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Supporting Democracy in Multi-Ethnic Macedonia - Dialogue and Cooperation The project seeks to strengthen multi-ethnic democracy and stability in Macedonia (FYROM). The focus is on strengthening the capacities of young grass roots civil society activists. The immediate objectives are to increase self-motivated inter-ethnic coope
ration disseminate knowledge and increase awareness of inter-ethnic relations and to facilitate the formation of networks to forge contact and cooperation between activist and relevant Civil Society Organisations (CSO). The practical means to achieve the o
bjectives are inter-ethnic capacity building workshops and study circles training of trainers and training sessions on inter-ethnic relations and building networks of activists and CSOs to increase impact of efforts to promote tolerance and good inter-ethn
ic relations. The project builds on the achievements and the needs that have been identified as well as the lessons learnt in previous projects.
Protection, health, livelihoods, WASH Humanitarian assistance through Finnish Red Cross to South Sudan
Frame Agreement with NGO (World Vision) Renacer Area Development Project. The objective of the project is to ensure that the children, families and communities are equipped with capacities to have a better quality of life through the practice of fair and equal relations with hope for future. The
 project will focus on improving child education, child health and child rights in the area. Enhancing the economic situation of the families as well empowering the communities are important components of the programme.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Namibia The main purpose of the Legal Assistance Centre is to secure legal services for the poorest and marginalised of the society. Centre also offers expert services to government institutions regarding law reforms and improvement of the rule of law in Namibia. 
With the core support LAC will be able to continue providing services in the following three areas: - Legal advice and litigation- Education and training- Research advocacy and lobbying
Frame agreement with NGO (Plan Finland) Move towards a situation in which all children and youth in Vietnam better enjoy their rights to protection from all forms of abuse, exploitation and harmful practices.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kenya To provide victim and witness protection through an independent witness unit.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in East Timor The main objective of this project is to create local interactive dialogue platforms where workshops and trainings for women will focus on issues surrounding democratic principles citizenship and human rights. Such trainings are particularly called for at 
the local and district levels in Timor-Leste as the nation seeks to consolidate its democracy. These workshops will provide women at the district level with better understanding of the processes that are taking place in the democratic transition as well as
 their rights and oblications as Timorese citizens. Such objectives are very much in line with the Timor-Leste's National Strategic Development Plan.
World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme ESMAP Established in 1983 the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global multidonor technical assistance trust fund administered by the World Bank and cosponsored by 12 official bilateral donors. Its mission is to assist low- and middle-inco
me countries to increase know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth. Starting in Fiscal Year 2009 ESMAP transitioned to a five-year strategic business plan cycle tha
t facilitates longer-term strategic partnerships. This plan is underpinned by three-year rolling plans formulated in consultation with the regional energy units of the World Bank. The current business plan for years 2008-13 focuses on four major themes nam
ely: Energy Assessments and Strategy Program (EASP) Energy Access (EA) Energy Efficiency (EE) and Clean Energy (CE). ESMAP is governed by a Consultative Group (CG) made up of representatives from contributing donors and chaired by the Director of the Susta
inable Energy Department of the World Bank on behalf of the Vice President of the Sustainable Development Network. The CG meets annually to review the strategic directions of ESMAP its achievements and its use of resources and funding requirements. A Techn
ical Advisory Group (TAG) of international experts provides independent opinions to the CG about the purpose strategic direction and priorities of ESMAP. ESMAP has developed a portfolio monitoring and evaluation (M+E) system to assess the effectiveness of 
its activities in enabling client countries to achieve energy security address energy poverty and mitigate and adapt to climate change through ESMAP?s impact with its upstream activities on World Bank lending operations government policies country capaciti
es and development community?s interventions in the energy sector.
Development information of MFA: Public events Promotion of development awareness. Public services.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Belize Improvement of the quality of life of the women of the indigenous people
Electronic Data Processing-system implementation Development and maintenance of various information systems for Finland's development cooperation administration. 1. Data warehouse and reporting system provides reports for internal and public use. Reports are published on the Ministry web-pages for the us
e of domestic and international stakeholders.2. AHA KYT case management system stores administrative information on development aid and thereby constructs the institutional memory of Foreign Ministry. The system offers spesific and quality assured roadmaps
 for the administration of development aid commitments. 3. Budjet planning system (TASU) is a tool for development aid budjet planning. 4. Commitment register (PARE) holds information on commitments and state grants. The information systems support the eff
iciency and accountability of the development administration. They also enable openess and transperancy which  improve the quality of development aid. The beneficiaries are the foreign service but also because of a more efficient and responsible management
 of financial resources the government and citizens of Finland and recipients in the developing countries. Information systems are defined and implemented by several experts and their patient work over many years.The implementation of the Data warehouse ha
s been put out to tender. The following companies are responsible for the technical maintenance and development of the systems: Solita Oy (AHA KYT) CGI (TASU). Oikeat Oliot Oy (PARE).
