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NGO Support / Reducing poverty in Nepal, through innovative and equitable carbon fin Aim: To establish functional and equitable carbon financing programme in place based on avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) for climate change mitigation, enhance knowledge and scientific basis on forest carbon, strengthen the capacity of 
the government and local communities on REDD mechanisms. Activities: Research, forest and carbon inventories, establish database on carbon stock, awareness raising and training.
NGO Support / Mtukwao Participatory Media Project, Mtwara ja Lindi The project aims to support society journalism in Mtwara and Lind provinces by providing necessary equipment and financing seminars, training courses, video productions, editing of radio programmes and theatre that are created by the society. Participatory
 media aims to raise conversation about issues important to people living in countryside. It tries to offer possibilities to people at grass roots level to participate public conversation about issues concerning their matters, and alternatives of developme
nt. Along with it participatory media tries to give possibility to affect so that the best solutions can be found to develop one's own neighbouring area.
INGO Aid to the International Press Service (IPS) 1)Independent, local reporting on sustainable development and the impact of climate change 2)Support and training of third world journalists in order to use ICTs to enhance information in rural and remote areas, 3)Continuation of IPS web service in Arabic 
to enhance the dialogue and build understanding between countries with different religions and cultures.
Promoting peaceful development and economic cooperation by increasing dialogue between cultures and civilizations through   Anna Lindh Euro-Meditarran The Anna Lindh Euro-Meditarranean Foundation for the Dialogue of Culture started its operation in 2005 with the purpose of promoting peaceful development and economic cooperation by increasing dialogue between cultures and civilizations. The projects of th
e ALF focus on human rights issues, good governance, sustainable development and education. A national coordinator is selected from each member country of the ALF in order to promote the objectives of the foundation and implement the projects. The national
 coordinator in Finland has previously been Tampere Peace Resarch Institute.
Storycrafting in Swaziland The project aims to develop early education in Swaziland by arranging education for workers working with children about method called story crafting. During the project about 40 workers will attend one-week course and practice the method in their instituti
ons. After the course the institutions will also be helped to develop the method to be useful to these institutions and suitable for Swazi culture and traditions. By story crafting children learn to express themselves, to deal with difficult experiences an
d their self esteem gets better. It also develops learning and reading skills.
NGO Support / Santhiaba Waste Management Project The aim of the project is to organise a waste management in the suburb of Santhiaba. At the moment it does not exist and the waste is thrown to the streets, illegal dumping places or on the ground. This situation effets the state of environment and health 
and living confortness of the people. Project aims to achieve a clean, confortable and healthy environment to live which also works as a model to the neighboring areas. The project activities are: waste collection and recycling, environmental education, ed
ucation of the project workers, empowerment of the people and buying the equipment needed.
InfoDev Single Trust Fund The goal of the programme Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy is to increase the productivity capacity of SMES to complete effectively in today's global knowledge economy and contribute to sustainable development.
Shannan District Wastewater Project of Huainan City, China The construction of a wastewater treatment plant and the adjoining sewerage network in the Shannan district in Huainan City. Project aims at improving Huaihe river water quality by reducing the discharge of untreated wastewater to the nearby waters.  The P
roject has substantial environmental benefits and it  also improves the standard of living for the local people.  The Finnish part of the project comprises of treatment plant equipment, equipment for three pumping stations, electrical and automation equipm
ent. In addition to this 42 kilometers of pipes will be constructed locally for sewage pipe collection system. The project includes technical service at site and training.
Kenyan Gender and governance programme 3 phase Finland has supported Kenya's Gender and Governance Program in 2007-2008. The program strives to promote women's civil and political rights as well as to increase women's possibilities to participate in the political decision-making on its different levels
. In the third phase of the program (2009-2011) the main focus is in the policy and legislative questions. Finland is meant to support the third phase with 1,5 million euros.
NGO Support / School for the Teachers of the Future Establish a Teacher Training College in Cunene Province Angola.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in East Timor The objective of the project is to promote disability prevention through nutrition and health education training for midwives, nurses and volunteers to develop early detection, stimulation, intervention and education for children under five years of age. M
idwives and nurses will gain knowledge, experience and skills on disability prevention through early detection and early intervention, health volunteers will enrich their knowledge and understanding about disability prevention, children with disabilities w
ill participate at group therapy services, mothers will have their knowledge and skills improved on how to handle their disabled children, an increased participation and engagement of disabled people in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluati
on of CBR programmes.
