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In 2012 the Society Integration Foundation (SIF) announced the open calls for projects within program "NGO Fund" announced the open calls for projects within program "NGO Fund" financed by EEA grants and Latvian state budget.
One of the program’s focus will be on promotion of bilateral co-operation between Latvian and donor countries (Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway), the other beneficiary countries (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta) and the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus NGO’s and public sectors.
Currently, the SIF has started active cooperation with "The Norwegian Helsinki Committee" which promotes potential project partnerships between the Latvian and Norwegian NGOs.
In August 2012 Icelandic Human Rights Centre agreed to cooperate with SIF within the programme. Centre will become SIF’s partner organisation in partnership-building measures between the Latvian and Icelandic non-governmental organizations.
In foreseeable future, similar co-operation is also planned other beneficiary state NGO fund managers.
In SIF website you can find already filled forms by Latvian NGO’s and thereby contact those organizations directly.
If you have a project idea and want to find partner organization in Latvia, please fill in partner search form and send to e-mail address: [email protected] The completed forms will be published on the SIF website.
Contact information about potential project partners in Iceland and Norway in the supportable area of activity: gender equality and violence in a family:
Organisations in NorwayLatvian NGO have possibility to search project partners also from the Beneficiaries countries and the Donor states on the Norwegian NGO web site: http://www.ngonorway.org
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Looking for project partners
Democracy and participatory democracy / demokrātija, laba pārvaldība
- Association of Latvian choir conductors EN
- Vidzeme Culture and Art Association "Haritas" EN
- Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation (LAPAS) EN
- Bauskas Impulss EN
- An organisation of people with disabilities and their friends "APEIRONS" EN
- The Latvian Media professionals training centre (LMDMC) EN
Respecting human rights / cilvēktiesību ievērošana
- Organisation "Solis Tuvāk" EN
- Society "Latvian Association of Supervisors" EN
- Latvian Spinal Cord Injury Society EN
- An organisation of people with disabilities and their friends "APEIRONS" EN
Gender equality and reduction of gender-based violence / dzimumu līdztiesība
- Creative psychology centre "For Family"/Ģimenei EN
- Women Rights Institute EN
- Organisation Talent City / Talantu pilsēta EN
Innovative social services / inovatīvi sociālie pakalpojumi
- The Samaritan Association of Latvia EN
- Society Safe place / biedrība „Drošā vieta" EN
- Association „Dzīvesprieks" EN
- Association for Latvian Children with Physical Disabilities EN
- Riga Active Senior Association EN
- Camphill village "ROŽKALNI" EN
- Foundation "Talsi municipality crises centre" EN
- Latvian Movement for Independent Living EN
- Organization "Club "Verte"" EN
- SOS Children's Villages Latvia EN
- Foundation Zante Family Crises Centre EN
- Life Without Gluten EN
Social inclusion of children and youth to the risk of social exclusion / atbalsts sociālās atstumtības riskam pakļautajiem bērniem un jauniešiem
- Latgale School Support Foundation „Veronica" EN
- Association „NEXT" EN
- Latgale regional support centre „Rasas pērles" EN
- Foundation "Latvia Children's Fund" EN
- Centre Against abuse "Dardedze" EN
- Tent of the Light / Gaismas telts EN
- Pro.ini EN
- Workshop of Solutions EN
- NGO "From idea till development" EN
Development of cohesive society: intercultural dialogue and integration of national minorities / vienotas sabiedrības izveide: starpkultūru dialogs un nacionālo minoritāšu integrācija
- Riga Plavnieki Elementary School Support Society EN
- Association "Goral" EN
- Fund for the Integration "Side by side-step by step" EN
- School of all EN
- Latvian Community Initiatives Foundation EN
- Foundation for Society EN
Reduction of social inequalities, poverty and social exclusion, including in rural areas / sociālās iekļaušanas aktivitātes lauku rajonos
- NGO „PTMB" EN
- Latvian Red Cross EN
- Association "Mazsalaca Developmental projects" EN
- Ogre Youth Club "Project Workshop" EN
- The House of fairy tales „Undine" – The Green order" EN
- Education Development Center EN
- White house / Baltā māja EN
- The Russian Society in Latvia EN
- Ludza Disabled Society EN
- Liepaja Society of the Blind EN
- Society „ECO Joy" EN
Contact information at the Society Integration Foundation:
About projects:
- Sandija Auermane, phone: +371 67078186, e-mail: sandija.auermane [at] sif.lv
About programme:
- Ilze Dūmiņa, phone: +371 67078187, e-mail: ilze.dumina [at] sif.lv
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More about EEA Grants programme "NGO fund" at SIF website here
EEA Grants website in Latvia: www.eeagrants.lv
EEA Grants official website: www.eeagrants.org
- Conclusions on conference on accountability and transparency in grant-giving relations in Tallinn
- Oslo Conference on “Right-wing Extremism and Hate Crime: Minorities under Pressure in Europe and Beyond” (14-15 May 2013) - Chair's summary of conclusions
Combating hate speech online – Campaign launch 22 March
The EEA and Norway Grants have entered into a strategic partnership with the Council of Europe to promote tolerance and fundamental rights. Activities countering hatred are encouraged through the EEA NGO programmes.
During the last few years we have registered continued and renewed violations of fundamental rights, including physical and verbal attacks on minority groups, migrants, and on organisations defending human rights in Europe.
To address these concerns, the EEA and Norway Grants have joined forces with the Council of Europe and support the No Hate Speech Movement. This campaign against hate speech online starts on 22 March 2013 and will run through to 2014.
The objective is to take action against hate speech online in all its form – while respecting freedom of expression. The No Hate Speech Movement is based on human rights education, youth participation and media literacy.
EEA Grants support NGO projects
NGOs in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain can apply for project funding to take action against hate speech through the EEA Grants NGO Programmes.
Support to civil society is one of the key priorities of the EEA Grants, with NGO programmes worth a total of €147 million.
Promoting democratic values including human rights and good governance, combating discrimination, intolerance, gender inequality and social exclusion, are central to the programmes. At least 10% of the funding is targeted to children- and youth-driven organisations and/or activities.
NGOs are also eligible for funding under many of the other thematic EEA and Norway Grants programmes. This makes the Grants one of the prime funding schemes for civil society in Central and Southern Europe.
What is hate speech?
Hate speech, as defined by the Council of Europe, covers all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or other forms of hatred based on intolerance, including: intolerance expressed by aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, discrimination and hostility against minorities, migrants and people of immigrant origin.
Links:
Read more about the No Hate Speech Movement: http://act4hre.coe.int/eng/The-Campaign
No hate speech website – launch 22 March 2013: www.nohatespeechmovement.org
Read more about NGO Programmes and how to apply for funding: http://eeagrants.org/What-we-do/Programme-areas/Civil-society/NGO-Programmes
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