ldk.gr - Header Section

ldk.gr - Main Section

News

Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II), Turkey
Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II), Turkey

CATEGORY: Socioeconomic development

LOCATION: Turkey

START/END: 2016 - 2018

CLIENT: EU

ORIGIN OF FUNDING: EC (IPA)

PARTNERS: International Consulting Expertise (BE), SIPU (SE), EURASIA Social Change Collective (UK), BOLT (GR)

PROJECT VALUE: 4,989,460

LDK’s BUDGET SHARE: 9%

STAFF PROVIDED: 1

Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II), Turkey

Type of Services

The services to be provided by the consortium include:

Activity 1: Advocacy and networking capacity building

  • Logistic support for booking and related costs of at least 800 economy class flight tickets to Europe from the closest airport of the participants' city of residence and at least 1,800 most time and logistically efficient economy class travels within Turkey (flight as a priority means of transportation) from the closest airport/station of the participants' city of residence;
  • Logistic support for booking and related costs of at least 1,920 overnight stays in at least 3 star hotels in Europe in the most convenient location (proximity and accessibility) to the event attended by the participant and at least 8,960 overnight stays in at least 4 star hotels in Turkey in the most convenient location (proximity and accessibility) to the event attended by the participant;
  • Logistic and administrative support for at least 520 visa or passport application processes and all related costs;
  • Event organisation services for networking among CSOs (including venue renting and catering for meals and coffee breaks) covering at least 4,300 participants;
  • Comprehensive interpretation services (including interpreters' fees, simultaneous interpretation booths and devices, etc.) of at least 88 event days;
  • Translation of at least 4,500 pages from an EU language to Turkish and/or from Turkish to an EU language as needed by CSOs;
  • visibility actions, including designs of visibility material (book, poster, brochure, etc.) website designs (including databases and hosting costs) printing of visibility material as needed by CSOs;

Activity 2: Visibility and awareness-raising

  • raise awareness on the opportunities offered by "Sivil Düşün" and mainstream in particular the "rights-based approach"; design and disseminate visibility material on Sivil Düşün in general and also on the results achieved through the various components;
  • Support the overall coordination of "Sivil Düşün", while ensuring coordination with other relevant EU projects (e.g. TACSO, "Strengthening Civil Society Development and Civil Society-Public Sector Cooperation in Turkey phase II" project, as well as with relevant Civil Society Dialogue projects, etc.) and provide input and necessary coordination with the Delegation's visibility expert when necessary;
  • Support the EUD in coaching and counselling civil society in establishing a pool of experts (in PR and communication, in PCM, in conducting surveys, etc.) as well as legal advisers, psychological and medical support whose expertise could be used by CSOs and activists on a demand basis - i.e. in-kind expertise/support to complement Activity 1.

Activity 3: Support the EUD in the implementation of the project management mechanisms

  • Support the EUD and the SC members in general in launching the call for interest to select the NGO representatives to the SCM;
  • Organisation and logistics, drafting of the agenda and the minutes of meetings;
  • Identify a specific focus to each meeting and accordingly develop an agenda;
  • Report in the format that highlights clear recommendations/conclusions;
  • Organisation and logistics of the Advisory Committee meetings will be covered by the TAT;
  • Support the EUD to conduct at least once a year a nation-wide consultation of CSOs on Sivil Düşün (e.g. one Advisory Committee meeting can be used for that purpose) and on EU programmes for civil society;
  • The inputs of consulted CSOs, together with that of the Advisory Committee will be recorded, published and used by the SC for confirming and fine-tuning the design of "Sivil Düşün" with particular regard to the 2nd and successive implementation years;
  • Develop ad hoc recommendations to the EU to improve Sivil Düşün Programme, as well as other EU civil society support programmes;
  • Drafting a report wrapping-up all lessons learned and recommendations will be prepared by the TAT.

Description

The overall objective of the project is to improve the environment for active citizenship and to strengthen the capacity of organised active citizens.

The specific purpose of this contract is to support civil society networking and advocacy in Turkey as well as the EUD to Turkey in raising awareness of CSOs about the EU support to Civil Society through the Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II) and ensure the visibility of its different components.

In order to achieve these results, the activities of the project will comprise firstly of a set of related assistance interventions in:

  • advocacy and networking capacity building (Component 1);
  • visibility & awareness-raising of the CSO interventions in the country (Component 2);
  • One of the measurable and important results will be achieved through continuous support to the EUD in the implementation of the project management mechanisms (Component 3).

