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Call for education and public awareness projects 2014 (Closed)
The Protocol of Cooperation between the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGD) and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) aims to contribute to a better knowledge of biodiversity linked to sustainable development and to reach a better implementation of international environmental conventions in developing countries.
In the framework of its 'public awareness' component, RBINS desires to strengthen the activities of CHM National Focal Points in their contribution to the implementation of the CBD. National CHMs play an essential role in the education and information of the general public and policy makers, on the value of biodiversity and on the opportunities offered by the Convention.
In 2014, 6 to 8 projects will be financed through the call. This number will depend of the type, size and quality of proposed projects.
The call is open to CHM National Focal Points of partner countries of the Belgian CHM:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon*, Côte d'Ivoire, D.R. Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar*, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania.
*Cameroon and Madagascar are only eligible for type 3 projects that do not exceed 4 – 5 months.
Themes
Type of support
Project promoters and partners
Submission instructions
Reporting
Dates for submission and reporting
Contacts
Themes in 2014
The suggested themes have been chosen in accordance to the first objective of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Aichi target 1):
| Type | Theme | Duration |
| Type 1 | Study on suitable indicators for a baseline study on public awareness according to objective 1 of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 of the Convention if not yet defined in the revised National Biodiversity Strategy. | 4 months project (to be completed by 28 February 2015) |
| Type 2 | Baseline study on the perception of biodiversity based on the indicators chosen in the NBSAP or in an earlier project on indicators. | 4 months project (to be completed by 28 February 2015) |
| Type 3 | Public awareness project, which aim is to raise the awareness of target audience chosen in the NBSAP or through an earlier indicator project and for which a baseline study has been undertaken. | 4 months to 2 years project (to be completed by 30 November 2016) |
Background information on studies on suitable indicators and a baseline study can be found here.
Projects financed in previous years can be visited on the national CHM websites or through the following link “Selected projects of the Public awareness calls from 2005 – 2013”
Type of support
RBINS will finance the selected projects up to 80% of their estimated costs. The remaining 20% will have to be provided by the local partner.
| Projects | Maximum amount funded by RBINS |
| Type 1 | 8000 € |
| Type 2 | 8000 € |
| Type 3 | 16000 € |
Payment of instalments
| Duration of the projects | Payment installments |
| 4 months projects : | 80% of the requested budget at the beginning of the project and 20% after the end of the project. |
| Multi-year projects | 8.000 € of the requested budget at the beginning of the project, 80 % of the remaining project budget at 1 April 2015 after acceptance of interim activity and financial reports, and the remainder after the end of the project. |
The last payment will only be made after reception of original justification of expenses (receipts and supporting documents).
Project promoter and partners
The official project promoter is the CHM National Focal Point of the submitting country, in agreement with the supervisory authority. An approval letter of the supervisory authority must be joined to the application file.
Collaboration or subcontracting with a local partner is possible. In this case, such collaboration or subcontracting must clearly be indicated in the application. The involvement of education and/or communication specialists is an asset.
Preparation of a proposal and submission instructions
Projects must be submitted to RBINS by 15 September 2014 at the latest, at the electronic address cbd-chm@naturalsciences.be.
Alternatively, and only if there are e-mail problems, the application can be sent by regular mail at the address mentioned at the end of this document.
Projects must be submitted using the template available below
Reporting
A report of activities and a financial report must be submitted to RBINS at the end of the project. A sample of the available educational material will be joined to the report of activities (e.g. posters, brochures, T-shirts, etc.).
Information on and generated by the project should be made available on the national CHM website, so that a large audience is made aware of the achievements.
All original supporting documents and justification of expenses will be asked, in order to conform to the requirements of the Belgian Development Cooperation. Any expenses that cannot be justified will not be considered and will have to be supported by the partner.
Shipping costs of these reports and of the supporting documents will have to be foreseen in advance in the budget.
Financial reports must be submitted using the following templates:
Template for the financial report: see below
Financial reports not using the template will not be taken into consideration.
Indicative dates for the examination of proposals and for the execution of the projects
| 6 August 2014 | Launch of the call for proposals through the Belgian CHM website |
| 15 September 2014 | Deadline for the submission of proposals |
| 26 September 2014 | Successful project beneficiaries are contacted, contract development, projects can start |
| 4 Month project | |
| 1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015 | Project implementation |
| 28 February 2015 | Activities and financial reports required |
| 2 year project | |
| 1 October 2014 – 30 October 2016 | Project implementation |
| 1 April 2015 | Interim activities and financial reports required |
| 30 November 2016 | Activities and financial reports required |
Contacts
The following persons will be in charge of the evaluation and follow-up of projects, with the support of experts of the RBINS Education Department and of DGD:
- Luc JANSSENS de BISTHOVEN, programme coordinator for the DGD – RBINS programme
- Han DE KOEIJER, National focal point for the CHM
- Marie-Lucie SUSINI, National focal point GTI, scientific assistant for the CHM
In order for each of these persons to be informed at all times of the status of the application, projects and all related correspondence can only be submitted through the generic e-mail cbd-chm@naturalsciences.be.
Physical address:
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Rue Vautier 29
1000 Brussels
Belgium
E-mail: cbd-chm@naturalsciences.be