| 2) Civil Society Grant Programmes (EIDHR , NSA/LA, CSF) since 2007 – €7.6m
The EU is the largest foreign donor supporting civil society in Azerbaijan. Under the Non-State Actors (NSA) Instrument and European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), between 2007-2011, 39 projects with a total EU contribution of €7.2m have been funded. Themes of the last call for proposals included support to human rights and democracy, human rights defenders, environment, and assistance to vulnerable groups.
In addition, in 2011, under the recently introduced Neighbourhood Civil Society Facility (CSF), the Delegation allocated €0.5m to 2 projects in areas of good governance and monitoring Public Finance Management to complement the originally planned PFM Budget Support Programme.
A call for the EIDHR instrument was launched in late 2012, and a call for the NSA instrument expected this year, for a combined total of €3m. Positive to note is the increase of funding to civil society through these calls in comparison to the past.
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