Call for project proposals for 2015/2016 – Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus

Guidelines for the applicants to Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Regional Office Partnership and Support

* The proposals will be accepted for 2015/2016 program period.

Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Regional Office will consider the initiatives of grant seeker organizations, initiative groups or individuals from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia who respond to the following goals of the Foundation:

1. An open inclusive political culture provides space for public participation, which gives input into the green trend of the socio-economic transformation in the South Caucasus.
2. Gender equality and gender diversity issues are accepted and a broad and informed discussion takes place in public and in political circles in the South Caucasus.
3. Political elites and civil actors in the South Caucasus work together on pragmatic steps for conflict prevention and conflict transformation.

Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Regional Office supports the activities for achieving the following:

1. Civic participation for sustainable urban development, Climate change mitigation and sustainable energy systems;
2. Gender democracy;
3. Memory policies and rethinking the Soviet Past;
4. Peaceful transformation of conflicts and supporting the dialogue in the South Caucasus.

Within the framework of the topic “Civic participation for sustainable urban development; Climate change mitigation and sustainable energy systems”, the Foundation will give the priority to the proposals which promote and encourage civil activities and/or political education in the following directions:

• Promoting green approaches and participative model for the city;
• Humanitarian and social aspects of urban development;
• Protection of cultural and natural heritage;
• Enhancing awareness about sustainable urban planning; Diversification of energy   policy  ( renewable energy, energy efficiency, environmentally friendly energy  products and seeking alternative energy sources);
•  Undertaking social responsibility for economic, climate and energy policy.

The Foundation will give priority to the proposals within the topic of “Gender Democracy” that promote and encourage civil actions and/or political education in the following directions:

• Supporting participation and political representation of women with different social and cultural backgrounds.
• Supporting transformation of social norms impeding men’s and women’s equal participation and representation.
• Supporting the reflection and establishment of gender equality on the agenda of democratic policy.

The Foundation will give priority to the proposals on the topic of “Memory policies and rethinking the Soviet Past” which promote and encourage civil actions and/or political education in the following directions:

• Initiatives aimed at collecting, representing and discussing “forbidden” memories of the Soviet past;
• Activities aimed at improving public access to data kept at the archives;
• Discussions and educational activities promoting critical thinking and reflection on today’s understanding of the Soviet Past

The Foundation will give priority to the proposals on the topic of “Peaceful transformation of conflicts and supporting the dialogue in the South Caucasus”which promote and encourage civil actions and/or political education in the following directions:

• Launching and broadening discussions on peace and cooperation engaging divided sides;
• Supporting discussions and communication between Opposing Public Opinion actors;

• Creating and supporting scientific, literary and digital resources promoting information sharing and diminishing alienation between divided sides.

Deadline: 24 April 2015

Read more and apply here.