Active citizens fund: Announcement of the allocation of an additional €1.5 million in grants to Civil Society

Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow, in their capacity as Fund Operator of the Active citizens fund (ACF) programme for Greece, announce the allocation of an additional €1.5 million in grants under the programme, whose total budget now has reached €15 million. In April 2023, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, the donor countries of the EEA Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants) for the 2014-2021 programming period, decided to fund the Active citizens fund programme with an additional €1.5 million.

Bodossaki Foundation and SolidarityNow, in consultation with the EEA Financial Mechanism, have decided to allocate the above additional grant amount as follows:

• A grant amount of €350,000 to six (6) projects from the ranking list of runner-up projects of the Call for “Organizational grants to support the strategic development of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)”.
• A grant amount of €250,000 to three (3) projects that will implement activities for the empowerment of Roma populations in Greece. These projects come from the ranking list of runner-up projects of previous Calls, which had received high evaluation scores.
• A total grant amount of €928,000 to additional activities falling within the scope of the projects already funded by the Active citizens fund programme and currently in progress. Part of this amount comes from unspent grant amounts of completed projects under the programme.

The projects from the ranking list of runner-up projects of the Call for “Organizational grants for the strategic development of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)” are listed below by project promoter name, in alphabetical order:

1. Project Promoter: Centre for special education of children and adults with disabilities “Orizontes”
   Project title: Strategic plan keepea orizontes 2022 – 2025
2. Project Promoter: ARSIS – Association for the Social Support of Youth
   Project title: Securing ARSIS Foundations and Ensuring its Development
3. Project Promoter: Odyssea not for profit society
   Project title: Odyssea Strategic Development 2022-2024
4. Project Promoter: ELIZA – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
   Project title: A Child to Care For
5. Project Promoter: Athens Network of Collaborating Experts
   Project title: Strengthening of ANCE’s organizational and operational capacity
6. Project Promoter: Society for the Care of Minors and Youth
   Project title: Humans of SMAN

The projects that will implement actions for the empowerment of Roma populations in Greece are listed below by project promoter name, in alphabetical order:

1. Project Promoter: Doctors of the World Greece
   Project title: Rom Boost – Roma Capacity Building Lab
2. Project Promoter: Lighthouse of the world
   Project title: A-Roma entrepreneurship
3. Project Promoter: Roma Without Borders
   Project title: Access to the individual, social and political rights of Roma women who have never been out of the community and promotion of respect and understanding of the rights of the Roma children, in education, health and employment

The projects selected from the “Call for additional activities for project promoters of ACF projects” are listed below by project promoter name, in alphabetical order:

1. Project Promoter: Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY)
   Project Partner: CMT Prooptiki
   Project title: Prevention and combat of gender-based violence and promotion of gender equality in the Cyclades region
2. Project Promoter: Centre for Research on Women’s Issues (CRWI) “Diotima”
   Project title: Equalgen – Young people for Gender Equality
3. Project Promoter: Diogenis NGO
   Project Partner: Commonspace
   Project title: Shedia@CITY: From isolation to social integration
4. Project Promoter: Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity (G2RED)
   Project title: Citizenship in Practice
5. Project Promoter: Greek Association of People Living with HIV “Positive Voice”
   Project title: Dana – Empowering Sex Workers
6. Project Promoter: Greek Patients Association
   Project Partner: Humane Social Enterprise
   Project title: Patient Hub Networking
7. Project Promoter: Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
   Project title: Tackling gender inequalities in research and higher education in Greece (GENDRHED)
8. Project Promoter: Hellenic Wildlife Care Association, ANIMA
   Project title: Establishment of a Cooperation Network of Organizations Acting in the Field of Wildlife Care in Greece
9. Project Promoter: iSea – Non for Profit Non-Governmental Organisation for the Preservation of Aquatic Ecosystems
   Project Partner: Green Tank
   Project title: Learn – participate – protect the environment
10. Project Promoter: Ladies Union of Drama – House of Open Hospitality
    Project title: The Mobile School travels
11. Project Promoter: Lambrakis Foundation
    Project title: Acting as Citizens
12. Project Promoter: Lambrakis Foundation
    Project title: Womentors: Young Women Empowerment
13. Project Promoter: Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos – MedINA
    Project title: Landscape Public Participation Tools (LPPT)
14. Project Promoter: Praksis
    Project Partner 1 : Ithaca Laundry
    Project Partner 2 : Society for the Study of Human Sciences
    Project title: Bedrock of Participation for Homelessness
15. Project Promoter: Science Communication
    Project title: Combating gender stereotypes in early school age through STEM
16. Project Promoter: Society of Psychosocial Research and Intervention – S.P.R.I.
    Social Network for the Promotion of Participation in the Society of Older Individuals in the Project title: Municipality of Ioannina- Ioannina Silver Community Action Network
17. Project Promoter: Transparency International Greece
    Project Partner 1: GRNET – National Infrastructures for Research and Technology
    Project Partner 2: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Digital Media for Participation research group (NKUA dmPart)
    Project title: WeOpenGov: Civil Society-Public Agencies Network for Open Government
18. Project Promoter: Union of Women Associations of Heraklion prefecture (UWAH)
    Project title: SAFE-NET: Creating a Safety Net for girls victims of Online Violence
19. Project Promoter: Vouliwatch
    Project title: Digital Platform for Participatory Democracy – Localwatch
20. Project Promoter: WWF Greece
    Project Partner: Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)
    Project title: Citizens for the environment: Education as a tool for effective public participation and decision-making

The Active citizens fund in Greece is supported through a € 15 m grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA Grants 2014 – 2021. The program aims to develop the sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector in Greece, and to strengthen its role in promoting and safeguarding democratic procedures, active citizenship and human rights. The Fund Operator for the Active citizens fund in Greece is Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow.