Development cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

Children in front of the Masibambane College in South Africa

The Chief Executive Office - European and International Affairs is in charge of Vienna's foreign aid and assistance. With its development cooperation programme, it supports NGOs in implementing development projects in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

National and international institutions in the field of development cooperation

Proposals for development projects

Once a year, the Chief Executive Office - European and International Affairs invites NGOs to submit proposals for development projects. There is currently a call for proposals "Children's rights in development cooperation" (German).

In addition to the framework of the Call for Proposals, applications have to meet the following quality criteria:

Experienced Development Cooperation NGO based in Vienna
Project of one to three years in a country listed on DAC by the OECD
Poverty reduction
Empowerment
Sustainability
Gender equality
Millennium Development Goals
Audit by a Chartered Accountant of the project country

Publications

Every year the Chief Executive Office - European and International Affairs publishes a report of Vienna's Development Cooperation Projects as well as the activities in the field of Humanitarian Aid.

Publications - Development cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

Events

Expert conference "Will the world drown in waste? Strategies to avoid and recycle waste in the context of development policies"

Experts discussed current questions of waste management and recycling on occasion of this year's expert meeting on development policies at Vienna City Hall on 6 December 2011.

Expert conference "Will the world drown in waste? Strategies to avoid and recycle waste in the context of development policies" - Review

Contact

Mag. Bernhard Bouzek (German)

Contact for this page:
Silvia Pfister (Chief Executive Office - European and International Affairs)
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