Rahmen für Kleinprojekte KoBü Thimphu 2013



Contract partner: Diverse Träger Country: Bhutan Funding amount: € 50.000,00 Project start: 01.01.2013 End: 30.11.2013

Short Description:

Overall goal


The overall aim of the funding of small projects is the targeted and non-bureaucratic funding of small projects within the strategic framework and in line with the programmatic framework of Austria’s Country Strategy Bhutan 2010 – 2013.


This document is in line with the Three Year Programme on Austrian Development Policy and the 10th Five Year Plan of Bhutan. In line with the efforts of the Bhutanese government, the ADC in Bhutan strives for a more strategic and effective programme and project management, especially for an enhanced results orientation in planning, monitoring and reporting.


ACO Thimphu wants to fund small projects which complement and support the engagement of ADC in line with the above mentioned programmatic framework. The small project fund shall be utilized for undertakings which are conducive to make the development cooperation more professional, more effective and more innovative.


Small projects shall primarily complement measures which are in line with the sectors as laid down in the country strategy, energy, tourism and governance (including Civil Society). Additional areas will be accountability, capacity development and cross cutting Issues such as gender, environment etc.


The small project fund will be utilized for undertakings which are conducive to make the development cooperation more professional, more effective and more innovative and shall enhance further the visibility of ADC in Bhutan.


The main requirement for eligibility of small projects is in compliance with minimum standards in content and quality which are assessed by means of a defined evaluation sheet.

project number 6509-00/2013
source of funding OEZA
sector Andere multisektorielle Maßnahmen
tied
modality
marker
  • Policy marker: are used to identify, assess and facilitate the monitoring of activities in support of policy objectives concerning gender equality, aid to environment, participatory development/good governance, trade development and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Activities targeting the objectives of the Rio Conventions include the identification of biodiversity, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and desertification.
    • 1= policy is a significant objective of the activity
    • 2= policy is the principal objective of the activity
  • Donor/ source of funding: The ADA is not only implementing projects and programmes of the Austrian Development Cooperation , but also projects funded from other sources and donors such as
    • AKF - Foreign Disaster Fund of the Austrian federal government
    • BMLFUW - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
    • EU - Funds of the European Commission
    • Others - various other donors are listed in ADA’s annual business report.
  • Type of Aid – Aid modalities: classifies transfers from the donor to the first recipient of funds such as budget support, core contributions and pooled programmes and funds to CSOs and multilateral organisations, project-type interventions, experts and other technical assistance, scholarships and student costs in donor countries, debt relief, administrative costs and other in-donor expenditures.
  • Purpose/ sector code: classifies the specific area of the recipient’s economic or social structure, funded by a bilateral contribution.
  • Tied/Untied: Untied aid is defined as loans and grants whose proceeds are fully and freely available to finance procurement from all OECD countries and substantially all developing countries. Transactions are considered tied unless the donor has, at the time of the aid offer, clearly specified a range of countries eligible for procurement which meets the tests for “untied” aid.