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Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kenya The project is an extension of Government-Wananchi Bonding Initiative a project undertaken last ear. The project seeks to safe guard and build on the achivevements. In 2006 and 2008 the area experienced a deadly conflict due to unfair distribution of land 
that resulted to an uprising of a militia group that killed and displaced community members. To stop the conflict the government sent the armed forces to flush out the militia group and during the operation more killings torture and rape were reported and 
this resulted to mistruct between the government and the community members. The injustices, beatings killings torture rape and abitrary arrests led to bitterness trauma suspicion and luck of trust in government agents which in turn impedes development co-e
xistence and nationhood.Project Objective, to enhance interactions and the capacity of 20000 peace and security stakeholders in the district and environs to prevent and resolve conflicts constructively in order to promote democracy human rights and cohesio
n.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ethiopia Basic business and vocational skill training for human trafficked women.
Enhancing capacity of developing countries to undertake climate action The South Centre is an intergovernmental organization of developing countries established by treaty in 1995 with its headquarters in Geneva.  It presently has 51 developing countries as its member states. Since the preparations for the UNFCCC Climate Confe
rence and meetings in Bali (2007) the Centre has been supporting developing countries to be more effectively engaged and involved in designing the appropriate global response to climate change.Through this project  (Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Cou
ntries to Undertake Climate Related National Actions and to Engage in Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development Processes and Discussions) the Centre also aims to develop the developing countries' capacity to undertake national climate actions. Thi
s is a continuation of a project that started in 2011. The focus of the project will be on: (1) Assisting developing countries through research to contribute to global climate change efforts through their national actions and to engaging constructively to 
the international climate discussions especially at the UNFCCC particularly in light of the new negotiating mandate emanating from the Durban climate change conference in December 2011 and the Doha conference of parties in December 2012, (2) Convening work
shops and other meetings to facilitate South-South sharing of experiences and positions on climate policies and eventually North-South dialogue, and (3) Participation in international negotiating and scientific meetings relating to climate change,  (4) Vis
its to selected developing countries to provide technical assistance.  The project period is 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2014 and the requested budget contribution from the Foreign Ministry of Finland is 300000 euros the total budget being 560000 euros.
NGO Support / The development program of the life quality and rehabilitation The first development project (2009- 2013) established the Day Care and Rehabilitation Center in Yerevan serving 450 under school aged children with disabilities and their parents. The request for the continuation of the rehabilitation services for school-
aged children with disabilities came from their parents. The parents shared their concerns that the conditions of their children and the quality of their life are in the risk of decrease due to lack of rehabilitation and support services during the school 
years. Thought the services provided by the Day Care and Rehabilitation Center the children's school preparedness increased and as the result of the project 80 children were able to attend the schools. The main purpose of the project (2014-2017) is to prev
ent the inequalities of children with disabilities and to enhance their inclusion to the society: 1)  by promoting the integration of the children with disabilities to normal life through providing multi-professional rehabilitation for enhancing the abilit
ies of functions of the child, 2) and by sharing information about disabilities to project's different shareholders. The project aims to establish the Support and Rehabilitation Center in Yerevan for children from 6 to 10 years old with disabilities. The a
ctivities of the Rehabilitation Center is targeted to children who are not attending the schools. The professionals of the project will provide rehabilitation advise and individual rehabilitation to school environment to children with disabilities who have
 been already integrated to the schools. The project will have about 480 children and their families as direct beneficiaries during the whole project. The center will provide psychosocial support for parents. The project will enhance the capacity of the ph
ysiotherapists speech therapists and other rehabilitation professionals and teachers by conducting trainings in cooperation with UNICEF Armenia. The project will hire seven local professionals. The project will pay attention to gender equality throughout t
he project's activities such as the selection of the group supporting the parenthood of fathers as well. Theroject is taking account the environmental sustainability for example when purchasing rehabilitation equipments.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kosovo NGO Aktiv is non-governmental and non-profit civil organization founded in 2003 and based in Mitrovica. Overall objective of the project is to foster gender equality agenda in the north of Kosovo by increasing the number of women and other social groups wh
o are educated about the notion forms of manifestation and mechanisms of protection against domestic violence.    Specific objectives: Create comprehensive public information and education about the mechanisms for protection against domestic violence which
 is guaranteed by international conventions and regulations of Kosovo(constitution legislation against domestic violence family law criminal law the law on gender equality anti-discrimination law law on Free Legal Aid), Make the problem of violence against
 women more transparent to the whole community and its prevention put to their list of priorities, Enable connecting and networking among all participants in the local community.
UN Association of Finland promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness
Center of Excellence for Transformational Partnerships German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is seeking to launch a Center of Excellence for Transformational Partnerships. The Center will be a catalytic knowledge hub to scale up learning and the practice of public private partnerships that drive tran
sformational change leading to sustainable development in Africa. Initially the center focuses on partnerships in agriculture sector in Tanzania.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Zimbabwe Civil Society National Healing Initiative II has the objective to: Foster peaceful resolution of conflict and work towards reconciliation healing social cohesion and transitional justice in Zimbabwe. Specific objectives are to:1. Enhance civil society capa
city to effectively advocate for and advance national reconciliation and healing through improved knowledge and skills.2. Strengthen local leadership and church leaders to enable them to unite with community members to prevent violence.3. Promote awareness
 of government initiatives for peace as spearheaded by the Organ for National Healing Reconciliation and Integration (ONHRI).4. Enhance capacity for conflict detection analysis and prevention among targeted communities. 5. Support civil society strategic c
oordination mechanisms.6. Support civil society advocacy campaigns for a national peace building framework democratisation and good governance. 7. Inform and educate citizens on the importance of actively participating in electoral processes for democratiz
ation and good governance.Programme is continuation to previously supported work and complements EU funded civil society programme on peacebuilding.
INGO Aid to decentralisation process through ECMI In order to support stability and sustainable development Kosovo is implementating the Ahtisaari Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement. The provisions of the proposal include multi-ethnic society protection and promotion of the rights of 
members of communities and decentralisation. According to the proposal some municipality boundaries will be changed and new municipalities established. International non-governmental organisation European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) requests Finnish 
support for a decentralisation project. The project is built for support to new and existing multi-ethnic communities during the decentralisation process. ECMI stresses the importance of participation of the local level and minorities in the decentralisati
on process and also the importance of tranparency and accountability of the decision-making in the municipalities. In the project extension proposal (2013) for the years 2014-2016 attention is paid to sustainable economic development and support to enterpr
eneurship in municipalities of Kosovo and more intensive participation of the municipalities of Northern Kosovo.
IFAD Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) was launched by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in 2012 as a new window of cofinancing to scale up and integrate climate change adaptation across IFAD's regular work pro
gramme. ASAP provides earmarked funding for smallholder farmers in developing countries to improve their capacity to respond to the challenges posed by climate change. ASAP funds will be used e.g. to improve land management promote climate-resilient agricu
ltural practices and technologies increase availability and efficient use of water resources improve climate resilience of rural infrastructure and enhance climate risk management. As ASAP projects are joined up with iFAD's regular investment processes the
y make use of the same quality control and supervison systems.The world's over 500 million smallholders provide around 80 per cent of food in the sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and make up the largest share of the developing countries' undernourished
 people. The speed and intensity of climate change is transforming the context of smallholder farming exposing it unpredictable and more extreme weather events which undermines vulnerable rural livelihoods.
Frame agreement with NGO (Frikyrklig samverkan FS rf) Project Addressing Problems Affecting Child-headed Homes . Project Addressing Problems Affecting Child-headed Homes
Support to the implementation of UN Women's country programme for Kenya Finland supports the implementation of UN Women's country strategy for Kenya with 17 million euros in 2013.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ethiopia MELCA works for healthy ecosystem vibrant culture and improved lives of communities through developing and spreading innovative methods. Telecho a locality found in Oromia Region is one of the areas where Melca Mahiber has conducted its participatory sketc
h model mapping for land recovery and traditional seed preservation. The overall objectives are: 1) To start a proactive youth movement which promotes bio-cultural diversity and rehabilitates degraded areas. (To create environmentally and socially responsi
ble youth movement through SEGNI program) 2) To use participatory mapping for community mobilization environmental education and planning for natural and cultural resource management 3) To conserve forest ecosystems and rehabilitate degraded areas in Telec
ho 4) To revive traditional ecological governance systems through establishing and strengthening community based organizations.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) Establishment of an FCA presence in Mogadishu to work with the Federal Government and respond to capacity building requests in the area of peace building and local governance from the Ministry of Interior and National Security. Convening of a Central Regio
ns Consultative Meeting to facilitate reconciliation and regional governance, at the request of the Ministry of Interior and National Security.
