As the EU is now in its final stages to finalise the EU long-term budget, everyone interesting in grants and obtaining funding from the EU needs to know what has changed on the NDICI, an instrument to unify all EU external policies. Nicolas Dupic, expert on EU funding and grants, has made an overview that gives a clear view of the different envelopes.
There are many different ways to contribute to positive changes in society for marginalised groups.
How do you explain the results chain in a country that is completely foreign to you? What if your examples don’t seem to make sense? North Korea might not be on everyone’s list of countries to visit. Nicolas Dupic was more than excited to go. So how did the differences in culture work out in the training room?
Times are changing for traditional development. A business mind-set and social impact don’t always seem a logical combination. Roland Hansen, Senior Programme Advisor at Malteser International, was challenged to explore new potential for social businesses to create more impact. Together with Lisa Freiburg, Trainer Consultant at MDF, and Thijs van Bemmel of BemBem, they mapped the enterprising project opportunities.
"No matter how strange it might seem, in theory, every kind of behaviour is normal"