Call for Proposals: Inclusion in Antwerp and Marseille

The At Home in Europe Project of the Open Society Foundations invites you to collaborate with us on innovative projects which promote inclusion and participation of minorities and marginalized communities in Marseille and in Antwerp.

Seeking City Partners

In September 2011, the At Home in Europe project published reports looking at issues of social inclusion in the cities of Antwerp and Marseille in the following eight areas: identity, belonging and interaction, education, employment, housing, health and social protection, policing and security, participation and citizenship, and the role of the media.

Following the publication of these reports, the At Home in Europe Project is looking for organizations in Antwerp and in Marseille which have innovative approaches to enhancing opportunities for full and equal treatment for all in their city.

A limited number of small grants (of no more than €10,000) will be awarded to eligible organizations and projects in each city. In addition to a grant, collaboration with the Open Society Foundations will provide opportunities for promoting your organization and initiative through our networks and advocacy activities in the rest of Europe.

Eligibility

• We look to support new or existing projects with local community organizations/NGOs based in or operating in Antwerp or Marseille: organizations with energy and motivation, that work at the local level to address the challenges, gaps and solutions relating to change, diversity and inclusion in the city.

• Projects should ideally be centered around the active engagement and increased participation of communities and could include: capacity building of community-based organizations, building platforms to monitor and tackle ethnic and religious discrimination, developing effective interaction and dialogue between local communities and public service providers, and improving minority representation in the media.

• We are seeking to start projects in early 2012.

Application Procedure

• Please complete the application form below and send to klaus.nielsen@osf-eu.org
• We accept proposals from registered NGOs and formal Civil Society Organizations.
• Successful candidates will be informed two weeks after the closing date.
• Site visits to shortlisted potential partners will be organized.

Please note that applications must be submitted in English.

Deadline

• Antwerp: Applications closed (November 30, 2011)
• Marseille: Applications closed (December 15, 2011)

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