Bodossaki Foundation (Greece), as co-funder and coordinator, in consortium with the NGO Support Centre (Cyprus), is announcing the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that have been selected for funding under the “BUILD-Building a robust and democratic civic space” project.
BUILD is co-funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, the Bodossaki Foundation and the NGO Support Centre. It aims to protect, promote and raise awareness of EU fundamental rights & values by supporting Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus and increasing their capacity and sustainability. Within the framework of the project, two open calls for proposals were announced on 27 April 2023 for the provision of financial support to Civil Society Organisations with the following thematic priorities: “Enhancing awareness & understanding of EU rights and values” (Call 1) and “Protecting and Promoting EU rights and values” (Call 2).
Following the evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the open calls, it is announced that 34 projects have been selected for funding in Greece with a total grant amount of €1.844.193 and 7 projects in Cyprus with a total grant amount of €356.710. In total, 134 applications were received in the two countries, underscoring the need to support Civil Society Organisations in promoting the rights and values of the European Union.
In line with the aim of strengthening and supporting the participation of grassroots organisations, small organisations, and those in remote and rural areas, which resulted in 31 out of the 41 funded projects falling into these categories, a series of 11 workshops were organised during the application period – in 6 cities across Greece and Cyprus and online. The workshops aimed to inform about the project and raise awareness of EU rights and values as well as to enhance the capacities of Civil Society Organisations in proposal writing. Emphasis was also placed on the exchange of best practices, knowledge, and expertise with CSOs in other EU Member States, with 23 of the 41 funded projects including such activities.
The procedure followed for the selection of funded projects complies with the principles of transparency and equal treatment.
The projects selected for funding under each call and the grantees are listed below, separated by country and in alphabetical order:
Funded Projects in Greece:
1st Call: Enhancing awareness & understanding of EU rights and values
- Art CHAIN: Art, Cultural Heritage, Accessibility and INclusion
Grantee: ALL – Accessible Limitless Living - AXIES
Grantee: AXEPT
Partner: LabSTEM Robotics - Bridges of Inclusion
Grantee: Reading to the Others
Partner: Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of People with Autism of Rethymno - Cognitive Enrichment of European health riGhts for third agE (Ε-geia)
Grantee: Union of Working Consumers of Greece
Partner: Institute of Research for Innovation and Development - Equality Map
Grantee: InterMediaKT – Interactive Media Knowledge Transfer
Partner: Genderhood - EU GAMER: Gaming as a Means to Encourage Responsible Citizenship
Grantee: DAFNI KEK
Partner: Game Developer Association of Greece - Europe at the Grassroots
Grantee: European Initiative for Youth Empowerment, Mindfulness and Wellbeing – GO Alive
Partner: Non – Profit Organization IASIS - Europe for 65+
Grantee: People Behind - Jaf Anglal! Empowering school participation of Roma children
Grantee: SolidarityNow
Partner: Roma Educational Maintainable Assistance (REVMANGO) - Listen- Watch and Tell a Story about Europe
Grantee : Narrations, Urban Non-Profit Company “Adrachti” - Our Rights in our Language (ORioL)
Grantee: ELIX – Conservation Volunteers Greece - Proud to Be European (Proud)
Grantee: Thessaloniki Pride - SUPPORT – Spinal cord injUry Peer supPORT training for women Grantee: Association for Research and Education in Clinical Skills
Partner: Alli Opsi - WE ARE WITH U: Workplace Equality AwaREness WITHin Universities
Grantee: Women On Top (WoT)
Partner: Greek Association of Academic Women (ELEGYP) - Young Women Empowerment through Financial Literacy – WE FIN
Grantee: Institute of Prevention and Development – IPD