Collaboration with EDI (WBI) The Parliamentary Strengthening Program (PSP) remains a pivotal component of WBI?s global efforts to strengthen capacity. The PSP seeks to foster and strengthen parliamentary networks and communities of practice around the budget process and climate change
 in order to act as platforms for knowledge exchange south-south learning and structured learning. These networks also provide a forum to promote institutional reform and to bring together parliamentarians and other stakeholders to promote multi-stakeholde
r coalitions for reform. The centre-piece is the annual seminar hosted by the Parliament of Finland and drawing upon Finnish expertise which is designed to explore new issues in parliamentary reform and facilitate networking and dialogue between parliament
arians from developing countries.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Sudan The project will promote literacy in the rural areas of Jur River, Wau and Aweil centre Counties in Southern Sudan by training of primary school teachers and promotion of adult literacy. The project also targets segments of the target group that are hither
to often neglected. Firstly, the project intends to train female teachers who will also act as role models to other girls in their communities on the importance of girl education. Secondly, adult education is often not given much emphasis in education plan
ning and management.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Western Africa Regional Field Office . The overall objective is to improve effectiveness, quality and impact of the programmes focusing on the thematic areas, sustainable livelihoods, stable societies and rights and participation through established field 
presence.
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) Building Trade Union Model and Strengthening Organizational Capacities for Unions in Road Transport
Combatting silent violence against younger children in post-conflict districts of northern Uganda The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the reduction of all forms of violence against children of 0-8 years of age in post-conflict northern Uganda within homes and communities. Northern Uganda is just recovering from a long insurgency and
 children are experiencing high levels of violence at all levels of society. The action aims to mobilize parents as a positive force for children's wellbeing linking them with local child protection authorities and public service providers. Moreover the ac
tion targets both local and national government in order to improve its capacities to develop and implement comprehensive policies that address prevention and response to violence against children at all levels.
Frame agreement with NGO (Fida Int.) Youth Centre in Kathmandu. The project seeks to empower a local partner for youth work of its own. Now, after the civil war, the capital of Kathmandu is facing a huge wave of immigration from the rural areas to the city. The young generation in particular 
is moving into the city in search for work, but lacks sufficient skills and training. Fida partners with the Assemblies of God church (AOG) to address the needs of the youth. Fida and its partner will establish a youth centre in the capital that provides v
ocational training and counselling to the youth, and facilities for leisure time activities. The AOG church youth will act as volunteers at the centre. Through the youth centre the partner will learn to work with the youth in practice. The youth, in turn, 
will have their educational and other needs addressed. All in all, the project will improve the life skills of the youth.
Earmarked support through OSCE, rule of law and capacity building Earmarked support through OSCE, rule of law and capacity building
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Peru They are already working in the proposed matter in the area which has become most threatened with the construction of the new inter oceanic highway. The beneficiaries of the project are people who are already settled there. The purpose of the project is to
 strength their actual management of the area enhancing their engagement with already running environmentally friendly activities. This would not only improve their economic returns but also limit the possibility of deforestation by the action of new comer
s over abandoned lands.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Moldova In Moldova there are registered over 180000 people with disabilities recognized to be the most vulnerable social group in terms of social exclusion. Statistics show an annual increase of persons having a degree of disability. Unfortunately in Gagauzia an a
utonomous region of Moldova this problem is not regarded as a priority by the government and NGOs. Entrepreneurship education is not conducted for persons with disabilities and their right to education and labor rights are very limited. This project contri
butes from its part to tackle this shortcoming in the Republic of Moldova.The goal of the project is to promote the right to education and employment of persons with disabilities through the development of their entrepreneurial skills and assistance in sta
rting their own business in Moldova. This project was designed to improve the quality of life and livelihoods of persons with disabilities in Moldova by building their capacity to exercise their rights to employment. The Institute for Democracy will implem
ent three key activities of the project which include the following actions: 1. Legal assistance for persons with disabilities in starting their own business by establishing a Center of Free Legal Assistance for the Persons with Disabilities. Center's work
 focuses on settling labor disputes between persons with disabilities and their employers as well as helping to fill documents. 2. Intensive training package for persons with disabilities on the ways and means of starting their own business entrepreneurshi
p development. Also collection of the laws under a titled Principles of Entrepreneurship will be prepared and published in order to ease the access to the needed information. 3.Training for persons with disabilities on the Convention on the Rights of Perso
ns with Disabilities.