The results to be achieved through this project are the following:

  • Increased support for networking of CSOs, as well as for interaction and mutual understanding between CSOs and public institutions.
  • Increased CSOs capacities to advocate and obtain legislation leading to broader, more transparent, more equitable private and public financial support to CSOs as well as to monitor the effective application of relevant legislation.
  • Increased organisational and funding raising capacities of CSOs.
  • Increased awareness and visibility of organised citizens and CSOs activities to promote the development of Civil Society.
  • Increased exchanges between civil society activities in Turkey and between Turkey, the EU, IPA and ENPI countries.
  • Adequate visibility in media and society of the EU support to Civil Society through the CSF-national window and of its different components.

ldk.gr - Bottom info

ldk.gr - Home Section

lines green

Socioeconomic
Developement

PROJECTS

Regional Development Programme - Region of Sterea Ellada: Evaluation

Regional Development Programme - Region of Sterea Ellada: Evaluation

The Region of Sterea Ellada (NUTS II area) is sited at the central part of the mainland. It comprises five prefectures (NUTS III level): Viotia, Evia, ...

Energy Efficiency (EE) and Thermal Building Refurbishment Project in Chisinau, Moldova

Energy Efficiency (EE) and Thermal Building Refurbishment Project in Chisinau, Moldova

The overall objective of the assignment is to assist EIB and the Municipality of Chisinau (MoC) in preparing effectively the pilot phase of an ...

Preparation of a Long-Term National ICT Strategy 2020-2025, North Macedonia

Preparation of a Long-Term National ICT Strategy 2020-2025, North Macedonia

As part of its democratic reforms initiative and in response to known weaknesses in its cyber security infrastructure, the Government of the Republic ...

Τechnical assistance for implementation of Communication Action Plan, Turkey

Τechnical assistance for implementation of Communication Action Plan, Turkey

This project provided technical assistance in order to raise awareness among the target stakeholders and general public on the EU funding available ...

Technical assistance for providing information services aiming to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union through running an EU Infopoint in the northern part of Nicosia, Cyprus

Technical assistance for providing information services aiming to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union through running an EU Infopoint in the northern part of Nicosia, Cyprus

The overall objective of the project is to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union (EU) and contribute to facilitate efforts ...

FM 2002 & FM 2003 Grant Schemes: Monitoring & evaluation, Bulgaria

FM 2002 & FM 2003 Grant Schemes: Monitoring & evaluation, Bulgaria

The project's main objective was to provide expert assistance to the EC Delegation to Bulgaria in monitoring and evaluating the 2002 and 2003 FM ...

Mid-Term Evaluation of the Technical Support action «Support the Greek Public Administration Reform», Greece

Mid-Term Evaluation of the Technical Support action «Support the Greek Public Administration Reform», Greece

The reform of public administration was one of the conditions for the implementation of structural reforms included in the economic adjustment ...

Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Support team - Europe

Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Support team - Europe

The overall objective of this project is to assist the EC in the development and implementation of its activities devoted to Development Education ...

Hellenic Post: Hiring of Project Management Consultant, Greece

Hellenic Post: Hiring of Project Management Consultant, Greece

Hellenic Post (HP), operating within the framework of improving and modernizing its management facilities, implemented projects of the 2nd Community ...

Provision of technical vocational and educational training, Greece

Provision of technical vocational and educational training, Greece

In 1995, LDK established KEK Liknon, a fully up-to-date, well equipped vocational training centre. Amongst its aims were: the provision of ...

Independent Experts in the context of the JESSICA initiative in Greece

Independent Experts in the context of the JESSICA initiative in Greece

JESSICA (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas) is an initiative of the European Commission, supported by the European ...

DESIREE GAS Project Consultant (DGP Consultant) to the Ministry of Energy, Bulgaria

DESIREE GAS Project Consultant (DGP Consultant) to the Ministry of Energy, Bulgaria

The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria (ME), in the framework of the National Programme for Accelerated Gasification (“National Programme for ...

Fostering Social Inclusion and Inclusive Labour Market, North Macedonia

Fostering Social Inclusion and Inclusive Labour Market, North Macedonia

The aim of this project was institutional capacity building in order to improve the design and delivery of existing social inclusion policies by ...

