In the organization of the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, a ceremony was held on Monday to award the contract on the allocation of grants for projects from the tenth and eleventh Decision on financing under the call " Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to respond to the needs of the local community ".
The contracted projects are worth almost HRK 20 million , and all projects are co-financed from the European Social Fund and from the State Budget at the position of the Office for Associations.
The signatories of the contract were greeted by representatives of the Intermediary Bodies: Director of the Office for NGOs Helena Beus , Deputy Director of the National Foundation for the Civil Society Development Luka Bogdan and Nada Trgovčević Letica, Head of the Sector for Control and Implementation of Projects in the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy. The ceremony was also attended by Marko Pavić , member of the Croatian Parliament and president of the Parliamentary Committee for Regional Development and European Union Funds, and Danko Relić , president of the Council for the Development of Civil Society.
Basically 10. Decisions on financing 15 projects with a total value of HRK 6,614,348.66 were contracted .
Based on the 11th Decision on financing , 29 projects with a total value of HRK 12,630,303.52 were contracted .
According to Luka Bogdan, this call will strengthen associations to respond to the needs of the local community and, as emphasized in some elements of the call, also in crisis situations. "The invitation was created as an instrument to help the local community that will strengthen users to be at the service of society in all current challenges from the pandemic, earthquakes and the new wave of refugees as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The National Foundation with its Support Department will be at the disposal of all users in matters and challenges that arise in the implementation of projects - concluded Bogdan .
Tender of a total value of HRK 120 million aims to ensure the development of civil society in the Republic of Croatia, which ensures uniform regional socio-economic growth and democratic development of the Republic of Croatia. Specifically, the Invitation seeks to strengthen the capacities of CSOs active in local communities for the implementation of activities adapted to local problems and for direct work in areas financed through the European Social Fund (employment, education, social inclusion, good governance) at the local level, but also improve the capacity of civil society organizations to provide an effective response to the needs of the local community in crisis situations.
More information about the Call is available HERE .