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) The overall objective is to implement practical and strategic union responses to contract and agency labour problems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mapping and Land Use Making basic maps and developing spatial data information system and coordination between different ministries.
Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation Strengthening of impact of multilateral development cooperation. Analysis on the work of the directorate of UN organisations (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP).
Support to African Union Support to African Union for promoting the rights of disabled people
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Landless people in Nepal. To empower and capacitate freed Haliya and Kamaya to claim and enjoy their rights and develop their livelihood
Frame agreement with NGO (Plan Finland) To increase the economic and social capital opportunities for youth, and to contribute to the youth friendly development of the economic sector in Sierra Leone
Wider Europe Initiative, Strategic Cooperation Programmefor Finland Wider Europe Initiative: Strategic Cooperation Programme for Finland's Water Sector Support to the EECCA countries 2009 ? 2013. The cooperation programme will be administered by the Finnish Environment Institute.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kenya This project creates community self reliance in obtaining seeds, managing community based tree nurseries and carrying out a self help form of extension services. CEFIs partners in this project are 40 home associations. The project intends to create permane
nt forests blocks on residual pieces of farmland, sustainable agro-forestry systems and a program for annual harvests that ensures sustainable on-farm forestry.
Frame Agreement with NGO (World Vision) Mogotio Area Development Project. The overall objective is to enhance community's capacity to initiate and manage sustainable development.The design document for implementation is being designed.
Monitoring and evaluation capacity building to Ministry of Agriculture The programme aims to improve the availability and timeliness of relevant food security and agriculture sector information in Zambia while strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system and coordination role of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperati
ves (MACO). The main objectives are that MACO is better able to perform its sector coordination function at local level to provide timely and quality food security information and to monitor its performance and that of other stakeholders more effectively t
hrough the production of data that contributes to evidence based decision making either through administrative reporting systems or through surveys. The programme supports monitoring and evaluation of the Programme for Luapula Agricultural and Rural Develo
pment (PLARD) and it is implemented under the IFAD Smallholder Agribusiness Promotion Programme (SAPP) in 2011 and 2012.
UNWomen - Women's Political Empowerment in North Africa and Middle East This regional programme managed by UNWomen's Arab States Division provides a mechanism through which UNWomen assists women in the Arab region to reposition themselves in the political and decision making space and contribute to shaping the future of their 
countries in the ongoing democratic transition while protecting their previous gains. The  prime areas of focus are a) advancing women?s rights and gender responsive agenda in constitutional legal and institutional frameworks, b) promoting women?s particip
ation in electoral processes both as candidates and as voters and c) influencing political parties service delivery organizations media and local government to promote gender equality in leadership and participation. The regional programme is made up of tw
o components: a funding mechanism for country tailored initiatives along a set of service lines primarily aimed at strengthening women?s political participation and advancing gender equality in the transition period, and a technical knowledge hub on Arab w
omen?s citizenship and political participation.
INGO Aid to Care Danmark Adaptation Learning Programme for Africa CARE Denmark Adaptation Learning Programme for Africa operates in Niger, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique. The objective is to strengthen the capacity of poor households to adapt to climate variability and change. The programme uses a community-based adaptation
 approach and it has special focus on women and vulnerable groups. Learning, application of collected information and spreading of the results are integral parts of the programme.
NGO Support / Tajikistan Music Develop Program Aim is to supply needed equipments for recording music, bring them for the project, install and teach how to use them. Education is given about music research, recording, organising conserts and festivals, operating within international music field, knowle
dge of music technology and how to start music library and archive.
Support to Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD)is bi- and multilateral donors', international financing institutions' and research institutes' a global network for for rural development.The objective of the networks is to increase the effectiveness and
 harmonization of the aid channelled to agriculture, food security and rural development. Finland has and associate member status in the organization. Financial support to the platform would show our commitment to harmonization and donors cooperation in th
e rural sector. It is proposed to support the platform in total with 150 000 euros in 2011-2013.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kenya The aim of the project is to enhance to build, support and nurture the capacity of Somaliland Women into leadership and decision-making positions for overall national development. The objectives are:  1) empower women to participate meaningfully and effect
ively in the political and peace building processes, 2) equip political women aspirants with relevant organizational knowledge and skills to manage and run a successful campaign 3) design campaign strategies that favour women aspirants in the male dominate
d political platform.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Nepal To use Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) 2010 films, being a powerful medium, to advance better sensitivity and understanding among people on contemporary issues facing Nepali society with special focus on migrant labour, biodiversity,
 climate change and environment, cultural diversity, gender and development priorities. KIMFF hopes not only to encourage a deeper understanding of the socio-economic, cultural, and political realities of the country but also to create a sense that the sig
nificance of these issues is shared. The growing distance and complexity of the relationship between the centre and the districts is what KIMFF seeks to narrow down. The impetus for the festival has always been the trust of the community in the capability 
of the audio-visual medium in creating social and economic transformation.
