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The Council of Europe Project “Education for democracy in the Republic of Moldova II” launched a call for proposals which aims to co-fund a national project aimed at strengthening democratic school governance policies and practices in the Republic of Moldova by providing tailored support to up to 40 schools to implement the methodological guide on the democratic school governance.

The grant will fund a project to strengthen democratic school governance in the Republic of Moldova via tailored support to up to 40 schools to implement democratic school governance policies and practices, in line with the methodological guide on the democratic school governance.

Project may include:

• Expert assistance in drafting schools’ internal policy documents in the field of democratic school governance through a participatory and inclusive process, and in line with existing legislation;

• Expert assistance to facilitate the effective functioning of schools’ decision-making structures, such as the Administration Boards, Teacher Councils, Parents Councils and Pupil Councils;

• Trainings and workshops for school directors, teachers, school children and parents (general, peer-to-peer, seminars, etc.);

• Other events and actions to support school children participation in the life of their schools and their communities;

• Awareness raising events and campaigns in schools and in the community on key topics covered by the “Education for society” subject (e.g. democracy, human rights, children’s rights, solidarity, diversity, tolerance) or on topical issues such as bullying, including cyber-bullying, fake news/media literacy, inclusive education, etc.

Funding Information

• The indicative available budget under this call for proposals is EUR 150 000 (one hundred fifty thousand Euros). The Council of Europe intends to award one grant of a maximum amount of EUR 150 000.

• The implementation period of the project should start on 1 October and shall not extend beyond 30 September 2025.

• Reporting requirements shall be completed on 30 October 2025 at the latest.

Target Stakeholders

• Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:

  • Schools' administration

  • School Administration Boards, Teacher Councils, Parents Councils and Pupil Councils

  • “Education for society” teachers and other teachers

  • School children

  • The school community (parents, local authorities, civil society organisations, youth centres, educational, cultural and sports institutions, etc.)

• The above list is not exhaustive, and projects may propose to target other relevant stakeholders, while keeping in mind the general objective of the Project.

Eligibility

• In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:

  • be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Moldova;

  • have been active for at least 5 years in the field of formal and/or non-formal education for democratic citizenship, human rights education, democratic governance of schools, children's rights and children and youth participation in civic life;

  • have financial capacity (stable and sufficient sources of funding) to maintain its activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate by way of its own resources (including human resources or in-kind contributions);

  • have operational and professional capacity, including staff, to carry out activities described in its project proposal;

  • have a bank account in the name of the organisation.

• Multiple applications are not allowed and shall lead to the exclusion of all applications concerned.

Post Date: August 14, 2023