1. TRIALOG: Strengthening CSOs in EU12/AC for active engagement in Global Development

2. TRIALOG 2000-2012 WEST EU15 EAST EU12/AC SOUTH Developing Countries Trialogue between:

3. Overall objective  Deeper awareness and stronger involvement of CSOs from EU12 and AC in global learning and in efforts towards global poverty eradication. Specific objective  strengthened and empowered national platforms and their members for their effective engagement in global development education and raising public awareness.

4. DEAR in EU12 General situation:  Low public awareness on development issues  Little funding available for DEAR activities  Only starting multi-stakeholder processes  Responsibility for DEAR not clearly defined (MFA, MoE, agency, teachers/schools etc.)  DEAR working groups in all national CSO platforms  Increasing communication with state representatives (ministries, EU parlamentarians etc.)

5. National DEAR/GE strategies  Czech Republic signed its National Strategy for Global Development Education 2011-2015 in 2011.  In May 2011 the Polish national platform signed an Agreement on Global Education with the MFA and the MoE (joint product in the frame of multi-stakeholder process).  In Slovakia, the National Global Education Strategy for 2012 - 2016 was also agreed in a multi-stakeholder process.

6. CZ National Strategy for Global Development Education 2011-2015  Making global development education an integral part of formal education at all levels;  Boosting the importance of global development education in informal education, while also supporting awareness- raising activities aimed at the public and media;  Developing global development education cooperation and partnership with all relevant stakeholders;  Ensuring long-term financing for quality global development education programs;  Systematically increasing the quality and effectiveness of global development education programs.

7. DEAR national funding in EU12 (2008) BG0 CY0 CZ680.000 EE160000? HU0 LT0 –390.000 LV0 MT0 PL800.000? RO75.000 SI60.000 SK285.000 Source: DE Watch

8. EC funding for DEAR  NSA/LA programme: ~30 Mio €/year for DEAR  20% preferably allocated to EU12 lead applicants  EC co-funding up to 90% of the budget for EU12 lead applicants  Partnerships with EU12 CSOs are encouraged

9. EC DEAR Study 2010

10. TRIALOG support  DEAR partnership fair  Partner search support  Training on EC proposal writing, PCM, contract management etc.  Information on funding opportunities  Advocacy for special EU12 conditions  Advocacy support for national co-funding to EC projects  …..