Diakonia EU-Zimbabwe 2020-2021 Diakonia EU-Zimbabwe 2020-2021 Diakonia has applied to Sida for funding of 2 180 000 SEK to carry out the EU-project "Promoting Civil Society engagement in local government policies and decision making processes in Matabeleland region, Zimbabwe" during 2020-2021. 

The project aims to: 

1. "The overall objective is to contribute to enhanced capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to meaningfully and constructively participate in local and national policy, legislation and decision making processes; to ensure the fulfilment of civic and socio-economic rights of citizens, including women, youth and other marginalised groups and to promote gender equality, transparency, accountability, social cohesion and resilience in Zimbabwe."

2. "Specific Objective: Three civil society organisations (CSOs) and eleven community based organisations, which promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, men, male and female youth, and persons with disabilities (PwDs), have secured strong institutional capacity to participate meaningfully and constructively in local government policies, legislative and decision making processes and service delivery issues in the selected four rural and four urban local authorities in Matabeleland North and South and Bulawayo provinces."

The project will be conducted on a local level in Zimbabwe and Diakonia will collaborate with three civil society organisations, BPRA, SWRGN and WILD. Diakonia is lead applicant to Sida and has the overall responsibility for the coordination and implementation of the project. 

The contribution has the EU Commission reference number: CSO-LA/2019/413-607. The contribution's total budget is 1 000 000 EUR, which corresponds to approximately 10 560 980 SEK. The requested support from Sida is 2 180 000 SEK, which corresponds to 20% of the total budget. Diakonia har ansökt om finansiering av egeninsats om 2 180 000 SEK för EU-projektet "Promoting Civil Society engagement in local government policies and decision making processes in Matabeleland region, Zimbabwe" under 2020-2021. 

Insatsen syftar till: 

1. "The overall objective is to contribute to enhanced capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to meaningfully and constructively participate in local and national policy, legislation and decision making processes; to ensure the fulfilment of civic and socio-economic rights of citizens, including women, youth and other marginalised groups and to promote gender equality, transparency, accountability, social cohesion and resilience in Zimbabwe."

2. "Specific Objective: Three civil society organisations (CSOs) and eleven community based organisations, which promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, men, male and female youth, and persons with disabilities (PwDs), have secured strong institutional capacity to participate meaningfully and constructively in local government policies, legislative and decision making processes and service delivery issues in the selected four rural and four urban local authorities in Matabeleland North and South and Bulawayo provinces."

Projektet kommer att genomföras på lokal nivå i Zimbabwe och Diakonia kommer att arbeta i samverkan med tre civilsamhällesorganisationer, BPRA, SWRGN och WILD. Diakonia är huvudsökande organisation och har det övergripande ansvaret för projektets implementering och koordinering. 

Den aktuella insatsen har EU-kommissionens referensnummer CSO-LA/2019/413-607. Insatsen har en total budget på 1 000 000 EUR, vilket motsvarar cirka 10 560 980 SEK. Av detta har Diakonia beviljats 800 000 EUR från EU-kommissionen och ansöker om 2 180 000 SEK (cirka 20%) från Sida. Insatsens övergripande mål: "The overall objective is to contribute to enhanced capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to meaningfully and constructively participate in local and national policy, legislation and decision making processes; to ensure the fulfilment of civic and socio-economic rights of citizens, including women, youth and other marginalised groups and to promote gender equality, transparency, accountability, social cohesion and resilience in Zimbabwe."

Insatsens specifika mål: "Three civil society organisations (CSOs) and eleven community based organisations, which promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, men, male and female youth, and persons with disabilities (PwDs), have secured strong institutional capacity to participate meaningfully and constructively in local government policies, legislative and decision making processes and service delivery issues in the selected four rural and four urban local authorities in Matabeleland North and South and Bulawayo provinces."