 1999, the Secretariat is organised as an inter-municipal company, owned by the three northernmost Norwegian counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark. The company’s Board has three members, one from each of the three counties. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development each have an observer in the Board.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has placed regional funds at the disposal of the Barents Secretariat. The Secretariat gives financial support to the Norwegian- Russian Joint Venture Project in the Barents Region, or to Norwegian and Russian participation in multilateral projects in the region. In 2007 support were given within 5 different priority areas: culture/welfare, competence/education, indigenous peoples, economy/infrastructure and environment/health. In addition, the Barents Secretariat administered a fund for multilateral youth projects in the Barents Region, and furthermore, a fund for health and social welfare projects. Projects which received grants from these funds are described in separate catalogues.

In order to receive a grant from the Barents Secretariat, a project must be a co- operation initiative between a Norwegian and a Russian partner. It is considered to be a positive feature if there are also Swedish and Finnish participation in the project, but the grant from the Barents Secretariat can only be spent on covering the Norwegian and Russian participation. The Barents Secretariat’s grants should mainly be spent on activities that are carried out on Russian side of the Barents Region. Activities that are carried out only on Norwegian side are given lower priority.

This project catalogue contains information about all larger projects which received support from the Barents Secretariat in 2007. The application sum for all these projects exceeded NOK 200.000, and the final decision on each grant was taken by the Barents Secretariat’s board of directors. .

3 Culture/Welfare

731001 Norwegian-Russian literary co-operation. Part 2. Troms County Library has established a co-operation with the National Library in the Republic of Komi and Archangelsk oblast library for children and youth. The three libraries will each present two regional writers, and make an exhibition about them. The aim of the project is to present literature and writers and to strengthen the cultural co-operation, but also to exchange knowledge between the countries. Through this project one wishes to increase the number of foreign literary translations in the countries.

Starting date: 01.06.2006 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: The Republic of Komi Project owner: Troms Fylkesbibliotek Contact person: Ellen Østgård Address: Postboks 6600 Postal code: 9296 Place: TROMSØ Phone: 77788224 Fax: 77623350 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Nasjonalbiblioteket i Republikken Komi, Arkhangelsk Fylkesbibliotek for barn og unge Total budget: 365000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK ------

731002 The High North’s youth symphony orchestra Youth – age 12 till 22 – from the northern parts of Finland, Norway Russia and Sweden will build a high level youth symphony orchestra, inspire and be inspired, develop network socially and musically among the young people. The first year it will be in Tromsø. There are four gatherings each year for three years.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 01.07.2010 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Tromsø Kulturskole Contact person: Ulla Hansen Address: Krognessveien 33 Postal code: 9006 Place: TROMSØ Fax: 77693320 Project participant(s): Norsk Kulturskoleråd, Troms og Svalbard, Tromsø Kulturskole, Barents Region Music School no 1 Arkhangelsk Total budget: 1224000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 300000 NOK ------

731003 Barents Football Academy The project aims at recruiting young football talents from Northwest Russia to Sweden and Norway through the "Barents Football Academy". Testing and selection of candidates will be done in Russia and the talents will take part in a talent development program in Tromsø and Boden. There is an aim to recruit the talents into the respective teams when the programs are finished. The project also includes an exchange of coach competence between the partners.

Starting date: 01.02.2007

4 Closing date: 31.03.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Tromsø Idrettslag Contact person: Sigurd Larsen Address: Postboks 525 Postal code: 9255 Place: TROMSØ Fax: 77697991 Project participant(s): Tromsø Idrettslag, Bodens BK, Archangel Regional Football Federation,Murmansk Administration Sport Committee,OOO Murmansk Consulting Group Total budget: 3600000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK

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731004 Ordkalotten- Tromsø International Literature Festival 2007 For the 8th time ”Ordkalotten – Tromsø International Literature Festival will be arranged in Tromsø in the period 26.09-01.10.2007. This time the festival has chosen the High North as its focal theme. The festival will be visited by Russian contemporary authors who are translated into Norwegian, and Norwegian contemporary authors who are translated into Russian. The festival wishes to emphasise the literature and the authors’ role in the development in the future development of High North. A parallel programme will also be carried out in Kirkenes.