Development of ecotourism and sustainable entrepreneurship approaches The project aim is to address problems of poverty gender and environment by means of development of sustainable entrepreneurship in rural areas. The project aims to educate rural communities on ecotourism and local entrepreneurship development.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Turkey The Association will carry on a Youth Support Line Project. The aim of the project is to prevent recidivism of the released juveniles and to support juveniles at risk through the support line with multi-agency approach. The support line is planned to cover
 the whole country. The aim of this project is to enhance the efficiency and to extend the scope of the Youth Support Line.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ethiopia Contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of People with Disabilities through the promotion and support of program interventions on the educational psycho-social and economic empowerment of persons with impairments.
Support to development of ICT sector The overall objective of the TANZICT project is to enhance the achievement of socio-economic goals (poverty reduction societal renewal and economic growth) through providing support to Tanzania on its road towards an information society and through strengt
hening the institutional set up of the ICT sector as well as development of favorable environment for absorptive and innovative capacities in the sector.The project?s purpose is to facilitate policy and strategy processes mechanisms for knowledge developme
nt transfer of skills capacity building and initiatives to improve connectivity between the public and private sectors throughout the emerging Tanzanian ICT ecosystem and broader system of innovation.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ukraine The overall long term objective of the project is to contribute to enhancing good governance and democratic process in local communities in Ukraine. The project will help build the capacities of the local government related to modernization of public servi
ces through e-governance.
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) HDCS Ngo and Rural Community Development Support. Supporting the local Ngo in its organisational skills. Supporting discriminated people through different social programs.
Sustainable development model for schools and communities - 100 million trees by 2017 ENO Programme Association together with Arbonaut Ltd (Finland) 4H Tanzania Zambia Forestry College and Copperbelt University Natural Resources and Environmental Society will implement a project to raise awareness of sustainable development issues in school
s and communities and create a model to be used around the world for planning and implementing such activities in the communities. The schools are encouraged to adopt the issues in their curricula to create a wider understanding of sustainable development.
  Tanzania and Zambia are both rich in natural resources. The population in the countries are growing and an increased need for living space and agricultural land as well as industrial activities have increased the countries? deforestation rates  to 450 00
0km2 in Tanzania and 250-300 000km2 in Zambia annually.  Deforestation causes for example climate change erosion and wind damages to farms. The population is rather young for example in Zambia almost half of the population is under the age of 15. Both coun
tries have identified that the lack of capacity is hindering development and actions to address the capacity issue as well as understanding of natural resources and income generation have been seen crucial. The project objectives include teacher training i
n sustainable development activities and community and school engagement in tree nursery activities and tree planting. One pellet factory will be set up in Zambia as a demonstration project for introducing sustainable methods for using renewable energy sou
rces. Training will be hands-on workshops on tree planting nursery establishment pellet production environmental monitoring tools and use and the processes will be documented and followed-up. The documents will be available for all through the project webs
ite to enable other communities to plan similar activities.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Malaysia Support to setting up of a Biodiversity Centre in Cameron Highlands.