Frame agreement with NGO (SASK) The project?s main goal is to strengthen the project countries? unions through increased membership, member capacity, negotiation and democratic operating models. Regional collaboration between the project countries helps to share information and experienc
es on many levels. One example is the support provided by the relatively strong Ghana and Nigeria for Liberia and Sierra Leone, which are recovering from war and building up from ruins.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Human Trafficking in Asia. To ensure protection and rights of vulnerable people who are seeking alternative livelihood strategies and thereby subject to unsafe migration and trafficking
School Reconstruction Programme in Haiti Finland contributes to the rebuilding process in Haiti following the earthquake on 12 January 2010 with an amount of 2.5 million euros per year in 2010-2013. During the years 2012-2013 Finland is planning to contribute to the Inter-American Development Ban
k's (IDB) large scale education sector rehabilitation programme. The contribution of 25 MEUR shall be allocated to school rebuilding programme which will be implemented by trilateral agreement between IDB MFA of Finland and FCA. Altogether approximately 10
 school centers will be constructed. In addition to classrooms the administration sanitation and kitchen facilities and libraries will be provided and also electricity and water will be guaranteed.
Youth project, volontarines and education Collectif Marocain de volontariat is a local NGO promoting volonteering project for youth. The aim is to offer a possibility for the educated youth to implement a social project in different regions in Morocco. The projects are all related to informing and
 educating the local communities on the environmental issues and gender equality matters. The voloteers will benefit from a preparatory training on site orientation and the final evaluation. The objective is to activate the civil society and specially the 
youth and offer possibilities to them to implement their projects and educate local communities.
NGO Support / Support to Human Rights Foundation of NGO's Safeguard of Human Rights and support to victims of Violation of Human Rights.
FNBEs Support Services for Education Sector Cooperation in Nepal The main purpose is to provide support in planning, follow-up and analysis to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in relation to the development of education sector (especially TEVT) in Nepal. Part of the assignment is to assist in planning and follow-up of t
he implementation of the SSRP and to participate in the joint meetings and reviews.
The SADC Renewable Energy Support Programme The purpose of the Project is to provide capacity building for the SADC Secretariat's Energy unit in form of assisting the Secretariat in preparing and implementing the Strategy on renewable energy in the SADC region. Finland will second a specialist on re
newable energy to the SADC secretariat's Energy unit.
Implementation of the desertification convention Contribution to the sustainable development of drylands by the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
NGO Support / Youth empowerment project in Senegal Youth unemployment rate in Senegal is about 30%, higher than the continent average of 21%. About 53% of Senegalese job seekers have little education. Youth (ages 16-35) represent 56% of total job-seekers. Young people lack the opportunity to gain formal wo
rk experience, while a lack of general and job-related skills also puts them at a disadvantage. This project is designed to improve the employability of disadvantaged youth, ages 16 to 35, by providing demand-driven training in information and communicatio
ns technology (ICT), life skills, entrepreneurship, and employment services. The program has run from 2007- 2009 with funding from Microsoft, implemented by Synapse Network Center, with the support of IYF. This proposal is based on the continuation of the 
successful program. Youth will receive training as well as placement or business development services, mentoring and coaching.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Zambia Production of two TV documentaries to preserve and showcase Zambia's rich music and pre-historic traditions, using ZNBC music archives for the first and documenting current archeological excavations for the latter.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Nepal Assessment of the potentials for vegetable production and marketing, Planning workshops, Implementation of monitoring mechanism, Periodic performance/impact  assessment, Farmers? capacity enhancement training programs, Develop of demonstration plots, Obser
vation/exposure tours for the target groups, Delivery of agricultural inputs and technical supports, Training programs for the farmers? capacity enhancement  for marketing  vegetables, Provide Delivery of marketing materials for the target groups, Developm
ent of vegetable collection centres, Establishment of domestic market linkages for the supply of vegetables, Fomation of groups of the target groups, Management capacity enhancement training programs for the target groups, Supports for the formation of Coo
peratives of the target groups, Documentation of project outputs.
