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Horizonti, the Foundation for the Third Sector upon the agreement with IRIS Georgia and with the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development announces the “Human Rights are Part of the Georgian Culture” Grants Program, within the framework of which grants will be awarded on the competitive basis. While awarding the grants, the IRIS Georgia is guiding itself with the Law on Grants, other legislative acts, and also with particular acts adopted by its administration.
IRIS GEORGIA PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
I. THE GRANTS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
One of the biggest barriers facing human rights activities is that a significant part of the population considers “human rights”, and other related liberal values as “foreign” and “imposed” concepts. Furthermore, due to the increasing anti-Western propaganda fueled by some individuals and interest groups many believe that there exists a fundamental conflict between such concepts and nation’s basic cultural values. One of the major objectives for an effective public awareness program is to destroy the unfounded beliefs that this fundamental conflict exists by demonstrating that human rights are based on the same basic values, which have inspired the prominent poets, writers, musicians, movie, makers, scientists, and public figures in Georgia. For instance, an average Georgian will understand the concept of equity before the rule of law if the most important decisions of the European Court of Human Rights are presented in the light of the respective works of the Georgian writers. The same would happen if prior to showing a classic movie on the freedom of expression, a relevant Georgian movie or fragments from such a movie were shown with pertinent commentaries provided by respected popular figures (not necessarily politicians, lawyers and human rights activists).
After an open grants competition an NGO (or NGOs) will be selected, which in its project will articulate one or several basic human rights utilizing well established and familiar stories, poems, novels, music, movies, and pictures of Georgian authors. Original projects based on the same concept will be also welcomed. An example might be organizing regional or national competitions among school pupils on identifying and drawing parallels between the values enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and those contained in the works of the Georgian literature. While assessing the project proposals, special attention will be given to the innovative ways of delivering the information to public at large, and to obtaining the involvement of well-known and popular public figures (singers, actors, musicians, sportsmen, etc.) in the project.
II. ELIGIBILITY, SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:
Resident non-entrepreneurial legal persons registered in a due procedure of law may participate in this Program.
Priority will be given to organizations that have:
• a relevant experience in the fields of human rights or public awareness raising;
• implemented at least three projects through the financing received from local or international donors;
• permanent staff including an accountant with relevant knowledge and skills.
An eligible organization shall be allowed to submit only one proposal.
An eligible organization should submit an individual project proposal. The projects may provide for recourse to human and technical resources of other partner organizations.
The applicants are required to submit projects to the head office of the Horizonti Foundation through handing the proposal to authorized staff members of the Cross-sectoral Partnership Program. The project and supplementary documentation should be placed in a closed envelope. The Horizonti Foundation authorized staff shall not admit proposals from the moment of expiration of the deadline for submission of projects.
Grantees to the IRIS Georgia shall not be eligible to submit a proposal within the framework of this Program until the previously funded projects are completed.
Duration of the works envisaged by the submitted project is not to exceed 12 months.
The budget of a submitted project should not be less than $15.000 and should not exceed $35.000 US. If the project cost exceeds the sum specified in this paragraph, applicant organization(s) should clearly indicate on the alternative sources of funding and present the documents supporting such a possibility.
The Grants Review Committee of the Horizonti Foundation shall make the selection from among the submitted projects and shall recommend the selected proposals to the Country Office of IRIS Georgia for a final decision. IRIS Georgia shall implement programmatic and financial monitoring over the implementation of the successful projects.
The applicants are required to submit projects to the Horizonti Foundation until 16:00 of June 6 2003.
III. PROJECT
The project is to be composed of the following sections:
I. Cover Page
The Cover Page should be composed in the following format:
Horizonti, the Foundation for the Third Sector
IRIS Georgia
Name of the Project: ________________________________
Applicant organization: ________________________________
Address: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Telephone: ________________________________
Fax: ________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________
Author of the project: ________________________________
Address:: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Director of the project: ________________________________
Address: ________________________________
zip ___________city_______________
Str.___________No._______________
Tel/Fax/E-mail: ________________________________
Date of launching the project (Day/Month/Year): _________________________
Date of finishing the project (Day/ Month/Year) _________________________
Funds requested from the Foundations (USD): _________________________
Funds raised from other sources (USD): _________________________
Total cost of the project (USD): _________________________
I, ___________________, Manager of the Organization, take an obligation to use any of the financial or material assets obtained from IRIS Georgia in the way it is provided for in the project. I agree to follow the rules of reporting laid down in the grant contract. If there are committed any breaches during execution of the project I agree to reimburse the funds obtained through a grant and return the property acquired from the respective funds to IRIS Georgia as required by its decision.
___________________________ ___________
Signature of the project director Date
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Signature of the Coordinator Date
2. Information concerning the applicant organization (one page maximum)
• Name of the organization, date of establishment and principal objectives;
• Address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address;
• Bank account number;
• Name of the project coordinator and his position in the organization;
• A brief summary of the projects and programs implemented in the areas of human rights or culture and education, respective sources of funding and project/program outcomes.
The applicants are also required to indicate if their projects were previously submitted to other foundations or donors for funding (please specify the name of the project and the date of submission).
3. Information concerning the governmental or business organizations involved in the project (one page maximum)
If the project provides for involvement of a governmental or business organization in the project the following information should be presented:
• Precise names of the governmental or business agencies;
• Fields of activities or operation;
• Addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses;
• Names of the persons responsible for the execution of the project on the part of the respective authority, and their positions in the organizations;
• Past experiences of cooperation with NGOs.
4. Project Summary (one page maximum)
Applicant organizations are required to summarize the project objective(s), problems to be addressed, methodology to be used and the outcomes anticipated following the project implementation.
5. Project justification (two pages maximum)
Under this heading the applicants are required:
• to describe priority problem(s) for the respective project and ascertain its actuality;
• to prove the conformity of the project with IRIS/Georgia Grants Program priorities;
• (in case of a partnership project) to prove the necessity and reasonableness of cooperation between the respective NGOs and public authorities for resolution of the identified problem(s);
• to specify responsibilities of partner organizations in the project implementation.
6. Description of activities (five pages maximum)
Applicants are required to provide the title and a detailed description of each activity (i.e. how the activity will be implemented and who will participate in the implementation). In this respect, the detailed description of activities must not be confused with the work plan (Section 7).
7. Work plan
Applicants are required to propose the detailed work plan, which should be presented by a schedule divided in months. In particular, it is necessary to indicate as precisely as possible the time-frame of every substantial activity within the project. The work plan should be presented in the graphical format of a timetable as suggested in the sample work plan below.
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