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NGO Support / Self-management and development in villages in Vietnam To strengthen expand and monitor the project for strengthening local democracy with an aim to improve living conditions and enhance democracy in the villages.PROJECT CONTINUATION 2013-15: Village self-reliance and cooperatives in VietnamThe main objective 
of the project is to support local democracy to grow and flourish. Of the cross-cutting development objectives the enhancement of women's rights and status and equality are very well taken into account in the project: the project activities are being imple
mented by single mothers and rural poor the official partner of the project is Women's Union (11 million members). When selecting Village Development Boards 40 % gender quota is expected. Environmental aspects are well focused on too: the project will keep
 evaluating and strengthening solar cooker experiments and will explore possibilities for the farmers to produce silicon oxide or its raw material from rice hulls. Project supports re-establishment of traditional village meetings and establishes as a new s
tructure Village Development Boards which are managed by the local people themselves. Otherwise the project is being implemented within the structures of Vietnam Women's Union and the local government. Main beneficiaries of the project are single mothers a
nd the poor small farmers and rural poor. Main activities are to expand self-reliant village self-help movement into new geographical areas and to strengthen single mothers' income generating possibilities with micro credit and savings programme (single mo
thers in Tan Minh will support the expansion of the programme into new municipalities). Project will support establishment of cooperatives by single mothers and the rural poor where there is interest and ideas for it. Project strengthens participation and 
cooperation and income generation in particular in rural communities which are on the verge of loosing their farming land or where livelihood is threatened for some other reasonin the near future.
VAMCPAA - Program for Independence and Economic Empowerment of Mobility Challenged People - PIEE 2013-2015 VAMCPAA - Program for Independence and Economic Empowerment of Mobility Challenged People - PIEE 2013-2015
Sustainable Management of Land and Environment SMOLE aims at reducing absolute poverty in the society through environmentally sound land management and socio-economic development. The Project consists of four main components: 1. Institutional Development 2. Land Management 3. Environmental Management 4
. Awareness Raising. Specific objective for SMOLE II which will cover the period of June 2009 ? May 2013 is to achieve the medium level of operations and feasibility in sustainable land and environmental management.
Consultancy Services To give sector support services to the unit of sector policy in health population and social sector as well as in forestry and environmental cooperation.
UNICEF-Academia-Private Sector Partnership Project - Human Rights Based WASH Innovations for Ugandan School Children The project address  the everyday water sanitation and hygiene related problems girls and boys face in rural Ugandan schools and contributes significantly to fulfillment of girls' and boys' right for clean water adequate sanitation and hygiene conditions t
hat will improve their health and wellbeing. Project has only one immediate objective/purpose that is as follows: Human rights based UNICEF-Academia-Private Sector innovation model developed and implemented to address WASH related problems in rural Uganda.
 It is expected that achievement of this project purpose will directly contribute to the achievement of the long term development objective through creation of a new kind of development aid culture and a mind set that builds on equal partnerships between d
evelopment aid organisations academia and private sector all providing an added value and human rights based critical contribution to improve lives of children.  Work done in this project is pioneering providing important lessons learned to the national an
d international development discussion on collaboration between civil society organisations and private sector companies. The project plan is developed based on lessons learned from UNICEF Finland Makerere and Aalto University and UNICEF Uganda collaborati
on pilot project in 2010-2012 and focus is placed on yielding impact on Ugandan beneficiaries, school children and local small and medium enterprises. The direct beneficiaries of the project include primary school girls and boys including orphans and pupil
s with special needs Ugandan SMEs six project partners and Finnish-Ugandan students. The cross-cutting themes of Finland's development policy (2012) are mainstreamed to the project activities. Human rights based approach in programming form the core framew
ork for the project and it will be integrated and modified to all activities including the partnership model. Gender equality and reduction of inequality forms the core principles and attention is placed on addressing needs and capacity of girls and female
 entrepreneurs and ensuring equal opportunity to participate. All data collected will be gender-disaggregated. Climate sustainability is taken into account in development environmental friendly and sustainable locally produced innovations. Main activities 
of the project are capacity building development of 'inventions' to commercially sound WASH innovations implemented through UNICEF program and distributing lessons learned.
Frame agreement with NGO (Suomen Lahetysseura ry) Pilot project for empowering the hiv and aids affected families to improve their social and economic situation in border areas of Acham etc.