Implementation & coordination of the decentralization process: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

Implementation & coordination of the decentralization process: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

The overall objective of the project was to enable the Government of North Macedonia to start concrete competence transfer from central government to ...

Support to the solution of economic and social integration problems in four Turkish cities as major In-migrant destinations: Technical assistance, Turkey

Support to the solution of economic and social integration problems in four Turkish cities as major In-migrant destinations: Technical assistance, Turkey

This contract was awarded through Lot 9 "Education, Employment and Social" of the worldwide Framework Contract. The main objective was to assist in ...

Shoe-making training institution project, Turkey

Shoe-making training institution project, Turkey

Turkey's shoe-making sector expanded rapidly in the second half of the 20th century. Total employment in the industry is about 400,000 people and ...

Neighbourhood Programme: Technical assistance for the identification, preparation and implementation of projects, Romania & neighbouring countries

Neighbourhood Programme: Technical assistance for the identification, preparation and implementation of projects, Romania & neighbouring countries

CBC This project aimed to provide expertise to regional operational administrative organisations of Romania, legally established in April 2005. These ...

Setting up a Programme Management Unit to support the implementation of grant schemes for the Turkish Cypriot community - northern part of Cyprus

Setting up a Programme Management Unit to support the implementation of grant schemes for the Turkish Cypriot community - northern part of Cyprus

The overall objective of the Aid programme, of which the PMU contract is a part, is to prepare the Turkish Cypriot community for the implementation ...

Technical Assistance to Civil Society Organisations (TACSO 3) in the Western Balkans and Turkey

Technical Assistance to Civil Society Organisations (TACSO 3) in the Western Balkans and Turkey

Technical Assistance to Civil Society Organizations in Western Balkans and Turkey is a regional project funded by the European Union (EU) that ...

Regional Development Programme - Region of Sterea Ellada: Management

Regional Development Programme - Region of Sterea Ellada: Management

The Region of Sterea Ellada(Objective 1: Region - area NUTS II) is one of the 13 regions of Greece, sited in the central part of the mainland. ...

Vocational Education & Training: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

Vocational Education & Training: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

This project was the fourth in a series of VET reform projects, which began in 1998 with an aim to enhance the reform for secondary education in ...

Ministry of Finance Training School (SEYYO): Technical assistance, Greece

Ministry of Finance Training School (SEYYO): Technical assistance, Greece

The aim of the project was to prepare the action plan on behalf of the Ministry of Finance Training School (SEYYO) for funding under the Information ...

TAJIKISTAN- SECOND DUSHANBE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT (DWSP2). DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS FOR DUSHANBE VODOKANAL

TAJIKISTAN- SECOND DUSHANBE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT (DWSP2). DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS FOR DUSHANBE VODOKANAL

The World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Swiss Cooperation are Tajikistan’s main partners for water supply ...

Managers' Training Programme IV, Russia; Ukraine; Azerbaijan; Uzbekistan

Managers' Training Programme IV, Russia; Ukraine; Azerbaijan; Uzbekistan

The overall objective of the programme was to improve the performance of economic enterprises in the MTP participating countries. The project aimed ...

Support to the Greek General Secretariat for Public Private Partnerships-Implementation of appropriate processes and methodologies in investment and public procurement, Greece

Support to the Greek General Secretariat for Public Private Partnerships-Implementation of appropriate processes and methodologies in investment and public procurement, Greece

The general objective of this Project was to contribute to institutional, administrative and growth-sustaining structural reforms in Greece, with a ...

ENPI-Regional Communication Programme 2011-2013: Journalist Training and Networking, Various Countries

ENPI-Regional Communication Programme 2011-2013: Journalist Training and Networking, Various Countries

The objectives of the project were to: Contribute to improve the knowledge of the EU policy, its relation with the ENPI beneficiaries’ countries, ...

Institutional building in support of employment policy: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

Institutional building in support of employment policy: Technical assistance, North Macedonia

The overall objectives of the project were to assist the Government in the development of a coherent employment policy designed to support economic ...

INOGATE Technical Secretariat and Integrated Programme in support of the Baku Initiative and the Eastern Partnership energy objectives, NIS Countries

INOGATE Technical Secretariat and Integrated Programme in support of the Baku Initiative and the Eastern Partnership energy objectives, NIS Countries

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the progress of the INOGATE Partner Countries in the achievement of the Baku Initiative and ...

