active citizens fund and bilateral cooperation
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Active Citizens Fund and Bilateral Cooperation
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Norwegian Helsinki Committee
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NHC’s role
Contact point coordinating information-sharing and promoting bilateral cooperation between civil society organisations in Norway and the beneficiary countries.
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Civil society in Norway
• 115 000 NGOs• Large, dynamic and
innovative sector • 80 % of Norwegians are
members of one or more organisations(s)
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Recognized role of civil society• Establish channels of political influence• Evaluate and criticise the work of the government• Engage and educate the public• Train members to understand democracy and its
rules• Provide a wide range of services• Represent the interests of different groups in the
society
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Competencies and contribution• Advocacy, awareness raising and outreach to citizens• Citizen activism, volunteering and civic participation• Capacity building of civil sector, including sustainability,
networking and accountability• Partnership between NGOs, public and private sector
entities• Participation in policy and decision-making processes,
including promoting an enabling environment for civil society
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Bilateral cooperation• SOS Children’s Villages
from Norway and Latvia• Main aims: exchange and transfer of know-how, to define and expand new services for children and families at risk and to develop new tools and methods to work in child care
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Bilateral cooperation• Improving diabetes care in Norway and Latvia
• Main aim: exchange and transfer of know-how in diabetes care
• Mutual learning experience
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Tools for partnershiphttps://ngonorway.org
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NGO database
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More information
NGOPartnershipPortal
https://ngonorway.orgwww.eeagrants.org