The European Union retained thirteen applications for the award of grants, worth a total amount of nearly SR 4.1 million. The approved projects will be carried out between nine and eighteen months. The awarded associations include eight non-state and five state actors with their projects varying significantly in scope and focus.
The signing ceremony for the small grants projects took place the 22 September 2011 at the Wharf Hotel & Marina and was attended by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Resident Representative of UNDP for Mauritius and Seychelles Leyla Tegmo-Reddy and the representatives of the Non State Actors.
The Seychelles governance capacity-building programme is funded by the EU for 580 000 euro and is aimed at supporting efforts of state and non-state actors to continue improving and strengthening governance capacity in Seychelles.
The EU is thus providing small grants worth 281 600 euro to state and non-state actors to carry out governance-related activities. The project is being carried out by the UNDP over a period of two and a half years.
The signing ceremony for the small grants projects took place the 22 September 2011 at the Wharf Hotel & Marina and was attended by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Resident Representative of UNDP for Mauritius and Seychelles Leyla Tegmo-Reddy and the representatives of the Non State Actors.
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The grants aim to boost public awareness and contribute towards forging effective partnerships to influence development policy-making in matters of governance.
The awarded associations are: the National Council for Disabled, Association of People with Hearing Impairment (Aphi), Association for the Promotion of Solid Humane Families, Sustainability for Seychelles, Red Cross Society of Seychelles, National Gender Secretariat, Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC), International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drugs, Seychelles Heritage Foundation, National Council for Children (NCC), Seychelles Authors Composers Society, Wildlife Clubs of Seychelles and the Liaison Unit for Non-governmental Organisations Seychelles.
Under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), the European Union (EU) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed the financial agreement in December 2009 in Seychelles for a governance project. The EU and the UNDP signed the contribution agreement in December 2010 for the management of the project.The Seychelles governance capacity-building programme is funded by the EU for 580 000 euro and is aimed at supporting efforts of state and non-state actors to continue improving and strengthening governance capacity in Seychelles.
The EU is thus providing small grants worth 281 600 euro to state and non-state actors to carry out governance-related activities. The project is being carried out by the UNDP over a period of two and a half years.
