With the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is launching a call for communication and advocacy projects and activities in the field of development cooperation

Interested organizations are invited to submit their proposal/s by Monday, 8 August 2016, by using the narrative and budget templates provided in Annex 3 and Annex 4, respectively. Proposals should be sent via e-mail to Teodora Zafiu, at teodora.zafiu@undp.org and Anca Stoica at anca.stoica@undp.org.

When preparing your applications, please be guided by the Terms of Reference attached as Annex 1 and the evaluation criteria available in Annex 2 of the appplication guidelines.

For any questions and inquiries, please contact Teodora Zafiu via e-mail at teodora.zafiu@undp.org .

The application guideliness are available here.

Annex 3_Editable narrative application form

Annex 4_Editable budget form

We are pleased to announce the seven projects that have been selected for funding from the communication and development education grant programme, launched within the European Year for Development 2015. The selected projects are:

1. Carpaterra Association for the project ”Play to learn. An alternative educational tool for schools”
2. Centre for International Cooperation and Development Studies (IDC) - Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, for the project "PrindeTRENdul-Train4AID [Training and public awareness-raising campaign on global solidarity] 
3. Civicus Association for the project ”Comunicarea Cooperării în Dezvoltare se face cu GRAFFITI în mileniul trei!!!”
4. European Actors Association (EurActiv), for the project ”We develop! – Romanian initiative on International Development Cooperation”
5. Romanian Association for International Cooperation and Development (ARCADIA), for the project ”Multiplied information, greater impact”
6. Romanian Centre for European Policy (CRPE), for the project ”Investing in quality journalism on international development – a sustainable approach to raising public awareness on development cooperation and global issues”
7. Romanian Peace Institute (PATRIR), for the project ”Say it, Play it, Think it forward! The Blueprint of a Movement”

We would also like to thank all those interested in the programme and who applied to this call. Following the launch of the call for proposals, 58 applications have been received from 53 Romanian organizations. The full list of applicants can be downloaded here. The evaluation process has been conducted by the UNDP project team, according to the selection criteria provided in the call for proposals. The selected projects will be financed by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission within the European Year for Development 2015 national work plan and implemented in partnership with the UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and Central Asia.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Romania announces the winners of the competition “Energy Efficiency Begins with Local Communities”. The evaluation panel established the following ranking:

1. Vulcan Local Administration, Hunedoara County;

2. Brad Local Administration, Hunedoara County;

3. Galicea Mare Local Administration, Dolj County.

Targeting the local administrations in Dolj and Hunedoara counties, “Energy Efficiency Begins with Local Communities” competition was organized within the GEF-financed project “Improving Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Households and Communities in Romania”, implemented by UNDP Romania, in partnership with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (MRDAP), the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests (MMAP), Association of Energy Auditors for Buildings (AAEC).

The evaluation of the submitted applications was made by an evaluation panel consisting of one representative from each partner institutions - MDRAP, MMAP, AAECR, UNDP - and an independent expert in the project.

The prizes for the local administrations ranked in the top three consist in the provision and installation of a sustainable heating system for an institution (school, nursery, home for the elderly, etc.) in their respective municipalities: 1st prize - heating system maximum amount of $ 20,000, 2nd prize - heating system maximum amount of 17,500 dollars, 3rd prize - heating system maximum amount of $ 15,000.