| The Tacis "IBPP - Support to Civil Society and Local Initiatives" is designed to support an institution building process for a successful transition towards market economy, the reinforcement of democracy and civil society and the establishment of the rule of law.
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| The main objective of the programme is to stimulate citizens? initiative and to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, not-for-profit professional organizations and local & regional authorities working in the social sector and in all areas relevant to civil society support as well as business partnership.
A prerequisite to achieve the programme's objective is the setting-up and the running of an international partnership (between at least two organizations from at least one Tacis country and from at least one EU member state).
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| IBPP encourages joint partnerships between organizations in the EU and Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. To get in touch with EU based organizations working in the same field of activity and build up a co-operation Ukrainian NGOs can contact the following resources:
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This is an official database to which you can subscribe and where you can find information on organizations having participated in IBPP. There you will be able to contact successful applicants and other potential partners.
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/ibpp/partnerssearch_en.htm
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| A variety of NGO networks working in different fields of activity exist in the EU. The following websites are examples where you may find information on potential partners:
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http://www.oneworld.net/partners/ network grouping 1250 organizations in the EU.
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http://www.socialplatform.org/ network grouping social NGO's in EU countries.
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http://www.clong-trialog.at/ network grouping 405 organizations in EU and in accession countries.
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Concerning associations of cities in the EU countries, the following document provides contact details for potential partners: ibpp_natcityorg.xls
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| Applications should reflect partnerships between non-profit organizations of the same type, within one of the three following categories:
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| Non governmental organizations such as associations in the health or social sector, consumers associations, community based organizations, environmental protection groups, etc. | | Not-for-profit professional organizations such as associations of SMEs or entrepreneurs, Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, trade unions, etc. | Local and regional authorities.
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| Assistance to disadvantaged women in order to improve their condition and status (i.e. women who are victims of disease, maltreatment, abuse or trafficking, etc.) | | Support to the social reintegration of marginalised groups of the population (i.e. unemployed, people with disabilities, members of minority groups, illiterate, etc.) | Promotion of sustainable health and social care for disadvantaged sections for population at risk (i.e. elderly, homeless, street children, victims of cruelty and AIDS, etc)
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| Consumer protection | | Environmental issues | | Adult education | Training of unemployed
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| Management and administrative reform of municipalities, local and regional authorities | | Management of public utilities (transport, water, waste treatment, energy savings), communities Programmes, health, education | Land registration, urban and regional planning, housing services, tourism services
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| Development of trade and SME associations | | Initiatives in the field of economic development (in particular, SME support) | | Initiatives to reduce unemployment | Vocational training
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For further details please contact Volodymyr Kondrachuk in the Delegation of the European Commission: Volodymyr.Kondrachuk@ec.europa.eu
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For tenders and grants visit the EuropeAid website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
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