he Embassy of Switzerland in Amman, accredited to the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan and the Republic of Iraq, has the honour to inform you
that it hereby launches within its “small grants program 2017” a call
for projects in the fields of
- Civil society development and good governance;
- Protection of youth, women and minorities;
- Democratisation, decentralization and federalism;
- Rule of law, human rights and international humanitarian law;
- Peace promotion and mediation
Projects supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in the framework of
the “small grants program” must fulfil the following conditions or
criteria:
- Priority is given to national non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- The grant is allocated to a project and not to the functioning of the NGO itself;
- The small grant program is not designed to provide for the simple purchase and distribution of goods;
- NGOs that are already getting support from the Swiss government through other channels are not eligible under this program;
- Projects with a religious objective are not eligible under this program;
- Profit-oriented organizations are not eligible under this program;
- Amounts allocated normally range between 5’000 US$ and 20’000 US$;
If you believe you have a project that corresponds to the above
criteria and needs financing, please submit us a project proposal
until 23rd of February 2017. The proposal must be maximum 6 pages long, written in English and contain the following information:
- a context description of the issue the project wishes to address;
- the objective of the project, clearly defined and measurable;
- the beneficiaries of the project;
- the stakeholders of the project as well as the main actors;
- the chances and risks of the project;
- the schedule of the project, with clear deadlines;
- a detailed budget of the project;
- a contact person and the address of the NGO.