Starting date: 26.09.2007 Closing date: 01.10.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Tromsø internasjonale litteraturfestival Contact person: Hilde Kat. Eriksen Address: Postboks 539 Postal code: 9256 Place: TROMSØ Phone: +474795834863 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): En rekke russiske samtidsforfattere, forfatterforbundene i NV-Russland Total budget: 2100000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 250000 NOK ------

731005 Reforms and measures in the housing sector The Norwegian State Housing Bank applies for support for the implementation of a 2-year project on housing cooperation with the Murmansk Oblast administration, as well as the Murmansk city administration, the Paritet Associaton and the the NBBL. The main objective is to assist with Norwegian experiences in finding solutions for management and maintenance of housing estates, outside park areas and general living conditions. The project also aims at establishing good connections between Norwegian and Russian city planners, architects and entrepeneurs.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2008 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Husbanken Contact person: Lene Ragnhild Edvardsen Address: Postboks 480 Postal code: 9615

5 Place: HAMMERFEST Fax: 78427410 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Murmansk Oblast administration (avdelingen for bygg of boligkommunal sektor), NBBL, Murmansk byadministrasjon, Sherpa Konsult, Foreningen Paritet Total budget: 1800000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 175000 NOK ------

731006 Sports co-operation in the Barents Region The Norwegian part of the Barents Sport Program apply for funding to continue and develop the cooperation in sport within the Barents Region to become a better tool for: * Developing the quality of sports in the region * increasing the exchange of athletes, trainers and leaders * building tolerance and cultural understanding among the inhabitants of the region The main target group will be young people in the age between 15 to 25 years.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: NIF Barentsutvalget Contact person: Hans P. Ludvigsen Address: Aspmyra Stadion Postal code: 8039 Place: BODØ Phone: 75505300 Fax: 75711425 Project participant(s): Sportskommiteen i Murmansk, Norbottens Idrottsforbund og Kalottidrotten i Finland. Total budget: 748000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 230000 NOK ------

731007 The Varanger Festival – festival choir The Varanger Festival will create a joint concert programme with the participation of the Amadej Choir from Murmansk and 30 choir singers from the Varanger region. Through the project, there will be held 3 concerts in Norway and 2 concerts in Russia.

Starting date: 01.03.2007 Closing date: 01.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Varangerfestivalen Contact person: Kjell Magne Stålsett Address: Postboks 356 Postal code: 9811 Place: VADSØ Phone: 78953120 Fax: 78951490 Project participant(s): Varangerfestivalen, Amadeuskoret Total budget: 605000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 200000 NOK ------

6 731008 Norwegian-Russian cultural school co-operation with participation at the music festival in Petrozavodsk in October 2007 8 - 13 October the orchestra Helgeland Blåsemusikk, which consists of 35 persons, will og to Karelia to participate in the international music "Zolotaja rovnitza". In addition to individual concerts, the orchestra will play together with Russian professional musicians and cultural school pupils in a symphony orchestra. One of the project’s aims is to invite musicians and pupils to differents festivals in Helgeland in the future.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 14.10.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: The Republic of Karelia Project area: Helgeland Blåsemusikk Contact person: Jon Ervik Address: Samfunnshuset Postal code: 8646 Place: KORGEN Phone: 90857288 Fax: 75197150 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Helgeland Blåsemusikk (HBM), Petrozavodsk Kulturskole Total budget: 1057500 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK ------

731009 Crossing Borders Kiowato will arrange 3 workshops with dance lessons and performances in Murmansk in the period 21.06.07 – 25.06.07, in Porsanger in the period 25.06.07.- 28.06.07 and in Askim in the period 01.07.07 – 08.07.07. The target group for the workshops are young Barents people who are interested in dance. This is year two in a two-year co-operation project.

Starting date: 01.10.2006 Closing date: 01.09.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Porsanger kommune/ Klubb Kiowato Contact person: Sussi Meszaros Address: Rådhuset Postal code: 9712 Place: LAKSELV Fax: 78461268 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Kiowato, Ungdomskomité Murmansk by administrasjon Total budget: 320310 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK ------

731010 Music co-operation between Musikk I Finnmark and the Murmansk Philharmonic Musikk i Finnmark has a binding co-operation with the Murmansk Philharmonic with the aim to develop relations through productions that involve professional musicians in Norway and Russia. The institutions will co-operate on at least 10 different projects annually in a 3-year period. The co-operation is base don 4 main priority areas: 1. Kollektivo klassik – chamber concerts in Murmansk oblast and Finnmark county 2. Orchestra productions 3. Rythmical music/jazz 4. Choir co-operation

