I invite Europe-based groups working with OLPC to consider this possibility for funding projects and meetings.
On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 10:17 +0200, Minna Tarkka wrote: > one possible funding source is this: > Active civil society in Europe / Support for projects initiated by > civil society organisations > http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/programme/action2_en.php#3 > > i have looked at it previously and they've tried to make it > "ngo-friendly" in terms of application. money is not big - 10-55 K€, > but certainly enough for supporting network activities for a year. > > applicants should be non-governmental/civil society organisations and > there should be partners from at least 2 eu countries. > > next deadline is Feb 15 which is doable. > > The aim of this measure is to support concrete projects initiated by > civil society > organisations belonging to different participating countries. The > implementation of > activities with a strong European dimension will enable civil society > organisations to > enhance their capacities and reach wider audiences. Direct cooperation > among civil > society organisations established in different Member States will > contribute to foster > mutual understanding on different cultures and to identify common > values. While this > may be in the form of single projects, a longer-term approach will > also ensure a more > sustainable impact and the development of networks and synergies. > > Project should have one of the following forms, either > ‘Event projects’, that consist mainly of conferences; seminars; > colloquia; workshops, > debates; hearings; meetings; training activities; socio-cultural > activities. > or > ‘Production and realisation’ projects, that consist mainly of > publications; websites; > TV/radio broadcasts; production of audio-visual material; opinion > polls; studies; > analysis; production of education and training materials; application > of new > information technologies. -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://www.earthtreasury.org/ _______________________________________________ Grassroots mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots
