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Governance & Civil Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Development Cooperation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br><br></span><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>17th-18th Floor, Pacific Place Office Building, 83B Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tel: 84-4 39 41 00 99 ext 260</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Fax: 84-4 39 46 17 01</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span style='color:purple;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Website: </span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vietnam"><span style='color:black'>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vietnam</span></a></span><span style='color:purple;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:purple;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Follow us: </span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/EUandVietnam"><span style='color:black'>http://www.facebook.com/EUandVietnam</span></a></span><span style='color:maroon;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>-----------------------------------------------</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>T</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>he </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Delegation of the European Union</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> to Vietnam has recently launched a new local Call for Proposals for supporting civil society in Vietnam. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>This Call for Proposal is presented into two different lots:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:84.15pt;text-indent:-12.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#376092'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>Lot 1 - Non-State Actors (NSA) in development:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'> The specific objectives of Lot 1 are (i) To support the coalition and networking of Vietnamese NSA for better development outcomes in the health and poverty sectors and (ii) To promote civil society initiatives that aim at increased transparency and accountability in health sector, poverty reduction and public finance management.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:84.15pt;text-indent:-12.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#376092;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>�<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>Lot 2 � Democracy and Human Rights:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'> The specific objectives of Lot 2 are (i) </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>To encourage, increase and promote democratic citizens' participation at local level -in particular of marginalised groups and (ii) To promote the full enjoyment of human rights of members of ethnic minorities' groups<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:84.15pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>The deadline for submission of the concept notes is 28<sup>th</sup> February 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>The announcement of the Call for Proposal is published in the Vietnam News on 12/12/2013 (see attached).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>Details of the Call can be found at the following website:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><a href="https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome"><span style='color:#376092'>https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'>(click "search by reference" and insert 134827).</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#376092'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>