7 Starting date: 10.02.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Musikk i Finnmark Contact person: Harald Devold Address: Hermetikken Postal code: 9800 Place: VADSØ Phone: 78951050 Fax: 78951970 Project participant(s): Filharmonien i Murmansk Total budget: 680000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 300000 NOK ------

731011 Border Crossing Exercises - three concert projects The project consists of the following arrangements at the Festival of North Norway/Festspillene i Nord- Norge in Harstad in the period 23 - 30 June 2007:

Concert 1: Moscow Art Trio meets Tromsø Symfoniorkester.

Concert 2: Torgeir Vassvik meets Huun-Huur Tu. Torgeir Vassvik is from Gamvik in Finnmark. He is one of very few Norwegians who masters the art of throath singing. The group Huun-Huur Tu from Siberia is considered to be the leading performers within this field.

Concert 3: Border Crossing Exercises The Swedish composer Staffan Mossenmark will make a composition with the working title ”Drums in Harstad”. The composition will consist of both soundscapes (pre-recorded music) and live music. Russian and Sámi participation.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 30.06.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Project owner: Festspillene i Nord-Norge Contact person: Birger Carlsen Address: Postboks 294 Postal code: 9483 Place: HARSTAD Phone: 77041230 Fax: 77067363 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Moscow Art Trio (MAT), Huun-Huur Tu (HHT), Alexander Skliar, Tromsø symfoniorkester, Torgeir Vassvik, Wimme Saari, Staffan Mossenmark Total budget: 390000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 100000 NOK ------

731012 BVT (forfase Barents TV) The group of independent filmmakers from the North wants to create, in co-operation with colleagues from the Barents region, TV program in several parts. The program will spread knowledge through personal and close narratives about the people of the Barents region. The main goal in the pre-phase period is to establish network and sign formal agreements with films and producers in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia in order to to achieve a good and functional organization for implementing the main project.

8 Starting date: 01.06.2007 Closing date: 15.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: JAB Film Contact person: Lillian Sund Address: Strandveien 95 Postal code: 9006 Place: TROMSØ E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): JAB Film, Archangelsk city local television Total budget: 621000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 300000 NOK ------

731013 Development of Barents network of Human Rights The project partners want to by building network of HR-organisations for discussions and joint actions we aim to improve HR-situation in the region. In addition to general networkbuilding, we think it is possible to build subnetworks for students, and organisations fighting violence against women. They will organise one conference in Svanhovd, Kirkenes, and support meetings between student groups in Scandinavia and Russia, and organisations fighting violence against women in Hammerfest and Murmansk.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast - Murmansk oblast Project owner: Amnesty International Norway, group 178 Hammerfest Contact person: Bodil Røyset Address: Melkøyveien 2B Postal code: 9600 Place: HAMMERFEST Fax: 78421107 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Amnesty International, Hammerfest group, Vest-Finnmark Krisesenter, Amnesty Finland, Rovaniemi group, Amnesty Sweden, Västerbotten region, Alla Kalinina, Alla crisis centre for women Total budget: 506300 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 300000 NOK ------

731014 Barents tour Dance artists in the Barents Region have united in a joint network called the Barents Dance Council. Based on a artistic and cultural political co-operation, they will carry out a joint performance project. The project will be carried out in close co-operation with partners in all the four Barents countries. Stellaris DansTeater in Hammerfest is project owner and will also participate in the tour. The performance will be shown in all the four Barents countries during the autumn 2007.

Starting date: 03.09.2007 Closing date: 09.11.2007 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Stellaris Dans Teater as Contact person: Susanne Næss Nielsen Address: Postboks 240

9 Postal code: 9615 Place: HAMMERFEST Phone: 78407451 Fax: 78407455 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): ”Show Ballet”, Nikel, JoJo Dance Center, Oulu Finland, Dans i Nord, Sverige, Kirov Kulturpalass, Murmansk Total budget: 1825465 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 200000 NOK ------

731015 Barents Spektakel 2008 Barents Spektakel 2008 will be arranged in Kirkenes in week 5 2008. The overall agenda for the festival is to shed light on and strengthen the crossborder regional cooperation in the Barents within the fields of art and culture. This year, the festival will focus particularly on the neighbouring cities Kirkenes and Nikel and how the relationship between the two border cities can be developed and strengthened.

