Annex to the Financial Guidelines - Overview of VLIR-UOS partner countries with local per diem regulations Note: projects in countries without a specific VLIR-UOS regulation should align on the guidelines elab- orated in the chapter on operational costs (sub-section ‘local per diems’) for departmental projects (TEAM-SI-JOINT) or IUC programmes. Country VLIR-UOS Guideline Bolivia - Burundi - Cambodia - Local per diem is not foreseen in Cuba projects. Projects apply a max €10 for Cuba food/person during field trips. Different per diems depending on destinations – in EUR Bukavu 34 Goma 37 DRC Kinshasa 52 Kisangani 32 Lubumbashi 55 Other places in DRC 23 Ecuador - Adapted rates March 2021 in EUR: Federal and Re- Zonal cities2 Others (woreda gional capital cit- towns and kebele ies1 villages) Per diem (also to be 15 EUR 11 EUR 8 EUR Ethiopia used for 1 day field trips) * Accommodation 18 EUR 11 EUR 8 EUR (upon receipt, max.) ** 1 Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Adama, Bahir Dar, Hawassa, Mekelle, Jijiga, Gambela & Harar 2 Gondar, Dessie, Jimma, Shashamane, Bishoftu (Debre Zeit), Sodo, Arba Minch, Hosaena, Dilla, Nekemte, Debre Birhan, Asella, Debre Markos, Kombolcha, Adigrat, Woldiya, Sebeta, Shire, Ambo, Aksum, Bale Robe, Butajira, Ziway, Adwa, Areka, Yirgalem, Woliso, Welkite, Gode, Meki, Negele Borana, Asosa, Konso, Wukro, Sawla, Modjo, Jinka 1/2 Overview of VLIR-UOS partner countries with local per diem regulations * A per diem format will be used, and evidence of travel must be provided by men- tioning vehicle plate number, or parallel settlement of transport tickets. ** Agreements with preferential prices can be made with hotels in the study area and in Addis Ababa and researchers will be directed to those hotels It is not an obligation, however, to apply these adapted rates. An individual project or programme can decide to adhere to the previous rates (in birr). Indonesia - Kenya - Morocco - Mozambique - Nicaragua - Peru - Philippines - Rwanda - South Africa - Suriname - - Tanzania For all VLIR-UOS projects in Uganda: Uganda - Local per diem: max. 25 EUR - Hotel costs: based on invoices Vietnam 2/2 Overview of VLIR-UOS partner countries with local per diem regulations .