Garantiforeningen for Finlands Fredsforbund promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Georgia This project is phase III for the projects National Integration and Tolerance in Georgia which were implemented in 2011 - 2013. Projects are dealt separately.  The project activities are designed to help national integration of ethnic minorities in the Sam
tskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. The program includes awarding small grants to NGO's and persons willing to promote national integration and tolerance as well as conducting capacity building activities and public debates aimed to raise awareness on the f
oreign and domestic policies of Georgia.
Building capacity for HIV work in Africa United Bible Societies HIV work in Africa is done under the Good Samaritan Program. Currently it is implemented in over 20 Sub-Saharan African countries. The overall objective of the GSP is set to contribute to the reduction of spread of HIV and stigma of 
people infected and affected. The main focus is to reduce stigmatizations and discrimination of PLHAOne special strenght of the GSP is value based materials which target churches and congregations. Thus the project has been approved by many churches which 
have been so far ignorant to secular approaches. GSP is a value based program and obviously such ones are still scarcity but very much needed for certain audiencesThe UBS HIV Service is the link between the funding agencies and the implementing Bible Socie
ties in Africa. It coordinates activities of all participating Bible Societies building synergy among them so that together their results have a significant impact on the continentThe methodological approach of the program is awareness creation through ope
n discussions and sharing using Information Education and Communication (IEC) tools to encourage conscious decisions and responsible behaviour. The presentations use sketches facts and case studies combined with interactive drama and stories from the Holy 
Scriptures. The aim is not to present the solution but to empower the participants to better tackle the challenge of HIV and AIDS both in their churches and in society as a whole. The program consciously builds on the traditional African oral culture. The 
African identity is still rooted in a mixture of facts songs myths and legends. The program is built on a multimedia package called ?Where is the Good Samaritan Today??. It includes e.g. films booklets flipcharts and trainer's manuals. They are translated 
into local languagesGSP target on youth and adults and most of the training is carried by volunteers of the local communities. Country projects are implemented within existing structures. In each project country the national Bible Society is responsible fo
r the implementationHIV Service is currenlty funded by governmental development funds (MFA and DigniNorway) and by National Bible Societies in Finland Sweden Norway Denmark and UK. Specifially this project with MFA funding aims to build capacity in gender 
mainstreaming develop more IEC tools consolidate and enhance the capacity for regional work and continue foster sustainability of the country projects
Green Diplomacy, support to UNEP's environmental diplomacy initiative UNEP has investigated the relationship between conflicts and natural resources since the 1990s. For UNEP Finland has been a long-term reliable partner for this thematic. Since 2008 Finland has supported UNEP? Environmental Co-operation for Peacebuilding- i
nititive and its? first two phases with a total of 5 MEUR.  Delivering a groundbreaking and through report on the existing links between conflicts and natural resources was one of the main milestones reached during the first Phase of the project (2007-2009
). During the I-phase of the project several country surveys were conducted inter alia in Sierra Leone Central-African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in Gaza.In the II phase of the project the concepts developed during the phase I
 were tested in practice in Somalia Sierra Leone the Democratic Republic of Congo Central African Republic Guinea and Rwanda. New educational modules and several partnerships with other UN-based organizations were developed. Apart from this a database cons
isting of 150 case studies relating to best practices in managing natural resources to support peacebuilding was established.Finland has been asked to provide support for the III phase of the project. The ultimate aim of the project is to ensure that natur
al resources in fragile countries are managed in a way that supports peacebuilding instead of triggering more conflicts. The specific aim of the project is to strengthen the capability of fragile states regional organizations UN-based organizations and the
 civil society to manage the risks attached to natural resources and harness the natural resources as part of peacebuilding and security-policy. These aims are to be reached through five sub
Frame Agreement with NGO (World Vision) Indore Area Development Project. The overall objective is to empower and enhance the capacity of the communities in Indore. Program is in the assessment and design phase, so specific objectives are under development.