Starting date: 01.02.2007 Closing date: 01.06.2008 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Pikene på Broen Contact person: Luba Kuzovnikova Address: Postboks 180 Postal code: 9915 Place: KIRKENES E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Pikene på broen, Det regionale kunstmuseum i Murmansk Total budget: 3758155 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 290000 NOK ------

731016 Songs from the White Sea – cultural exchange between Tromsø and Arkhangelsk The choir Nordaførr from Tromsø will arrange a concert in co-operation with the folklore group ”Sugrevusjka” from Arkhangelsk based on the people in the High North’s joint history and fate, the Pomor trade, today’s situation and the future challenges. The concert will be held both in Tromsø and in Arlhangelsk during the spring 2008. Joint practices will be held before the concerts.

Starting date: 01.01.2008 Closing date: 31.05.2008 Priority area: Kultur / Velferd Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Blandakoret Nordaførr Contact person: Kjersti Mjelva Address: Popstboks 1122 Postal code: 9261 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Sang og dansegruppa ”Sugrevusjka”, Arkhangelsk, Troms fylkeskommune, Kulturdepartementet i Arkhangelsk oblast, Norsk-russisk forening i Tromsø Total budget: 450000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK ------

10 Competence/Education

732001 Barentsplus jr-programme, academic year 2007/2008 Continuation of the exchange programme Barentsplus jr for pupils in the upper secondary school. The exchange programme has been running since 1994/95. Through the programme, 4-5 Russian pupils and 4-5 Norwegian pupils are given the chance to spend 1 school year in Norway/Russia.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 30.06.2008 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project area: Finnmark Fylkeskommune Contact person: Natalia Karlsen Address: Henry Karlsens plass 1 Postal code: 9815 Place: VADSØ Fax: 78962373 Project participant(s): Utdanningsavdelingene i Murmansk og Arkhangelsk fylker, Troms Fylkeskommune, Nordland Fylkeskommune Total budget: 944000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 500000 NOK ------

732002 At work The project is a co-operation between the Northern Feminist University and the organisation “Socium+”/Murmansk International College for Women and Management”. The overall goal is to contribute to a sustainable development of the region by increasing the women’s participation in the region’s economic life. On an individual level the aim is to contribute to the increase in unemployed women in Murmansk’s competence ,and to motivate them to create their own working places or to participate in the economic life in other ways. 20 young unemployed women from Murmansk will among other measures participate in a course.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 30.09.2007 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Kvinneuniversitetet Nord Contact person: Marit Stemland Postal code: 8286 Place: NORDFOLD Phone: 75779053 Fax: 75779070 Project participant(s): Non-commercial organisation “Socium+”/Murmansk International College for Women and Management Total budget: 500000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 350000 NOK ------

732003 Democratic processes and municipal self- government in the Arkhangelsk oblast The applicant want to implement a project together with the Arkhangelsk administration and severl municipalities in the Arkhangelsk-region with the aim to develop mutual learning and sharing of experiences on developing local democracy. The following will be in focus: * Dialogue and contact between councillors and inhabitants * Dialogue and contact between councillors and administration

11 * Dialogue and contact between locals, regional and national level Transfer of knowledge and experiences to the association of municipalities in the Arkhangelsk region.

Starting date: 01.03.2007 Closing date: 30.06.2008 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: KS-Bedrift Contact person: Knut Hjort-Johansen Address: Postboks 1378 Vika Postal code: 0114 Place: OSLO Phone: 24132600 Fax: 22836535 Project participant(s): Arkhangelsk fylkesadministrasjon, Arkhangelsk regional branch of All-Russian local and self-government council, Troms fylkeskommune, Finnmark fylkeskommune og KS' fylkesstyre i Finnmark. Total budget: 1150000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 400000 NOK ------

732004 Barentsplus – exchange programme for higher education Continuation of the exchange programme for students and academic personel at Norwegian and Russian institutions for higher education in the Barents Region.

