Definition of countries” “VPA VPA countries are countries that have already negotiated or are in the pre-negotiation/negotiation phase of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union. The following 16 countries are concerned: Regions VPA Countries Africa Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Republic of the Congo. Asia Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam. Americas Guyana, Honduras. Specific objectives for proposals The objective is to ensure that governmental institutions, civil society and private sector organizations continue to identify, through a demand driven process, the highest priority actions to support and participate in the implementation of the VPA process. Applicants are requested to further develop their proposal based on the concept note submitted in the 2017 call for concept notes, which targeted a specific country priority among those identified by the Programme. The proposal must also be linked to one of the Programme Output listed in Annex 1. Promotion of gender equality and participation will be taken into consideration during the evaluation of the full proposals. As a crosscutting objective, full proposals should promote the inclusion of gender and youth in the forestry sector. This includes strategies towards gender equality, increasing participation of women and youth into the decision-making process and the activities, strategies that involve changing the attitudes and behaviour of men and boys and breaking sex role stereotypes. Please see Annex 2 for recommendations. Proponents are strongly encouraged to integrate gender mainstreaming supported actions in their proposed activities. Financial allocation provided by FAO Project duration should not exceed 12 months, and the maximum budget allocated will be USD 110,000. Eligibility criteria In to benefit from the Programme, the following general conditions must be fulfilled: The applicant has submitted a concept note during the 2017 Call for concept and received an invitation to submit a full proposal; The proposal is feasible considering the proposed budget and time allocation (maximum 12 months and 110,000 USD); The proposal should specify the Programme Output it refers to, and the national priority already addressed in the concept note; The proposal is complete and follows the required format (see chapter 5 Format”); “Proposal The following types of action are not eligible:
Definition of “VPA countries” VPA countries are countries that have already negotiated or are in the pre-negotiation/negotiation phase of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union. The following 16 countries are concerned: Regions VPA Countries Africa Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Republic of the Congo. Asia Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam. Americas Guyana, Honduras. Specific objectives for proposals The objective is to ensure that governmental institutions, civil society and private sector organizations continue to identify, through a demand driven process, the highest priority actions to support and participate in the implementation of the VPA process. Applicants are requested to further develop their proposal based on the concept note submitted in the 2017 call for concept notes, which targeted a specific country priority among those identified by the Programme. The proposal must also be linked to one of the Programme Output listed in Annex 1. Promotion of gender equality and participation will be taken into consideration during the evaluation of the full proposals. As a crosscutting objective, full proposals should promote the inclusion of gender and youth in the forestry sector. This includes strategies towards gender equality, increasing participation of women and youth into the decision-making process and the activities, strategies that involve changing the attitudes and behaviour of men and boys and breaking sex role stereotypes. Please see Annex 2 for recommendations. Proponents are strongly encouraged to integrate gender mainstreaming supported actions in their proposed activities. Financial allocation provided by FAO Project duration should not exceed 12 months, and the maximum budget allocated will be USD 110,000. Eligibility criteria In to benefit from the Programme, the following general conditions must be fulfilled: The applicant has submitted a concept note during the 2017 Call for concept and received an invitation to submit a full proposal; The proposal is feasible considering the proposed budget and time allocation (maximum 12 months and 110,000 USD); The proposal should specify the Programme Output it refers to, and the national priority already addressed in the concept note; The proposal is complete and follows the required format (see chapter 5 “Proposal Format”); The following types of action are not eligible:
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