Democracy initiative

Call for Proposals – Swedish Special Initiative for Democratisation and Freedom of Expression

Published: Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Changed: Wednesday, February 03, 2010

The government of Sweden has decided on a special initiative for democratisation and freedom of expression. The initiative aims at supporting actors for change, individuals, groups and civil society organisations working for democratisation and freedom of expression.

Please note that the Call for Proposals was open 5 November–31 December 2009 and that the deadline for submission of Concept Notes has passed.

Sida received more than 2000 Concept Notes by 31 December 2009.  Concept Notes submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

Due to the great interest in this Special Initiative and the very large amount of submitted Concept Notes, Sida is unable to confirm receipt of any specific Concept Notes. We will request complete project proposals from a select number of applicants, based on the information that was provided in the initial Concept Note. We are in the process of reviewing all the Concept Notes and will inform all applicants about the results of this review as soon as possible (no later than the beginning of March).

Questions can be sent to callforproposals@sida.se

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