Operaatio Mobilisaatio promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) Kilwa Community Empowerment Programme. Training programme for village communities
Investigative internet journalism training in Tanzania The main objective of the investigative internet journalism training project is to improve the professional skills of Tanzanian journalists and capabilities to use the internet effectively as a means for fact-finding news monitoring investigation and commu
nication as part of the critical journalistic work process.By providing training of trainers at universities and journalism colleges and reviewing the study programmes of the major Tanzanian journalism education institutions the project aims to incorporate
 investigative internet journalism training as a central part of Tanzanian journalism education.By focusing specifically on the training of regional journalists and correspondents and community radio journalists the project aims to give people in rural com
munities a better chance to get their voice heard in local and national media about issues concerning their livelihoods and the allocation of public resources.The key project activities include: 1. Training of trainers and consultations for development of 
study programmes at major Tanzanian journalism education institutions, 2. Regional trainings in Kiswahili for upcountry journalists and correspondents, 3. Investigative internet journalism training for editors and correspondents in major regional centres, 
4. Online radio training and planning of a community radio online portal
Forest Sector Cooperation Sustainable forestry management and development to increase economic growth reduce poverty ans protect environment
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Belarus The funds will be used to support the participation of at least 15 Belarusian students in the Transparency Int. Summer School on Integrity 2012. The aim of Summer School is to provide student leaders from across the region with an opportunity to learn firs
t-hand from professionals working in the anti-corruption field.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Namibia The project observes analyses and disseminates information about the debate activities and legislative agendas of both National Council and National Assembly. The project output are research papers briefings commentaries and analysis which will enable the 
Namibian public to betteer understand the role of parliament the legislation debated by parliament and other related issues concerning parliamentary performance and delivery. In addition a new edition of the Guide to Namibian Economy will be finalized and 
published as part of he project.
NGO Support / Integrated project against HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS in Somalia must be added to a national issue of concern. Somali people in exile in Ethiopia and in Kenya are under a large risque. Enhanced knowledge and skills towards HIV/AIDS and adopting the right practice and attitude will help the Somali peo
ple to protect themselves and others. The second phase will continue the work of the first one but use of participatory methods will increase. The employess of the partner organization will be trained in these methods.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Mexico The objective is to enhance entreprenourship among women in Sola de Vega and Etla in the state of Oaxaca. The participants receive commercial education in workshops and are eligible for micro loans for them to employ themselves. This is the second joint pr
oject with the organization.
Evaluation on ICI instrument External independent evaluation of Complementarity in Finland's development policy and cooperation. The overall objective of this evaluation is to learn from the experience to find ways to use the different policy and cooperation instruments of Finland so 
that they are complementary and that mechanisms to accomplish complementarity are there. The evaluation will expose the dimensions of internal complementarity between the actors and the instruments of Finland and the dimensions of external complementarity 
with other actors and instruments in development.  It will look at the overall development policy and cooperation of Finland and how complementarity is depicted therein how the measures to ensure complementarity have been instituted and how the respective 
responsibilities distributed and addressed at different levels. The special case-evaluations are:1)Development policy analyse,2) NGO-instrument overall and including special case of three NGOs that are participating also in delivering humanitarian aid as w
ell as the INGO dimension and LFCs in countries that are visited 3)IKI-instrument as a whole and4)country programmes of Mozambique and Zambia as desk studies including country-level information emerging from the other two case-evaluations as appropriate.
Increasing Access to Quality Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health for women and marginalized groups in Yemen MSIY's rogramme Increasing Access to Quality Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health for women and marginalized groups in Yemen operates for three years in four governorates of Yemen.  The program will improve the access to sexual and reproducti
ve health (SRH) services and family planning (FP) counselling and methods for women of reproductive age and marginalized and underserved populations by building on existing MSIY activities such as outreach and social franchise (SF) and introducing new acti
vities such as HIV testing in centres. The program will extend access to FP/SRH services to approximately 60000 women (social franchisee clients and outreach clients over three years) from the Al Muhamasheen marginalized group and rural areas in four gover
norates in Yemen. All together this program will avert 10920 Unintended Pregnancies 1130 Unsafe Abortions and create 47912 CYPs.
Support to Somalia Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) Support to the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) of Somalia managed by OCHA and with UNDP as the administrative agent.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Malaysia Gender equality through human rights education for rural indigenous women (bidayh).
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) for trade-related assistance for LDCs The EIF is a multi-donor programme which supports LDCs to be more active players in the global trading system by helping them tackle supply-side constraints to trade. In this way the programme works towards a wider goal of promoting economic growth and sus
tainable development and helping to lift more people out of poverty. The Government of Finland has been a long-standing donor of the programme. EIF has achieved significant results in mainstreaming trade in LDC-countries as evidenced by a Mid-Term Review t
hat was concluded in November 2012.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Ethiopia To reduce land degradation in the watersheds of Abaya and Bangiz  that is newly identified micro watersheds through integrated soil and water conservation and promoting fuel wood saving stoves.