Grant ACCESS Phase II
April 19, 2010
ACCESS
Phase II builds on the successes of Phase I with a focus on
strengthening the capacity of local CSOs and building demand for better
governance. ACCESS Phase II, together with its strategic partners and
with CSOs, will be working on a number of different levels (i.e.
community, village, sub-district, district, provincial and national
level) to ensure improved local democratic governance is made possible
by facilitating a stronger role for communities, community organisations
and citizens, and constructively engaging with government.
The
strategic direction adopted for ACCESS Phase II includes:
- Strengthening engagement between civil society and government.
- A Focus on empowering citizens participation for democratization, from the grassroots to village, sub-district, district and national levels.
- Scaling up impact through working across the systemic issues of district wide governance and through contiguous geographic expansion;
The purpose of ACCESS Phase II is:
Citizens and their
organizations are empowered to engage with local governments on
improving local development impacts in 16 districts in eastern
Indonesia.
The Four objectives which define
the desired outcomes of the Program during its lifetime are:
- By 2013, Partner CSOs are using value-driven participatory and inclusive approaches to strengthen capacity and confidence of citizens for local democratic governance;
- By 2013, Partner CSOs are regularly collaborating with each other on improving democratic governance at district, sub-district and village levels.
- By 2013, Partner CSOs are regularly engaging with district, sub-district and village governments to improve participation, transparency, accountability, social justice and pro-poor service delivery.
- By 2013, Government programs and donor programs are taking into account lessons and good practice examples from ACCESS Phase II.
The five functional areas that define the activities and outputs during the life of the Program are:
Functional Area 1: Resourcing
and administering the Program;
Functional Area 2: Engaging with
CSOs and local governments to implement the Program;
Functional Area
3: Building the capacity of CSOs and their networks for LDG
improvements;
Functional Area 4: Supporting the planning and
implementation of self directed development efforts; and
Functional
Area 5: Promoting continuous learning and policy and practice change
both internally and externally.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for the Partner Grants, the
organisation must, as a minimum:
- Be a registered entity that is officially recognised and registered in Indonesia.
- Demonstrate commitment to the Principles of ACCESS Phase II.
- For national level organizations, be able and willing to show the latest audited accounts and provide annual independent audit reports each financial year while contracted with ACCESS Phase II.
- For district level organizations, be able and willing to be audited by an independent auditor on an annual basis while contracted with ACCESS Phase II.
- Be willing and able to establish a separate account in the name of the Program or have an accounting system for adequately separating program funds.
- Have clear Standard Operating Procedures for program and financial management.
- Have relevant experience to undertake the program and a satisfactory track record evidenced by recent reference letters for all recent programs.
- For organizations registered as a Foundation (Yayasan), these organizations must fulfill the requirements under law No. 16/2001 and No. 28/2004 regarding Foundations and show compliance within a year of being contracted to work with ACCESS Phase II.
In
order to be eligible for Project Grants, the organisation or group
must, as a minimum:
- Be a registered entity that is officially recognised and registered in Indonesia.
- Demonstrate commitment to the Principles of ACCESS Phase II.
- Be able and willing to show annual accounts for the past year.
- Have a clear organizational structure.
- Be willing and able to establish a separate account in the name of the project or have an accounting system for adequately separating project funds.
- Have relevant experience to undertake the project/activity and a satisfactory track record evidenced by recent reference letters.
- In order to be eligible for Innovative Grants, the organisation or group must, as a minimum:
- Be officially recognised by a GOI body or have legal status to work in Indonesia.
- Demonstrate commitment to the Principles of ACCESS Phase II.
- Be able and willing to show annual accounts for the past year.
- Have a clear organizational structure.
- Be willing and able to establish a separate account in the name of the project or have an accounting system for adequately separating project funds.
- Have relevant experience to undertake the project/activity and a satisfactory track record evidenced by recent reference letters.
In
order for an individual to be eligible to receive an Innovative Grant,
she/he must as a minimum:
Have more than 5 years verifiable
experience (i.e. written evidence) related to the proposed activity.
Be
willing to establish a separate account for the project or have an
accounting system for adequately separating project funds.
Show a
demonstrated commitment to the Principles of ACCESS Phase II.
Provide
references from three appropriately qualified persons.
Further
information : http://www.access-indo.or.id/project.html