Humanitarian aid to Rwanda through Fida International Humanitarian aid to Rwanda through Fida International
ILO decent work women ILO's project aims at supporting women to better participate in labour markets and social dialogue and enhancing their position to defend their rights with regards to international labour standards.
Frame agreement with NGO (Plan Finland) Increased access to early childhood care and development in the intervention areas. The programme will concentrate on improving parenting skills and home-based care, and on developing local early childhood care and development strategies.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Israel The project will support MEET-Activities on three levels: 1) implementation of MEET?s Yearlong Program, 2) building and supporting MEET?s Alumni Network, 3) execution of MEET?s intensive summer program. The goals of the project are: 1. To offer Palestinian
 and Israeli high school students an opportunity to break through existing misconceptions and stereotypes, gain understanding and respect for one another, and establish, build and maintain trust. 2. To develop enduring and active professional and social ne
tworks among MEET?s Palestinian and Israeli students. 3. To empower MEET?s students to become leaders in their communities and undertake initiatives that create positive social and economic change by providing each student with top-level technological, bus
iness and leadership skills.
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) Health and Hygiene Promotion project of Church World Service Vietnam. To improve the quality of life for ethnic minority people and other disadvantaged groups by incrasing the access to and the quality of the health service and practice of hygiene behaviou
r.
Making agriculture part of the solution to climate change-Building Agriculture and land use are responsible of around 30 percent of the emissions and have a significant potential for mitigation. The goal of the project is to enable countries to better realize  the opportunities of climate change mitigation in agriculture 
while improving food security and increasing resilience of farming systems at the same time. The project implementation can be divided into five modules: 1) Better knowledge support 2) Increased awareness, participation and partnerships, 3) Strengthened te
chnical consultative processes, 4) developed communities of practices and 5) Development and advice on options. The duration of the project is five years (2010-2014) and the total budget is about 40 000 000 Euros.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Building Local Democracy in Southern Sudan
Westbury Youth Development Initiative Youth are in a central role in developing their communities and societies as well as in poverty reduction. In South Africa youth?s challenges are multiple. The cooperation of different actors of the society is needed to tackle the challenges in youth devel
opment. Considering this the overall objective of the Project is to promote youth development and participation in South Africa and enhance the cooperation of the actors working with youth development issues. 700 youth are reached directly during the three
 years of the project in Westbury one of the most disadvantaged suburbs in Johannesburg and in the surrounding West Rand area.The project objective is reached through the following project components:1. Two targeted programs for disadvantaged youth:Khulisa
 (100 youth): contributing to youth?s life skills change promoting youth employment and strengthening youth?s social activism and awareness raising on youth issues and life skills in the schools.Work in Progress/ Students for Humanity (600 youth): capacita
ting disadvantaged youth by developing their life skills and employment skills and engaging youth to community actions and advocacy/awareness raising through media skills.2. Building a strategic alliance and enhancing networking of local actors working wit
h youth issues (NGO?s public sector institutions Westbury community youth private sector other relevant stakeholders) through Social Transformation System-model which has been developed to facilitategreater social impact in vulnerable communities guiding t
he stakeholder collaborations and act as a monitoring and evaluation tool.3. Enabling the sustainability of the project and the continuity of the local actions by repairing a local Westbury Secondary School Hostel for a Youth Center for the use of youth lo
cal NGOs and other actors of the community.
Support to the development of the institutions of Kosovo During the period of supervised independence of Kosovo the International Civilian Office ICO provided oversight and administrative support for the ICR appointees and consultants in Kosovo institutions (Auditor General Constitutional Court Kosovo Property A
gency Kosovo Pension Savings Trust Privatization Agency of Kosovo). Finland has supported the ICO activities in Kosovo. Following the declaration of the End of Supervised Independence (ESI) in September 2012 and the termination of the ICO:s mandate the ICO
 and the Kosovo authorities propose to continue support to The Appointees Project till the middle of the year 2014. This support and capacity building will facilitate stability in Kosovo. The further support will be channelled through the international org
anisation International Management Group (IMG). The Finnish support to the development of the institutions of Kosovo is proposed to be continued and earmarked for the salary/per diems of the Portuguese judge of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo. The suppo
rt which will be channelled through IMG is coordinated with the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Support to the government administration sector of Kosovo is ODA-eligible. The Unit for EU Enlargement and Western Balkans is prepared to disburse 66 880 euro
s for this purpose in the year 2012. Finland will be a member of the Committee on Appointees.