Development and Cooperation Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR): MIP: Multi-annual Indicative Programme PFD 18/10/2012 Markus Pirchner European Commission

DEVCO 1. What is DEAR? Aim: "Fostering EU citizens' awareness and mobilization for development issues" Two forms / two approaches: Development Education: formal & non-formal Awareness Raising Implementation: Million EURO/a ( ) made available through NSA-LA budget line Used to co-finance activities proposed by CSOs & LAs Implementation modus: Calls for Proposals, direct grants, joint management agreements, and other forms of cooperation 2 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 2. Vision of DEAR (picture from EU children drawing competition) 3 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 3. Orientations of MIP & DEAR strategy Based on: DEAR study: strategy & consultation - May 2012 stakeholder consultation meeting - DEAR Staff working paper (under consideration) - proposal of the COM for new DCI endorsement through Council of EU of 15/10/2012 confirming that "the EU will continue to promote a strategic approach to increase the level and quality of DEAR". Taking into consideration: - operating in 27 EU MSs plus (potential) candidate countries - no one size fits all - fluid situation: evolving strategies in MSs, some without strategy 4 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 4a. Outline of draft orientation for DEAR in MIP Clarify & explain our "Philosophical grounding" = explain the "raison d'être" "To develop citizens' awareness and critical understanding of the interdependent world, of their role and responsibility in relation to a globalised society; and to support their active engagement with global attempts to eradicate poverty and promote justice, human rights and a sustainable social-economic development in partner countries." 5 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 4b. Outline of draft orientation for DEAR in MIP Concentrate on value added: Development Education: formal => complementarity Awareness Raising => European scale (=> bigger projects) Exchange of policies, experience and practices among DEAR stakeholders Capitalisation, capacity building and networking for DEAR projects 6 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 4c. Issues in the draft MIP that we would appreciate to discuss today 1.Requirement to demonstrate impact on programme level: - Is the necessity to demonstrate impact on programme (and project) level understood? 2. Proposal to open programme to "global citizenship" concept: - Shall we open programme to partner countries (notably mid-income) ? 3. Proposal to maintain the link to development: - Shall the DEAR programme maintain its link to development cooperation? 7 Development and Cooperation

DEVCO 8 Thank you for your attention! Markus PIRCHNER European Commission – Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation — EuropeAid, DEVCO/D/2 Unit “Civil Society, Local Authorities" SC15 06/126, B-1049 Brussels Tel: , Fax: ctors_en.htm ctors_en.htm