Promotion of Greek Business in Bulgaria: Recording, codification & documentation of the legal, institutional & business framework, Greece & Bulgaria

Promotion of Greek Business in Bulgaria: Recording, codification & documentation of the legal, institutional & business framework, Greece & Bulgaria

The overall objective of this project was to support business activity between Bulgaria and Greece and to create the necessary knowledge base, which ...

Assessment of the municipal organizational structure, North Macedonia

Assessment of the municipal organizational structure, North Macedonia

Following the adoption of the Law on Local Self-Government in North Macedonia significant amount of legislative and administrative work had been ...

Rehabilitation of the Lebanese Administration: Programme Monitoring, Lebanon

Rehabilitation of the Lebanese Administration: Programme Monitoring, Lebanon

Over the years, Lebanon has come to suffer from a weak institutional and legal framework. In fact, most of this was established some 40 years ago, ...

Regional development support project, Romania

Regional development support project, Romania

In 1998 the Government of Romania ratified a Law on Regional Development (Law 151/98), which specified the establishment of a number of institutions ...

Regional Twinning Project: SE Romanian Regional Devnt Agency & the Hellenic Agency for Regional Devnt and Local Government, Romania

Regional Twinning Project: SE Romanian Regional Devnt Agency & the Hellenic Agency for Regional Devnt and Local Government, Romania

The twinning project operated in a climate of increasing EU pre-accession finding for regional development investment in Romania, and with a view to ...

Mining affected regions reconstruction fund (MARR Fund): Main component, Romania

Mining affected regions reconstruction fund (MARR Fund): Main component, Romania

The European Commission agreed to allocate a total of €10 million for a fund to aid the reconstruction of two specific mining affected regions (Jiu ...

Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II), Turkey

Civil Society Facility (Sivil Düşün II), Turkey

The overall objective of the project is to improve the environment for active citizenship and to strengthen the capacity of organised active citizens. ...

Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy in the NIS (SEMISE), NIS Countries

Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy in the NIS (SEMISE), NIS Countries

The specific objectives of the project are the following: Identifying the gaps and the obstacles impeding progress towards regional energy market ...

Energy Efficiency (EE) and Thermal Building Refurbishment Project in Yerevan, Armenia

Energy Efficiency (EE) and Thermal Building Refurbishment Project in Yerevan, Armenia

The overall objective of the assignment is to assist EIB and the Municipality of Yerevan  (MoY) in preparing effectively the pilot phase of an ...

DESIREE GAS Project Consultant (DGP Consultant) to the Ministry of Energy (KIDSF-GA-053/02/01), Bulgaria

DESIREE GAS Project Consultant (DGP Consultant) to the Ministry of Energy (KIDSF-GA-053/02/01), Bulgaria

The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria (ME), in the framework of the National Programme for Accelerated Gasification (“National Programme for ...

Cross-border programme Bulgaria - Turkey: Technical assistance for project preparation, Bulgaria

Cross-border programme Bulgaria - Turkey: Technical assistance for project preparation, Bulgaria

The MRDPW, through its Directorate "Implementing Agency – PHARE Programme" and the Department for "Management of Territorial Cooperation" at the ...

Information dissemination sessions and public debate, Romania

Information dissemination sessions and public debate, Romania

The project’s main objective is to provide specific information about EU funds granted through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ...

Large-scale socioeconomic development projects, North Macedonia

Large-scale socioeconomic development projects, North Macedonia

The project facilitated the development of the border area between Greece and North Macedonia by preparing project studies in five project component ...

Technical assistance for providing Information services aiming to bring to the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union  through running an EU Infopoint in the northern part of Nicosia, Cyprus

Technical assistance for providing Information services aiming to bring to the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union through running an EU Infopoint in the northern part of Nicosia, Cyprus

The overall objective of the project is to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the European Union (EU) and contribute to facilitate efforts ...

INOGATE: Technical secretariat and coordinator`s network, Central Asia and Caucasus countries

INOGATE: Technical secretariat and coordinator`s network, Central Asia and Caucasus countries

The overall objective of this project was to facilitate and increase trade and investment flows in the rehabilitation of existing and development of ...

sector inner module transport bg min