Poverty Reduction Budget Support Facility in Tanzania To support the implementation of Tanzanian National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA MKUZA) with General Budget Support (GBS).
Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy Strengthening the efficiency of funding policy in development financing institutions administrative costs. Finland  also chairs the ?Leading Group for Innovative Financing Mechanisms? during 2012-13.
Project against desertification of Somalia The project addresses desertification in Central and Northern Somalia. The development objective of the project is to enhance sustainable development of the environment and well-being of local people. In particular the aim is to stop desertification at thr
ee project areas. Immediate objectives include the following: the number and variety of the trees increase, environmental awareness increases, soil condition improves, traditional grass becomes available, and the capacity and cooperation between local part
ners improves. These objectives are to be reached through a long-term project (3 times 3 years) which (2013-2015) includes training and environmental awareness raising, construction of three environmental protection centers (including demonstration farms a
nd tree nurseries), seedling growing and planting, land rehabilitation, introducing and promotingalternative energy sources,and capacity building of the local partners. This is a joint project implemented in partnership with Finnish Somalia Network three o
f its member organizations (Puntland Community PC, Sool Sanaag and Hawd Development Association SSHDA, and Somali Social Development Association SSDA) and their respective partner organizations in North and Central Somalia (Homboboro Relief and Rehabilitat
ion Organization HRRO, Nomadic Development Organization NDO, and Tanaad Relief and Development Organization TARDO). The project creates an innovative cooperative model which enforces the civil society in Somalia and creates new networks.The final beneficia
ries of the project are in total 1600 households (400 households in Buhodle area 600 in Gaalkaacyo area 600 in Adado area) whose environment and opportunities to livelihood will improve through tree planting and land rehabilitation. Each household will par
ticipate in planting demonstrations and will be given tree seedlings.  This is a continuation project for the project which started in January 2012 by the funding provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Vietnam The goal of the project is to contribute towards the response to climate change for poor ethnic minorities in Thanh Hoa province.The project has 4 specific objectives: 1) to improve capacity of local people in Xuan Phu and Phu Nghiem communes on climate ch
ange adaptation and mitigation, 2) to develop the sustainable and climate-friendly agro-forestry model for poor ethnic household based on indigenous knowledge and local specialty in Xuan Phu and Phu Nghiem communes, 3) to improve market access for local co
mmunities to aim at sustainable agro-forestry production in a climate changing context, 4) to contribute to the selection of suitable climate-friendly agro-forestry models by the local authorities and local people using their own investment.  The project w
ill be implemented in Xuan Phu and Phu Nghiem communes Quan Hoa district Thanh Hoa Province from January 2014 to April 2016
Education in emergencies Humanitarian assistance through FinnChurchAid to Liberia
Ex-post evaluation of FLOM projects in Mongolia Ex post - evaluation of the MFA financed projects  implemented by FLOM-M. The purpose of the evaluation is to review the impacts and sustainability of four development projects implemented by FLOM in Mongolia (FLOM-M) since it was established and financed 
with the aid of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to give recommendations for further development work of FLOM-M.  The main beneficiaries for this post evaluation are FLOM-Mongolia staff FLOM Home office staff (Kylvaja) and their cooperatin
g partners.  Another beneficiary is the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NGO unit) as the main donor of the development projects. The findings of the evaluation will be used for improvement of projects that FLOM-M is currently implementing and effectiv
e development planning and implementation of new development work in the future.   The 4 projects to be evaluated are: 1. Arkhangai training and health project 2005-20072. Leadership Training through Traditional and Virtual Teaching 2009-20103. New key Awa
reness and skills training for women in Ulaanbaatar 2009-20114. Information Society for Zavkhan Province 2009-2012. The evaluation will be focused on 3 main areas: 1. The impact on the target groups of each project and the sustainability of the effects. Th
e way FLOM-M operates in relationship with the project partners and other local governmental and non-governmental organizations 3. The way the implemented projects influenced decision-making by partners other NGO's and governmental organizations as a spin-
off of the projects. The objective is to define the main outputs and outcomes resulting from the implementation of the projects identify effects on main beneficiaries and the extent to which cross cutting development objectives of each project have been re
ached describe their sustainability and the best practices and lessons learned for the possible future activities.