Partner: Small Educational Paradises - Youth Action for Democracy: Promoting EU Rights and Values in Northern and Central Greece
Grantee: ActionAid Hellas
Partner: Hellenic Youth Workers Association - Αutism, known…unknown next to me Α.k.u.ne.t or AGAPA
Grantee: Avali (Non-profit corporation)
Partner: Platon School Parents and Guardians Association
2nd Call: Protecting and promoting EU rights and values
- Addressing the social impacts of the climate crisis: building bridges of cooperation and demanding climate and social justice in Greece and the EU (BRIDGES)
Grantee: Common Ground Civil Non-Profit Partnership - Coalition for the promotion of the Right to Access to Information in Greece through the improvement of the legal framework
Grantee: Vouliwatch - Delo – For the rights of sex workers
Grantee: Greek Association of People Living with HIV – Positive Voice - Fair Access to Social Rights – Access
Grantee: Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality and Diversity (G2RED) - FEMI-NET- EMPOWERMENT, NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY TO DEFEND GENDER RIGHTS
Grantee: Centre for Research on Women’s Issues (CRWI) “Diotima” – Centre for Gender Rights and Equality - GREEK POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS OBSERVATORY IN GREECE (EPAFES)
Grantee: Hellenic Antipoverty Network
Partner: Hellenic Network for the Right to Shelter and Housing - HOmeless not helPlEss (HOPE) – Building bridges to social inclusion
Grantee: Ithaca NGO
Partner: EMFASIS NON PROFIT - Make it Work: the road towards Work Inclusion
Grantee: Special Vocational & Educational Centre “Margarita”
Partner: Association of Parents Guardians & Friends of People with Autism Larissa Prefecture - Observatory for Violence Against Women in Crete – WOMEN’S WATCH Grantee: Union of Women Associations of Heraklion Prefecture
- RAISE EU – Rights Awareness and Information Services for Enhancing EU Values
Grantee: International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas
Partner: A.S.P.I.DA. - Rights in Action: protection and promotion of patients’ rights in Greece
Grantee: Greek Patients’ Association
Partner: Cohesion Network 2gether NGO (Co2gether) - ROM+: We are all equal
Grantee: Equal Society
Partner: Association of Greek Roma Mediators - SEA: Supervision, Empowerment, Advocacy of Families with Autistic Members
Grantee: Child and Adolescent’s Center
Partner: Association of Parents, Legal Guardians & Friends of Children & Adults in Autism spectrum disorders and Aspergers’ (D.A.D.A.A) - SLAPP Proof: Advocacy for the Freedom of Expression and Information
Grantee: Hellenic League for Human Rights
Partner: The Manifold - Strengthening children at risk in defending European rights and values
Grantee: Initiative for the Child - SustainHER: Promotion of Sustainable Employment for Vulnerable Women at risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion
Grantee: Irida Women’s Center
Partner: Stimmuli for Social Change - “TIME TO LEARN”
Grantee: Ladies Union of Drama-House of Open Hospitality
Partner: ALYSOS ALERT
Funded Projects in Cyprus:
1st Call: Enhancing awareness & understanding of EU rights and values
- DISABILITY OTHERWISE! DO!
Grantee: Learning Centre for Youth – LCYOUTH - Rights4YOUth: Empowering Young Changemakers for a Rights-Focused Europe / Rights4YOUth
Grantee: PlanBe, Plan it Be it - WE-PODs: Women’s Equality PODcasts
Grantee: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS)
2nd Call: Protecting and promoting EU rights and values
- Dialogue, Consultation, Empowerment – Protecting and Strengthening Civic Space in Cyprus
Grantee: Civil Society Advocates - Participatory Tools for Rule of Law in Cyprus
Grantee: Oxygono - RespectWATCH: Developing an Advocacy Strategy and WatchDog Mechanisms to esnure Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) in Cyprus
Grantee: Birth Forward - THEREWITH – promoTing rigHts and valuEs foR peoplE With mobilITy cHallenges Grantee: Cyprus Paraplegics Association (OPAK)
To find out more about the projects and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that will be funded, click here.
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