Apply for funding for a new project or a continuation project from the "Political Foundations" funding program
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzUnder certain conditions and upon application, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will support your social policy projects in developing and transition countries as well as projects in which the Federal Government has a significant development policy interest.
You will receive funding for the following measures in particular:
- Promoting pluralistic dialog on social models based on democracy and social justice
- Assistance in the development of social interest groups and the promotion of civil society activities
- Supporting civil society and state institutions in the development and expansion of democratic and constitutional structures and procedures
- Promoting the equal integration of women in political, economic and social decision-making processes
- Advice on economic, social and environmental reforms
- Supporting the development and expansion of market economy mechanisms and systems
- Promoting socially just and ecologically sustainable economic development
- Promoting the observance and implementation of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and other fundamental international conventions
- Supporting political education for multipliers and for interested young people and adults
- Promotion of decentralized pluralistic media and communication systems
- Promoting national, regional and international dialog, particularly in the areas of political, economic, social and ecological cooperation
- Promoting peace and development in conflict and post-conflict countries
- In the case of special development policy interest, promotion of dialog measures and expert discussions also outside the cooperation countries to support the above-mentioned measures
If the BMZ approves your application, you will receive a grant for your project, which is generally granted as full funding for project promotion.