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Dinu Toderascu Program Officer
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The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST): Operating from Bucharest, Romania $20 million 10 year public-private partnership 2007 : GMF; USAID; the Gov. of Romania; C. S. Mott Foundation; Ministry of Defense of Latvia.
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The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF): Nonpartisan, public policy + grantmaking inst. 1972 –better understanding and cooperation between N. America and Europe on transatlantic and global issues HQ in Washington D.C. Offices in Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Paris, Belgrade, Ankara, Warsaw
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BST goals: Trust in public institutions Citizen participation in the democratic process Stronger link between state and society Regional + cross-border ties
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BST operates in: Armenia Azerbaijan Bulgaria Georgia Moldova Romania Russia Turkey Ukraine
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BST grantmaking: 4 programmatic areas: Civic Participation Cross-Border Initiatives Eastern Links Confidence Building
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Civic Participation Civic initiatives - transparency, citizen participation, government accountability Policy institutes - providing governments with policy ideas Enhancing the role of civil society in conflict management Etc.
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Cross-Border Initiatives Cross-border dialogues among various entities Exchange of best practices/lessons learned Build political, cultural, and economic networks Lowering barriers between countries in the Black Sea region Promoting solutions to the region’s frozen conflicts
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Eastern Links Linkages between new EU member states and the countries of the BS region Expertise + resources to the countries of the BS region in good governance Information exchange Linking existing knowledge and expertise in economic reform
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Confidence Building in the South Caucasus A NEW initiative: BST, Robert Bosch Stiftung and t he Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation New ways to generating mutual understanding Activities: –Multilateral initiatives + initiatives involving neighboring countries, Russia, Turkey –Cross-border initiatives for youth –Political and civic education –Reconciliation and peace experiences from history conveyed to younger generation –Media in overcoming stereotypes
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New BST funding priorities Confidence Building: ◦ Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, and Moldova Cross-Border Initiatives - any country in the region Eastern Links - any country in the region Civic Participation - funds in-country projects ◦ Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova are NOT eligible for this program
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The new BST in-country priorities are: ARMENIA: ◦ Fighting Corruption ◦ Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Promoting Citizen Participation and Democracy ◦ Independent judiciary (with a special focus on the role and conduct of the judiciary in the electoral process)
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The new BST in-country priorities are: AZERBAIJAN: ◦ Legal aid to civil society actors ◦ Increase civic participation in the electoral processes ◦ Freedom of the media ◦ Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Democracy GEORGIA: ◦ Watchdog activities ◦ Alternative media ◦ Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Democracy
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The new BST in-country priorities are: TURKEY: ◦ Promotion of participatory democracy, with focus on constitutional process ◦ Encouragement of a resolution to the Turkish- Armenian conflict ◦ Advancement of freedom of speech and expression (with a focus on advanced usage of ICTs), ◦ Promotion of women's role and participation in social, economic, and political processes
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The new BST in-country priorities are: RUSSIA (Southern Russia: Krasnodar and Rostov regions and the autonomous republics): ◦ Promotion of Russian participation in regional programs ◦ Social and Economic Development UKRAINE : ◦ Monitoring of Parliament ◦ Alternative media
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Who is eligible Who is eligible NGOs Think Tanks Local + regional governments Educational institutions Media organizations NOT Eligible: Individuals + political parties
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Additional info Duration – max. 12 months Grants: between $16,000 – $19,000 Conf. Building – max.10 months, up to $35,000 (25,000 EUR) Romania and Bulgaria – only Cross-Border Initiatives, Eastern Links, Confidence Building
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How to apply Only via email: BlackSeaTrust@gmfus.orgBlackSeaTrust@gmfus.org No deadline - rolling basis Conf. Building – call for applications, via email confidencebuilding@gmfus.org confidencebuilding@gmfus.org Decisions in 4 - 8 weeks (projects under $25,000) More information: www.gmfus.org/blacksea or BlackSeaTrust@gmfus.orgwww.gmfus.org/blacksea BlackSeaTrust@gmfus.org
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Thank you! Dinu Toderascu Program Officer dtoderascu@gmfus.org dtoderascu@gmfus.org
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