Starting date: 01.08.2007 Closing date: 31.07.2008 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Høgskolen i Finnmark Contact person: Mona Johnson Address: Follumsvei 31 Postal code: 9509 Place: ALTA Phone: 78450240 Fax: 78434438 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Høgere utdanningsinstitusjoner i hele den russiske del av Barentsregionen, SIVATECH AS Trondheim, Arktisk Universitet, v/Internasjonalt kontor for mobilitetsprogrammet north2north Total budget: 3104000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 800000 NOK ------

732005 Educational conference for the Barents Region Sometime during 2008 Høgskolen i Finnmark (Finnmark University College) will arrrange a conference in Alta. The conference will attract politicians, school managers, school owners, teachers and educational scientists from all the countries in the Barents Region. The aim is to get an overview of the on-going co-operation in the field of education in the Barents Region, to build networks and to increase the knowledge about the other countries. The conference will create a foundation for new co-operation projects within the field of education/competence.

Starting date: 01.01.2008 Closing date: 01.12.2008 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse

12 Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Høgskolen i Finnmark Contact person: Geir Schulstad Address: Follumsvei 31 Postal code: 9509 Place: ALTA Telefon: 78550406 Fax: 78434438 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Høgskolen i Alta, Fylkesmannen i Finnmark, Murmansk Regional Educational Committee Total budget: 615000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 420000 NOK ------

732006 Support to the network of centres for studies and development of ethno-cultural landscapes of the European north Network for centres which are dealing with studies and development of ethno-cultural landscapes in the European north. The network is carrying out a co-operation project which involves more than 20 institutions in 10 cities.

Starting date: 01.01.2008 Closing date: 31.12.2010 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Pomor State University Contact person: Terebikhin Nikolay Address: Prospekt Lomonosova,58, office 4 Postal code: 163002 Place: ARKHANGELSK Phone: +47477818223330 Fax: +4778182275022 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Pomor State University ARKHANGELSK; Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet TRONDHEIM v/Sigurd Bergmann; Universitetet i Tromsø TROMSØ v/Roald Kristiansen Total budget: 845000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 150000 NOK ------

732007 Raising of competence among Russian filet workers in Teriberka Improve the skills of filet workers at the Teriberka fish processing plant. Two intensive courses held in Vardø. Vardø Vgs is responsible for the training. Lyceum nr 6 is coordinator on Russian side. The project will last from the end of 2007 till June 2008.

Starting date: 01.12.2007 Closing date: 01.07.2008 Priority area: Utdanning / Kompetanse Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Vardø videregående skole Contact person: Bartal Dulavik Address: Boks 290 Postal code: 9950 Place: VARDØ Fax: 78989290 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Vardø Vgs, Lyceum nr 6, SiFudRus

13 Total budget: 270600 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 180000 NOK ------

14 Indigenous peoples

733001 Revolving exhibition ”To paint with fur – female hand bags from Nenets”. Together with the Nenets Regional Museum Tromsø Museum wishes to present a representative selection of Nenets leather hand bags in a revolving exhibition.

Starting date: 31.01.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2009 Priority area: Urfolk Geographical area: Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Project owner: Tromsø Museum Contact person: Ivar Bjørklund Postal code: 9037 Place: TROMSØ Phone: 77645274 Fax: 77645520 E-mail: [email protected] Total budget: 761724 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 235000 NOK ------

733002 Detstvo- the good adolescence This project is supposed to last for 3 years and the main focus is on improvement of the living conditions for children and youth in Lovozero.

Starting date: 01.03.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2009 Priority area: Urfolk Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Karasjok Kommune Contact person: Jan Terje Nedrejord Address: Postboks 236 Postal code: 9730 Place: KARASJOK Fax: 78466212 E-mail: [email protected] Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 189000 NOK ------

733003 Sámi artist council’s jubilee arrangement The Council of Sámi artists celebrates its 20th anniversary in Jokkmokk in September 2007. Several Sámi artists are expected to attend this arrangement, and there will be lectures, performances and exhibitions. The aim is to make this an event where Sámi artists from different genres can display their art.

