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Call for Outcome 3 Projects Open Lithuania Foundation, OSFL Projects and Geri Norai LT on behalf of a consortium of the Active Citizens Fund announces an open call for projects focused on the INCREASED SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Outcome 3 Call 2 EEA Grants 2014 - 2021 CONCEPT NOTES. Deadline for submission 30th September 2021, 23:59 Lithuanian time FULL PROJECT PROPOSALS. Indicative deadline for submission 17th January 2022, 23:59 Lithuanian time Applicants can contact Fund Operator by e-mail [email protected] Outcome 3 Who can apply Grant size and Funds project duration Lithuanian NGOs Small (€5,000 – 15,000; Lithuanian NGOs established €195,000 6-18 months) as the legal entities for at Medium (€15,001 – 80,000; least 1 year 6-18 months) Partners (not obligatory) Any public or private entity (commercial or non- commercial) or NGO Increased International organization Capacity building Informal group 10 - 15% of each project support for budget must be allocated to capacity building activities in Lithuania or other aimed at increasing the Beneficiary country human capacity and organizational in Iceland, Liechtenshtein sustainability of the project or Norway rights promoter organization(s) based in a country outside the on individual assessments EEA that has a common of organisational capacity. border with Lithuania Outputs to be What can be done reached Advocacy campaigns related to the promotion of human rights Implementation of and equal treatment; international human rights Watchdog initiatives for the defense of human rights; standards promoted Awareness-raising initiatives and campaigns; Awareness-raising on human Recording of human rights violations; rights and equal treatment Educational activities on human rights and equal treatment issues; promoted Strategic litigation; CSOs actively address gender Development and dissemination of digital tools and resources; equality and gender-based Support to victims of human rights violations, especially of gender- violence based violence; Countering hate speech, including support to networks working with hate crime victims; Activities, promoting LGBTI rights, anti-discrimination activities; etc. 2 Active citizens fund ACTIVE CITIZENS FUND The general objectives of the Active Citizens Fund (hereinaer ACF) is to strengthen civil society and active citizenship and empower vulnerable groups. The ACF program in Lithuania aims to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome 1. Increased citizen participation in civic activities Outcome 2. Strengthened civil society watchdog and advocacy role Outcome 3. Increased support for human rights Outcome 4. Vulnerable groups empowered Outcome 5. Enhanced capacity and sustainability of civil society The ACF program also aims at strengthening of bilateral cooperation between civil society organizations from Lithuania and entities from the Donor states as well as promoting regional exchange and networking, with a view of sharing knowledge and best practice across civil society. The ACF in Lithuania is part of the financial contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to reduce economic and social disparities and strengthen bilateral relations with 15 EU member states. FOCUS OF THE OUTCOME 3 – INCREASED SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS This Outcome aims at increasing public support for human rights and equal treatment, sustaining positive developments in the human rights area, and improving adherence to international human rights standards. The projects supported through this Outcome should be focused on human rights and equal treatment through combating discrimination based on race or ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity; addressing the implementation gap between the legislation and practice through strategic litigation and by monitoring and reporting violations of human rights, with more research-based and expert arguments. The Program will also support essential and vital human rights defending actions, including, but not limited to, advocacy/awareness-raising campaigns supporting freedom of expression, promoting ethnic minorities, refugees, migrants, Roma, LGBTI+ rights, anti-discrimination activities, work with gender- based violence victims; research and analysis, etc. This outcome also provides an opportunity to implement strategic litigation activities. A list of activities supported under the outcome 3 “Increased support for human rights“ (list is indicative and non-exhaustive): Advocacy campaigns related to the promotion of human rights and equal treatment; Watchdog initiatives for the defence of human rights; Awareness-raising campaigns to promote respect and understanding of human rights; Recording of human rights violations; Educational activities on human rights and equal treatment issues; Strategic litigation; Partnerships between NGOs and media to raise awareness or tackle specific concerns around human rights and human rights violations; Development of digital tools and resources; Support to victims of human rights violations, especially of gender-based violence, aiming at empowering them and informing them about their rights; 3 Countering hate speech, including support to networks working with hate crime victims; Activities, promoting LGBTI rights, anti-discrimination activities. The ACF program is based on the principles of results-based management, therefore each project submitted for this call must correspond to at least one pre-defined output and measure the achievement with the at least one indicator of the chosen output. Overall, the project must also contribute to Outcome 3 and at least one outcome level indicator: Outcome 3 Indicators Number of national policies and laws influenced by CSOs Increased support for 1 human rights Share of target group expressing favourable views to human rights Share of target group2 disapproving of public statements that express negative views or hatred against vulnerable groups Share of target group3 expressing favourable views to gender equality Outputs Indicators Number of advocacy campaigns promoting human rights carried out Implementation of international Number of strategic litigation cases supported human rights standards promoted Number of CSOs supported to monitor the implementation of international human rights standards Awareness-raising on human rights Number of awareness raising campaigns on human rights carried out and equal treatment promoted Number of people educated on human rights and equal treatment CSOs actively address gender Number of CSOs working on gender equality equality and GBV Number of CSOs working on gender-based violence Projects contributing to the Outcome 3, must also include pre-defined outcome indicator(s), output(s) and their pre-defined indicator(s) from outcome 5 „Enhanced capacity and sustainability of civil society“: Outcome 5 Indicators Number of CSOs with at least two funding sources out of which Enhanced capacity and at least one comprises at least 30% of their total budget sustainability of civil society Number of initiatives implemented through partnerships between CSOs and public/private entities Number of CSOs that regularly disseminate information on their activities and results to the public Number of CSOs with effective management procedures Number of CSOs with transparent and accountable governance procedures 1 Population whose attitudes the intervention aimed to change; or a sample of the target group if the group is too large to survey all. Measured by a survey carried out by the Project Promoter (Baseline value: to be established based on the results of an initial survey to be carried out aer project contract signature. Achieved value: to be established based on the results of a second survey to be carried out at the end of project implementation). 2 Idem 3 Idem 4 Outputs Indicators Capacity building provided Number of CSOs participating in capacity building initiatives to CSOs funded by the Program 4 Number of professional staff trained Better outreach to under-served geographic areas. Applicants are encouraged to ensure outreach to Number of CSOs assessing their organizational capacity building geographic areas outside Vilnius city. needs and preparing action plans based on the assessment Better outreach to under-served target groups. Applicants are encouraged to address the needs of target groups that are under-served, in particularly, victims of gender-based violence. Number of CSOs developing financial sustainability plans Better inter-cultural integration with in particular emphasis on national minorities. Applicants are Number of CSOs developing impact assessment plans encouraged to promote inter-cultural integration developing partnerships that involve national minorities’ NGOs (in role of applicant or project partner. CSO strategies to engage citizens Number of CSOs with new or updated plans to engage their Better youth inclusion. Applicants are encouraged to promote youth inclusion and youth participation in CSO activities developed constituencies through involving young people as a target group in their projects and youth organizations as partners in case if projects are targeted at youth. CSO partnerships with public/ Number of CSO partnerships with public/ private entities private entities developed CAPACITY BUILDING Partnerships including NGOs registered and operating in areas other than Vilnius city shall be Projects under the Outcome 3 must allocate minimum 10% and a maximum of 15% of the project budget to encouraged. capacity building activities aimed at increasing the capacity and organizational sustainability of the project NGOs from geographic
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