Investing in People

1. EuropeAid
Thematic programme
‘Investing in People’
Access to local culture, protection and promotion of
cultural diversity
EuropeAid
Brussels 16/09/2011
Background: Investing in People EuropeAid
• Legal basis:
Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
• Reminder on the objectives of DCI:
Poverty reduction, sustainable economic and social
development and the smooth and gradual integration of
developing countries into the world economy
• Investing in People:
Human and social development programme:
health, education & skills, gender equality, social inclusion,
employment and decent work, children & youth, culture

2. Background: Investing in People EuropeAid
• Thematic programme:
Complementary to geographic programmes in the area of human
and social development
Added value: cross-regional cooperation; crucial role of civil
society in implementation (vs bilateral cooperation)
• Beneficiaries: EU partner countries in Latin America, Asia, Central
Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and Southern
Caucasus, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
• Implementation: Annual Action Programmes (based on Strategy
Paper and Multiannual Indicative Programme)
Investing in People 2007-2013
Indicative allocation EuropeAid
Social Cohesion, Culture
Employment & € 50 m (5%)
Decent Work
€ 82 m (8%)
Children & Youth
€ 90 m (9%)
Gender
Health
€ 57 m (6%)
€ 587,6 m (59%)
Education & Skills
€ 130 m (13%)
Total = € 1.06 billion

3. Investing in People - Culture component EuropeAid
Policy framework: European agenda for culture in a
globalizing world:
• Promote intercultural dialogue across countries and regions
• Support the potential of the cultural sector for sustainable
development
Culture:
Multiple facets, referring both to the fine arts, other forms of
artistic expressions, cultural goods and services, and to the
anthropological meaning (distinctive values, traditions,
meanings, beliefs …)
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Investing in People - Culture component EuropeAid
Overarching theme:
Access to local culture, protection and promotion of cultural
diversity
Objectives:
promote intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and respect for the
equal dignity of all cultures
support culture as a promising economic sector for development
and growth
promote access to culture for all
preserve immaterial and material cultural heritage in danger
!!! Specific objectives, priorities, criteria are defined in each
call for proposals – always refer to specific guidelines for
applicants

4. Investing in People - Culture component EuropeAid
Implementation 2007-2009:
2 calls for proposals highly competitive
Call for proposals under ‘Investing in People’ # Concept # # Full # Full # Full
Notes Concept Applicat Applicat Applicati
received Notes ions ions ons
pre- receive selected reserve-
selected d listed
2007 323 39 32 9 5
‘Access to local culture, protection and
promotion of cultural diversity’, ref: 126415
2008-2009 585 59 58 21 5
‘Access to local culture, protection and
promotion of cultural diversity’, ref: 127875
33 projects funded (€18,3 million)
CULTURE – Calls for proposals 2007-2009
EuropeAid
STATISTICS RESULTS
Results by region
South ENPI
9%
Crosss-regional
6%
ACP
East ENPI 34%
9%
Asia
18%
LA
24%

5. Access to local culture, protection and promotion of EuropeAid
cultural diversity
Examples of supported projects:
Reinforcing capacities and preserving and promoting culture from
minorities/indigenous communities
Networking and exchanges between cultural organisations south-
south & north-south
Access of local populations to culture
Capacity-building on heritage protection and promotion
Promoting social inclusion and fighting discrimination
Investing in People - Culture component EuropeAid
Implementation 2010:
Call for proposals on “Strengthening capacities in the cultural
sector” (closed)
Overall objective: contribute to the creation of a political,
regulatory, institutional and economic environment conducive to
the strengthening of the cultural sectors and their actors as a
vector for sustainable economic, social and human development
2 lots: 1) Investing in People (€7 million) and 2) Eastern
Partnership Culture Programme (€9 million)
A total of 607 concept notes received in 1st phase; 87 pre-selected
for 2nd phase
19 proposals selected under lot 1; 15 under lot 2

6. Investing in People - Culture component EuropeAid
Programming 2011-2013:
Annual Action Programme 2012 under preparation, will cover
the total budget available for culture (€23,9 million)
Priorities set in the multiannual indicative programme:
further promote access to culture, protection and promotion
of cultural diversity, social inclusion and cohesion, by giving
particular relevance to:
a) inter-cultural dialogue, and
b) socio-economic development.
A single call for proposals to be published (specific
objectives, priorities, criteria, geo coverage still to be
defined)
Further information EuropeAid
• EuropeAid thematic webpage on Culture:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/culture/index_en.htm
• Annual Action Programmes and Calls for proposals:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm
• Contact person: Cristina Torres, EuropeAid/D4
Cristina.torres@ec.europa.eu