Western Balkans/Planning and evaluation of Western Balkans projects Finland's Development Policy Framework Programme for the Western Balkans was approved in November 2009. Through the Framework Programme the Unit for EU Enlargement and Western Balkans (EUR-40) implements the Government's Development Policy Programme 2007. 
Preparation evaluation and monitoring of cooperation are a continuous part of the Unit's work throughout the planning period. The Framework is meant to be evaluated and updated in 2012. Implementing the Framework Programme with quality requires new allocat
ion for the preparation evaluation and monitoring of projects programmes and other forms of cooperation.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Vietnam The project aims to raise community awareness and building capacity to respond to climate change through communication training and effective use of renewable energy sources. The project activities include i) raising the awareness of local authorities and 
local people in Quang Phuoc commune Quang Dien district and school students in two neighbouring communes with regard to climate change response and adaptation, ii) supporting and increasing local community access to advanced techniques for safe and effecti
ve pig breeding and use of biogas works, iii) enhancing local government officials and people capacities to respond to climate change and iv) advocating for the integration of climate change issues into local socio economic development plan.
Keski-Aasian kansojen yhdistys Julduz promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness
NGO Support / Integrated river basin management at Koshi River The proposed project is continuation of the earlier MFA funded project in the Indrawati Sub-basin of the Koshi river basin (Jan 2010-Dec 2012). This project is based on the outcomes needs and recommendations of the first phase and has involved extensive st
akeholder consultation in the process of design and planning. The overall development objective of the project is: By 2020 water and related resources of Koshi basin are best managed (in the face of climate change and development scenario) to promote socio
economic development for the benefit of all the local people especially the poorest and marginalized while maintaining the ecological balance.The immediate objectives include: 1) By 2016 institutional structures are functional having broad-based partner su
pport to implement democratic IWRM approach which empowers local communities and marginalised groups to participate in decision-making planning and implementation 2) By 2016 local communities in target areas are empowered and capacitated to manage natural 
resources sustainably and to reduce their vulnerability against the impact of climate change through rights-based approach complemented by optimised economic benefits from water and other natural resources At the catchment level the project will be impleme
nted through the 9 Integrated Resource Management Committee (IRMCs) the legally registered institutions that were established and institutionalized during the first phase. The IRMCs are responsible for planning and implementation of the IWRM activities at 
catchment levels with the technical and financial support from project office. The project will strengthen them further to enhance their capability to function as an independent institutions in the longer run. In addition the project will play an instrumen
tal role of coordinating with the concerned and relevant agencies and organizations for the IRMCs to enable them to raise funds for sustainable functioning.The proposed project will directly benefit atleast 4000 HHs and 20000 individuals across the project
 intervention areas in Indrawati. Indigenous people (IPs) Marginalized Janajatis and disadvantaged groups primarily women will be project's prime focus. IRMCs Eco-clubs water smart communities Buffer zone user committees are the direct beneficiaries. The i
ndirect beneficiaries are primarily the stakeholders indirectly associated with IRMCs and different user groups (waterirrigation farmers forest agriculture).
Suomen Partiolaiset promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness
Programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and development Programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and development
NGO Support / Training of women journalists The aim of the project is to organise additional professional education for the women journalists in Afghanistan and to form mentoring pairs between the women journalists in Afghnistan and Finland. The education will contain special courses of journalism e
thical rules the role of the media in developing democracy and women's rights. The idea is also to give a possibility to few Afghan women journalists to get to know the activities of the Finnish media houses.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kosovo Radio KIM produces and broadcasts informative radio program in Serbian minority language and publishes news for the web. Radio KIM provides 24 hours a day broadcast with more than 6 hours of own production covering territories of Central Kosovo. In this pr
oject Radio KIM plans to expand its operation to TV format. Objectives of the project:- Complete media coverage of the local events as well as governance work and implementation of decentralization process- Increasing of local community's understanding of 
local events and institutions through direct involvement in terms of the issues that matter to them: education health local public services and local utilities- People's control over local governments and local municipality issues through media advocacy wi
ll bring people closer to the processes making them express their concerns and bringing government closer to the communities.- Improvement of Morning TV Journal in technical and content manner and adding new materials to our web page multimedia interaction
 with audience and connection to social networks. Actions will be divided in two phases Phase I and Phase II. The first one will support production of 220 news programs during 10 months, the second one will support building technical capacities of our medi
