THE NETHERLANDS WILL GIVE MONEY TO NGOs
Support A1+!The Armenian NGOs which will be involved in the program “Consolidation of Human Rights” don’t contemplate over their financing. The Armenian branch of the Open Society Institute Assistance Fund (OSIAF) and the Netherlands Embassy in Tbilisi announced about the new grant 3 – month program on the “consolidation of human rights through development of abilities of the chosen NGOs.”
The Netherlands Embassy will allocate 513,810 USD within three and a half years. The investment of the OSIAF Armenian branch in the program will be about 373,050 USD. The NGOs will be chosen through competition and each of them will get 25000 – 35000 USD.
According to the director of the OSIAF Armenian branch Larissa Minasyan 5 – 7 NGOs will be chosen which will initiate their activity in the following fields; closed establishments of human rights protection, speech freedom, availability of independent mass media and justice and the security of people emphasizing the economic right of the vulnerable stratum. The Armenian side will provide financial control. After signing the grant agreement, Ambassador Onno Elderenboskh voiced hope that the program will greatly contribute to the country.
The official implementation of the program will be on May 11.
