QUALIFYING PROJECTS:

In accordance with the Concept of the Czech Republic’s Human Rights and Transition Promotion Policy, the projects should focus on following areas:

- supporting civil society;

- promoting the freedom of expression and information, including the freedom of media;

- supporting institution-building in the area of rule of law;

- promoting an equal and full political and public participation;

- promoting equality and non-discrimination;

- promoting human rights in employment and in the environmental context.

AVAILABLE FUNDING:

A project can be funded with a budget to 500 000 CZK (app. 22 900 USD) maximum (with average ammount for project usually being 250 000 CZK, or 11 450 USD). Co-funding from the applicant or other sources is welcome.

Maximum LTP duration is nine months from signing of Contract (approx. February/March 2019) to October 2020.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL:

Only local Thai, resp. Lao non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations with legal capacity in their respective countries can submit an LTP proposal.

PROCESS TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL:

All proposals should be delivered to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok, e-mail: bangkok@embassy.mzv.cz both in electronic form (editable AND scanned with stamp and signature), and paper form (e.g. by post).

The proposals must contain:

• completed Identification Form with stamp and signature (see attachment),
• copy of the Document proving the Applicant’s legal capacity,
• copy of the Authorization of the signed person to act on the Applicant’s behalf.

TERMS OF PROJECT:

• Interested entities should submit their proposals to the Embassy of the Czech Republic no later than October 25, 2019.
• All LTP activities should be finished no later than October 31, 2020.
• Successful applicants must submit a Final Report and all relevant financial documents to the Embassy of the Czech Republic within one month of LTP conclusion, no later than November 30, 2020.

Please download and use the attached Identification Form below in order to submit your proposal. Only proposals duly prepared and submitted in this form and in line with these instructions will be admitted for evaluation. Project calculations in terms of financial requirements should be filled in using either USD, EUR, or THB/LAK as project currencies in order to facilitate conversion to CZK.

Please also bear in mind that currency fluctuations need to be taken into account. Contracts for awarded LTPs will be quoted in CZK and the approved CZK amount is final and cannot be changed. It is thus necessary to take this into account during project and budget preparation and allocation in the Identification Form.