ASSISTENCE FOR LOCAL PILOT PROJECTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.

Summary:

Projects must take place between March 2003 and March 2004. Next application deadlines: 1 May 2003 and 1 October 2003 Selected projects can be funded up to a maximum of 7 600 ?. Financial assistance in support of local pilot projects is important to the Youth Programme on Human Rights Education because it will allow for new initiatives to be set up and will motivate supporting local NGOs and groups to undertake action related to human rights education with young people. By funding pilot projects on human rights education through the European Youth Foundation, the Directorate of Youth and Sport seeks to actively contribute to the inclusion of human rights education in youth work practice and to encourage innovative practices and partnerships, both in formal and in non-formal education contexts.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS for Tacis Institution Building Partnership Programme Support to Civil Society and Local Initiatives issued by the European Community: it is a Programme and Financing source addressed to support civil society and local initiatives, the reinforcement of democracy and the establishment of the rule of law through partnership co-operation between non-governmental organisations, local and regional authorities or not-for-profit professional organisations from the European Union and their counterparts in Tacis countries. Detailed information on this Call for Proposals is contained in the "Guidelines for applicants", which are published together with this notice on the Internet Web site: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/index_en.htm.

Any questions regarding this Call for Proposals should be sent by e-mail (including the Publication Reference of this Call for Proposals shown in item 1) to fabrizio.moroni@cec.eu.int All applicants are encouraged to consult the above Internet Web page regularly before the deadline for applications since the Commission will publish the most frequently asked questions and the corresponding replies.