a once other conditions are fulfilled for its own TV broadcast. These phases do not divide project implementation by time but by quality of reach to the local community in central Kosovo. During Phase I broadcast will go through TV Herc in Strpce while dur
ing II it will go directly to Gracanica area. Phase I (production) will last whole 10 months of the project since it does not depend on Phase II while Phase II (own TV channel) will most probably start between 2nd and 6th month of the project.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kosovo The main goal of the Promotion on Transparent Media in Northern Kosovo project is to contribute to increase media transparency in northern Kosovo by 1) providing the general public with quality daily radio information related to socioeconomic and political
 issues, and 2) increasing the capacities of local actors to deal with the media and to provide public information.This would ultimately lead to a better informed population in northern Kosovo a pre-condition for them to take grounded decisions when partic
ipating to decision-making process affecting their daily lives.Sub-Objective 1: Increasing the awareness of citizens of northern Kosovo on socio-economic (Social Welfare Education Healthcare Economic development and Employment) and political issues by qual
ity radio programmes designed as a safe space for dialogue.Sub-Objective 2: Strengthen local public authorities? and local civil society organisations' professional ability to provide independent information in an efficient way and increase local journalis
ts? awareness on human rights and community issues. The project will be implemented by ECMI and their partner NGO Radio Kontakt Plus.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Afghanistan 300 female high school graduate students will be admitted in the coaching classes for the University entry test. They will be taught the subjects that they are to be examined in the university entry test.The students will be given guidance councellor servi
ces as well as tecnical training on how to write essays and take university exams. They  will be given a number of mock tests on monthly bases based on the university exam pattern.100 of the girls who can not afford to pay their transportation cost will be
 given a sum of money on monthly bases to help them attend the classes regularly.
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) A just rehabilitation and proportionate participation and inclusion of Freed Haliyas, Kamaiyas and Kamlaharis to ensure social justice and dignified livelihood.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kyrgyz Republic The goal of the project is to strengthen the parliamentarianism in Kyrgyzstan by means of building the capacity of the parliamentary deputies and raising the level of public confidence in the deputies. Within the framework of this project it is planned to 
conduct an analysis of the parliament's activity for transparency to train 20% of the deputies and 15 officers working with journalists and constituents as well as to introduce the mentoring program between them.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Moldova The aim of the project is to educate parents who have children with mental disabilities and/or mixed disabilities in Balti municipality by increasing their knowledge and abilities on mental disabilities. Increased level of knowledge is an important tool wh
ich helps to cope with the stress and problems that appears in parents' daily life together with their children with mental disabilities and/or mixed disabilities.The project is based on a continuous education of parents and involvement of the children and
 adults with severe mixed disabilities into activities for socialization and integration through raising information regards to this problems as well as capacity building of disabled people and their families.The project aims to increase the level of knowl
edge and abilities of the parents through different kind of activities such as: training counselling organising support groups and creating a parent's diary and a movie. Also the project helps disabled children in the process of integration into the societ
y through organising a summer school and art workshops for children and parents.
NGO Support / Livelyhood and Environmental Awareness Project The extension phase is necessary for achieving sustainability of the mobilization processes started during 2010-2012.   The established women's groups will be continued but at the same time also other community based thematic groups will be strengthened su
ch as water users groups and community forest users groups. Women's participation in elections and local government will be promoted by training.In the environmental health component the financial support will be geared more towards ultrapoor households. T
hey will benefit from EcoSan toilet components and smokeless stove components provided by the project. For other beneficiaries support will be mainly technical advice and training for ensuring the proper location and construction of toilets their maintenan
ce and utilization of urine and compost in organic farming.   This component will be coordinated with the VDC and District level water sanitation and hygiene coordination committees' work aiming at Open Defecation Free Devichaur. The technical inputs are i
ntegrated with preventive health awareness through the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHV) who will continue to be capacitated.The income generation activities (IGA) will be continued and experiences from pilot projects disseminated within Devichaur.
   Training providing microloans and facilitating the services and financing from District offices will be used to obtain the goal of poverty alleviation with women's role as the main cross-cutting aspect.  The environmental sustainability of the new IGA p
roducts will be ensured taking into consideration climate change resilience such as erosion risk mitigation.
Finnish Business and Society promotion of development awareness Promotion of development awareness