Starting date: 01.09.2007 Closing date: 30.09.2007 Priority area: Urfolk Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Samisk Kunstnerråd Contact person: Mattis Hætta Address: Postboks 29 Postal code: 9735 Place: KARASJOK Fax: 78467150 E-post: [email protected]

15 Project participant(s): Samisk Kunstnerråd KARASJOK v/Mattis Hætta; Anfissa Ageeva OLENEGORSK; Samisk Forfatterforening; Juoigiid Searvi; Samisk Teaterforening; Samiske Billedkunstneres forbund; Samiske komponister Total budget: 705000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 110000 NOK ------

733004 Re-establishment of family based reindeer husbandry on the Kola peninsula The main objective of the project is to strengthen the local economy of the Obsjina Kildin, as a pilot project for re-establishment of family based reindeer husbandry at the Kola Peninsula. The project also aims to make this type of reindeer herding commercially stable and profitable, as well as to contribute to further development of the Sámi culture and society in the area. The Obsjina has rented pastures in the municipality of Kovdor.

Starting date: 01.08.2007 Closing date: 31.07.2009 Priority area: Urfolk Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: SEG - Samisk nærings- og utredningssenter Contact person: Trine Länsman Address: Tanatorget Postal code: 9845 Place: TANA Phone: 78925497 Fax: 78925499 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): SEG - Samisk nærings- og utredningssenter TANA v/Trine Länsman; Obsjina Kildin v/Jelena Jakovleva MURMANSK; Tromsø Museum v/Johan Albert Kalstad TROMSØ; Arbeidsgruppa for Urfolk i BEAR v/Bjarne Store-Jakobsen Total budget: 2617000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 440000 NOK ------

733005 Joint Russian-Sámi textbooks The Sámi School in Troms would like to translate and print bi-lingual teaching equipment (North Sámi and Russian), for use in their cooperation with pupils from Russia. The aim is to improve the interaction and cooperation between Sámi pupils in Norway and Russia, which has suffered from language differences.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 01.12.2007 Priority area: Urfolk Project owner: Sameskolen i Troms Contact person: Lars-Joar Halonen Address: Andslimoen Postal code: 9325 Place: BARDUFOSS Phone: 77832832 Fax: 77832831 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Sameskolen i Troms BARDUFOSS; Prosjekt LENA; INFONOR; Samisk Språksenter v/Kåfjord kommune GÁIVUOTNA Total budget: 807000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 200000 NOK

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733006 Innovation Barents - workshop for young Sámi entrepreneurs in the Barents Region An international workshop for young Sámi entrepreneurs in the Barents Region will be arranged in Bodø 18.-21. October 2007 as a part of The Barents Days 2007. The workshop will gather 40 young entrepreneurs form Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. At this arrangement the attention will be drawn to Sámi entrepreneurship, challenges, possibilities and key factors for a strategy plan aiming at developing and promoting Sámi innovation in the Barents Region.

Starting date: 01.06.2007 Closing date: 01.12.2007 Priority area: Urfolk Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Young Entrepreneurs in Barents Contact person: Ane Storvestre Bjørkum Address: Postboks 276 Postal code: 9915 Place: KIRKENES Phone: 78977052 Fax: 78977055 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Young Entrepreneurs in Barents Norway, Young Entrepreneurs Barents in Russia Total budget: 400400 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 200000 NOK ------

17 Economy/Infrastructure

734001 “Visit Nordland” in Russia 1. Press project and study trips for Russian tour operators, primarily from St. Petersburg - also Northwest Russia 2. Exchange program of knowledge between Nordland and Northwest Russia on "national park tourism" 3. Exchange program of competence - survey of and building of network between Nordland and educational environments in NWR.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Nordland Reiseliv as Contact person: Kai-E. Breivoll Address Box 434 Postal code: 8001 Place: BODØ Phone: 75545201 Fax: 75545210 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Innovasjon Norge Moskva/St. Petersburg Total budget: 650000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 250000 NOK ------

734002 Interprise Barents 2008 B2B meeting place after proven EU model in Murmansk, May 2008. The project's goal is to gather 200-300 participants from Norway and Russia for intensive B2B meeting activities.

Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Barentsregionen som helhet Project owner: VINN Contact person: Geir Frantzen Postal code: 8512 Place: NARVIK Phone: 76967256 Fax: 76967201 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Inntsok, Murmansk oblast administrasjon Total budget: 2100000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 450000 NOK ------

734003 NMC II Participation in and coordination of the Russian dimension of the international logistics and maritime transport project NMC II. The project focuses on shifting goods transportation from road to sea. The project includes a work package, F, that focuses on petroleum transport from Russia and is where the Barents Secretariat concentrates its participation.

Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Barentssekretariatet Contact person: Rune Rafaelsen Address: Postboks 276 Postal code: 9915 Place: KIRKENES

18 Phone: 78977077 Fax: 78977055 E-mail: Rune Rafaelsen/Barents Project participant(s): Troms fylkeskommune, Rogaland fylkeskommune, Møre- og Romsdal fylkeskommune, Landsdelsutvalget, Amsterdam Port, Aberdeenshire Council, Orkney Island Council, Humber Forum, FDT - Association of Danish Transport Centres og Port of Esbjerg Total budget: 9379500 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 450000 NOK ------

734004 Partnership between the Norwegian and Russian oil and gas industry. Part 2. The project contents are: maintenance of data, matchmaking workshops and support to Russian and Norwegian companies who wish to co-operate. The aim is to increase the Norwegian revenue from the Russian oil and gas industry

Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Project owner: INTSOK Contact person: Håkon Skretting Address: Postboks 8034 Postal code: 4068 Place: STAVANGER Phone: 51874882 Fax: 51874881 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Gazprom, samt deltagere fra fase 1 Total budget: 4000000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 500000 NOK ------

734005 Co-operation on road safety between Finnmark and Murmansk The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is enganging in a cooperation project with Avtodorog, the public road authority in Murmansk Oblast. The project, which is based on a cooperation agreement between the Finnmark County administration and the Murmansk Oblast administration, is intended to strengthen safety on the road between Murmansk and Kirkenes, and raise traffic awareness among children and youth.

Starting date: 15.02.2006 Closing date: 31.12.2007 Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographic area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: Statens Vegvesen, Region Nord Contact person: Per Bjørn Holm-Varsi Address: Båtsfjordveien 18 Postal code: 9800 Place: VADSØ Fax: 75552951 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Statens vegvesen, Murmansk Avtodor, Murmansk Oblast Total budget: 793000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 180000 NOK ------

19 734006 Development plan for aquaculture in Arkhangelsk oblast The objective is to make a development plan for aquaculture in the Arkhangelsk region based upon Norwegian experience and Russian knowledge on actual species interesting for farming based upon description and evaluation of physical and environmental criteria in the region. Akvaplan niva AS, Norway, and SevPINRO, Russia, will be responsible for making the plan. The role of Kivach is to evaluate the recommendations as a professional Russian fish farming company.

Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Akvaplan.niva Contact person: Anton A. Giæver Address: Polarmiljøsentret Postal code: 9296 Place: TROMSØ Phone: 77750344 Fax: 77750301 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Akvaplan-niva AS, SevPINRO, JSC Kivach Total budget: 700000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 210000 NOK ------

734007 Pre-study. Techno park/Innovation infrastructure in Severodvinsk Prestudy for the development of a Techno Park in Severodvinsk.

Starting date: 01.09.2007 Closing date: 29.02.2008 Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Arkhangelsk Project owner: Bedriftskompetanse AS Contact person: Olga Goldfain Address: Postboks 777 Postal code: 9258 Place: TROMSØ Phone: 77603517 Fax: 77603501 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Severodvinsk kommune, SINTEF, Bedriftskompetanse, Skipsverfsklusteret i Severodvinsk Total budget: 413400 NOK Grant fromt the Barents Secretariat: 250000 NOK ------

734008 Development of market strategy and co-operation solutions towards North-West Russia. Hurtigruten ASA wants to conduct a mapping of the potential for development and implementation of a strategy for an attractive product in Northwest Russia for their customers, and to increase the interest among Russians to spend their vacations with Hurtigruten in Norway.

Starting date: 01.06.2007 Closing date: 31.03.2008 Priority area: Næringsliv / Infrastruktur Geographical area: Russian part of the Barents Region Project owner: Hurtigruten ASA Contact person: Arvid Jensen Address: Pb 43 Postal code: 8501

20 Place: NARVIK Phone: 78406253 Fax: 78413346(Bedriftskompetanse) E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Fylkesadministrasjonene i Murmansk og Arkhangelsk (henholdsvis Marina Kovtun og Vladimir Kirilov). Total budget: 560000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 285000 NOK ------

21 Environment/Health

735001 "WAY TO FREEDOM-2" Rassvet will together with their Norwegian partners work to increase the level of knowledge among specialists of Arkhangelsk region penitentiary system - heads, deputy heads, operational staff, jailers, psychologists, tutors, social workers etc – in the field of new programs and methodics on the topic ”Humanization of Penitentiary System”. Borrowing of positive experiences from Nordic colleagues. There will be arranged exchange visits and study trips to Norwegian partners.

