The Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia has awarded grant contracts to 12 Ethiopian civil society organizations (CSOs) worth about 1.6 million euro from the European Commission Civil Society Fund in Ethiopia programme.
According to a press release the EU Delegation to Ethiopia sent to WIC, the signing of the new contracts affirms the Delegation’s commitment to supporting non-state actors’ (NSAs) contribution to development efforts in Ethiopia in the framework of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement.
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia, Ambassador Dino Sinigalia, said the contracts awarded under the recent calls for proposals are testament of the EU’s commitment to strengthen civil society’s contribution to the country’s development endeavors.
The new contracts have been signed with Ethiopian Charities, Ethiopian Resident Charities and consortia of Ethiopian Resident and International Charities.
The signing of these new contracts brings the total of ongoing projects of the programme up to 26, worth about 4 million euro. Since the start of the programme in 2006, 55 grant projects have been supported so far under the Civil Society Fund (CSF).
Around 400 Ethiopian CSOs have been benefiting from capacity development activities in the framework of this joint European Union-government of Ethiopia programme.
The newly signed projects will operate in all regions of the country as well as the two city administration of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. Their objectives range from enhancing institutional capacity and networking, promoting good governance amongst NSAs and community based organizations, to women’s empowerment and conflict prevention, in line with the new Charities and Societies Proclamation 621/2009.
The Civil Society Fund is a 10 million euro programme of support to NSAs, being implemented over a 6 year period (2006-2011). The CSF is financed by the EU through the European Development Fund in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia.
The 12 organizations are Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara, Association of Forced Migrants, Amhara Development Association, Atowoykisi-Ekisil Pastoralist Development Association, Consortium Christian Relief and Development Association, Ethiopian Arbitration and Conciliation Center, Non-State Actors Coalition, Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia, Resource Center for Civil Society Group Association, South Ethiopia People’s Development Association, Vision Ethiopia Congress for Democracy and Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization. [waltainfo]
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