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Charity Know How (CKH) was set up in 1991 to help revitalise civil society in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet Union (FSU) through the funding of skill-sharing partnership projects between British NGOs and organisations of those regions. Since 1991, CKH has supported more than 2,500 such projects, making awards totalling in excess of 3 million. We continue to provide small grants (up to 15,000) for skill-sharing partnerships between NGOs: eligible organisations may be formal and informal voluntary and non-profit organisations, or any group or organisation which, under British law, is considered to have charitable purposes. Projects should contain a significant element of transfer of know-how, and can include training programmes for NGO staff and volunteers, professional advice and study visits. We are unable to fund applications from individuals, the preparation of funding proposals or applications, the teaching of English as a foreign language or other student programmes, any building or capital costs, the costs of transporting humanitarian aid or medical equipment, the costs of offices, salaries or equipment (including fax machines and other communications equipment), or youth, artistic or cultural exchanges. We have recently made some changes to our guidelines by introducing target regions for our general grants programme. Applications to the general programme must now include as principal beneficiary an NGO in at least one of the countries in the four target regions listed below: Balkans and Carpathians Caucasus Central Asia Western CIS NGOs from other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, (i.e. Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia) may apply as part of an application involving at least one NGO from one of these countries. Please note that there are no geographical restrictions or special conditions on work within the countries of the target regions. In addition to the General Programme, we have also introduced two pilot programmes, Partnership Development Grants and Global Grants, which are aimed at organisations working further afield. The application form has also been slightly modified in keeping with these changes. Updated guidelines and application forms are now available from the CKH office. The next deadline for receipt of completed application forms is Tuesday, 23 January, 2000. Applications under the old guidelines and made on the old application form will not be accepted after that date. If you would like any further
details, or a copy of the updated guidelines and an application
form, please contact: Tel. (44 -020) 7400-2315 |
