If you’re an activist or representative of a civil society organisation in one of the Eastern Partnership countries who would like to strengthen your skills for Project Proposal Development, we have the perfect online mini-training series for you. Four webinars, one hour each, dedicated to helping you navigate your way to drafting a project proposal ready for EU funding. Furthermore, with every webinar recording you can also download supporting materials, such as the presentation slides and Frequently Asked Questions, as well as links to relevant guides, manuals and case study examples.
Webinar 1: Overview of Project Design and Project Management
This introductory session provides an overview of the whole series, explains terms and principles for project development, and helps learners to improve their skills for identifying the most relevant and feasible project ideas.
Download Materials for Webinar 1:
- Download Slides from Webinar 1
- Download Q&A from Live Webinars and Useful references (for all 4 webinars)
Webinar 2: People in Projects
The second session explores what is meant by ‘stakeholder’ and how you can undertake a mapping of stakeholders and their interests. The session also looks at how your project design can incorporate the mechanisms for good project governance and accountability to stakeholders.
Download Materials for Webinar 2:
- Download Slides from Webinar 2
- Download Q&A from Live Webinars and Useful references (for all 4 webinars)
Webinar 3: Purpose and Objectives in Projects
In this session learners explore the very core of successful project development by learning how project objectives can be achieved through the planning of appropriate activities and deliverables. The video also explains how a budget should be built up and refined.
Download Materials for Webinar 3:
- Download Slides from Webinar 3
- Download Q&A from Live Webinars and Useful references (for all 4 webinars)
Webinar 4: Monitoring and Control in Projects
The final webinar in the series is devoted to assisting learners to strengthen their skills for using logical frameworks and other tools that support good project management and reporting. The video explains baselines, targets and indicators, and also helps viewers to understand how they can best include EU ‘cross-cutting issues’ into their project design.
Download Materials for Webinar 4:
- Download Slides from Webinar 4
- Download Q&A from Live Webinars and Useful references (for all 4 webinars)
Useful References
- Calls for Proposals and Tenders: The central website where all EU-funded Calls for Proposals that are implemented by the EU are published.
- EU Roadmaps for engagement with Civil Society: The links to the available policy documents in which the EU outlines its priorities and plans regarding Civil Society in each country (not all are available or updated).
- Capacity4dev is the knowledge sharing platform created by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA) and it contains a great amount of useful resources for Civil Society Organisations. Make sure to look under “Resources” and under your “Country” for useful resources.
- EuropeAid Project Cycle Management Guidelines: This is the EU reference manual for PCM, but it also includes the Logical Framework Approach with useful guidelines and examples.
- Results and Indicators for Development: The complete reference to available indicators that are used by the EU.
- Other manuals and guidelines documents from the World Bank, USAID, SIDA, and DFID:
- World Bank: The Logframe Handbook
- USAID: The Logical Framework
- SIDA: The Logical Framework Approach
- DFID: How to Note on Logframes
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