Starting date: 01.04.2007 Closing date: 01.04.2010 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Rassvet Contact person: Elena Ermolina Address: 84 Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny Postal code: 163000 Place: ARKHANGELSK Fax: 00478182206594 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Rassvet, Kirkens Sosialtjeneste HUSET, Internasjonal diakoni Tromsøysund menighet Total budget: 355277 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 210000 NOK ------

735002 Young to young negotiation, conflict treatment and mediation in prison The projects aims at training young people in non violent communication and mediation as a way to avoid conflicts escalating to violence. Groups of 10-15 youths, recruited from prisons, will work in workshops to develop alternative ways to solve conlicts. The youths will also get prepared to function as mediators in their resepcitve environments when they return to their normal life.

Starting date: 01.09.2007 Closing date: 01.09.2010 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast - Republic of Karelia - Murmansk oblast Project owner: Konfliktrådet i Troms Contact person: Arna Beate Hansen Address: Postboks 6605 Postal code: 9296 Place: TROMSØ Fax: 77642026 E-mail: [email protected] Total budget: 1670000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 80000 NOK ------

735003 Development and establishment of the Comprehensive Environmental Territorial Monitoring system The Arkhangelsk Oblast administration is cooperating with Statoil on the development of a comprehensive territorial environmental monitoring system (CTEMS) in the region. The development of the system is part of the MOU signed by the parts in 2005, and is intended to contribute to a significant strengthening of environmental preparedness in Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Starting date: 01.01.2006

22 Closing date: 31.12.2008 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Arkhangelsk Regional administration Contact person: Maria Mikhailovna Sukhanevich Address: 49 Troisky av. Postal code: 163004 Place: ARKHANGELSK Fax: 0078182211203 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Arkhangelsk fylkesadministrasjon, Statoil, Rosprirodnadzor Total budget: 3342146 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 350000 NOK ------

735004 Sustainable fishery management in the Barents Region In this project WWF wishes to contribute to a more sustainable management of the fish resources in the Barents Sea. A step towards reaching this goal can be to involve and engage the civil society in North-West Russia. In this connection, it is important to give local environmental NGOs in the area, like WWF, resources and opportunities to work with both the authorities, the industry and the civil society.

Starting date: 01.01.2007 Closing date: 01.01.2009 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: WWF Contact person: Maren Esmark Address: Postboks 6784, St.Olavs plass Postal code: 0130 Place: OSLO Fax: 22200666 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): WWF-Russland, Aker Seafoods Total budget: 980000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 300000 NOK ------

735006 Mobile street work with children in Arkhangelsk Final year in a project lasting for a period of three years to support children and youth at risk, individuals and groups in the Archangelsk through a multi sectoral project. The project will focus on both prevention of neglect, unsocial behaviour and provision of support.

Starting date: 01.01.2006 Closing date: 31.12.2008 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Archangelsk oblast Project owner: Save the Children - Norway in Russia Contact person: Igor Kurakin Address: Postboks 245 Postal code: 9900 Place: KIRKENES Fax: 0078152400671 E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): Redd Barna,The Administration of Archangelsk Municipality, Archangelsk Region,The Head of Socialization of Minors Department and

23 Protection of Minors Rights Total budget: 362535 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 210000 NOK ------

735007 Feasibility study: co-operation on waste treatment and recycling between ØFAS (East-Finnmark waste treatment company) and Russian waste treatment company A feasibility study will be carried out to see if it is possible to launch a co-operation between East- Finnmark and the Pechenga region on waste treatment and recycling with a special focus on environment, waste economy and business administration.

Starting date: 01.11.2007 Closing date: 31.03.2008 Priority area: Miljø / Helse Geographical area: Murmansk oblast Project owner: ØFAS Contact person: Asbjørn Larsen Address: Tanatorget Postal code: 7846 Place: TANA E-mail: [email protected] Project participant(s): OOO Biologisk Center i Petsjenga, (Murmansk oblast) Total budget: 375000 NOK Grant from the Barents Secretariat: 235000 NOK ------

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