Finland's support to Libya's health sector reform Finland offers expertise to Libya's health sector reform in form of sending two experts to conduct a need assessment in the health sector specially targeting the mental health sector and primary health care.
NGO Support / Empowering the young by art in El Alto The project aims at increasing the wellbeing of the young indigenous people who have moved from rural areas to the city of El Alto and raising issues of rural-urban migration to improve cultural equality and equity. The purpose is to prevent conflicts caus
ed by inequality and rural-urban migration. The project empowers the young through community art workshops. The participants learn about their rights consider their cultural identity and status in society create social networks and produce art to express t
hemselves and communicate with general public.In this second phase of the project the activities in Compa's cultural centers and schools continue. In addition the second phase builds sustainability for the project activities by providing capacity building 
for the project staff and Compa's youth network by sharing experiences and good practices on participatory methods for art education and by providing methodological training for teachers. Through the trained teachers these methods that aim at empowering ch
ildren and youth and developing their expression are taken into use in schools so the impact of the project will grow beyond Compa's immediate sphere of influence.
Humanitarian aid to the ICRC operation in Syria via FRC Humanitarian aid to the ICRC operation in Syria via FRC
SoFiTV - Freedom of Expression journalism and Public Service in Somalia The project to support Freedom of Expression journalism and Public Service in Somalia is aimed to help the poverty-ridden country in the efforts towards peaceful development and the rule of law. After the collapse of the Somali state and a long civil war t
he people?s need for reliable information is immense. Somali media is fragmented and varied in reliability. The Ministry for Information is preparing a new Media Law and aims to develop Public Service Broadcasting within Somali National TV and Radio Mogadi
shu. This project will move and install a modern TV studio from YLE Finland to SNTV in Mogadishu and train the staff for operation and maintenance. The project will also support the implementing of the Media Law by training legislators civil servants and s
taff of the police and armed forces  as well as journalists in good practices in the field. Together with the National Union of Somali Journalists the project will be training journalists in independent investigative journalism media ethics and safety meas
ures.
Women Farmers Club in Dowa District The project has two components complementing each other. The main component is the Women Farmers'Club - and the completing component is training of female teachers at the DAPP Mthande TTC in Dowa in establishing school gardens and teaching primary school p
upils basic agriculture. Both components are continuations of earlier projects(USAID/MFA). The objectives will be reached through training of 3500 women farmers and 150 primary school teachers.
Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative / African Knowledge Exchange - AKE GESCI is assisting Ministries of Education and other relevant ministries in developing countries on planning and implementation of educational strategies on ICT and Inclusive Knowledge Society. GESCI is proposing a strategic Knowledge Partnership with the 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Through this partnership GESCI will continue African Knowledge Exchange forum which was initiated with the previous support from Finland. Through AKE the gained experience of the participants as well as innovative r
esearch data will be shared with the knowledge partners in through AKE workshops seminars and conferences.
One UN, Pilot Programme in Tanzania Increased adoption of equitable pro-poor and gender-sensitive economic policies and programs. Increased and equitable access to comprehensive reproductive and child health interventions. Increased access to comprehensive prevention care and treatment and i
mpact mitigation of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases. Strengthened budget planning and NSGRP monitoring systems that foster participation and gender equality. Democratic structures and systems of good governance as well as the rule of law and the applicat
ion of human rights with a particular focus on the poor and vulnerable groups are strengthened. Enhanced government capacity for disaster preparedness and response and management and management of transition from humanitarian assistance to development
Humanitarian Aid to refugees from Sudan/Darfur through UNICEF Humanitarian aid to UNICEF operations in Chad
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ethiopia Organizing different development fora for 600 participants from different sectors like the government, schools, edirs (traditional associations) colleges + universities NGOs the private sector. Provide service to 600 people daily through the mobile toilets
. Creation of job opportunity for 40 unemployed youth of which 60% are females. Rehabilitate an area of 2000m2 along the stream and improve the sanitation of the place in front of    immigration department.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Afghanistan Four training events for Afghan Civil Servants on Women Peace and Security in the frame of reference of the National Action Plan drafting and strategic planning.