ECUMENICAL FORUM OF EUROPEAN CHRISTIAN WOMEN

FORUM OECUMENIQUE DE FEMMES CHRETIENNES D’EUROPE

ÖKUMENISCHES FORUM CHRISTLICHER FRAUEN IN EUROPA

JACQUELINE STUYT LEGACY

Description and Criteria

1. Investment of the legacy

The legacy will be earmarked for special projects for the duration of 10 years.

Indication - based on the rates of summer 2009: a legacy of £ 200.000 will give over a period of 10 years an available amount of approx. € 24.000 per year.

Final conditions can be arranged at the time the whole legacy has been paid to EFECW.

2. Funding will be open to all National Ecumenical Forums of Christian Women in Europe and also for extraordinary and honorary members (see Constitutions §4a).

3. Projects should focus on women's demands and perspectives - but of course, when important to the issue, men should be involved too. It is important that projects have an international character and therefore that National Forums work together.

4. Projects must comply with the aims of EFECW. The maximum amount granted is € 7,000.

5. Applications must present a comprehensive application form, a realistic budget, and show 20% own funding plus other financial sources (see the budget-template).

The following documents are necessary:

a)Project description (see APPLICATION FORM)

b)Budget (see BUDGET)

c)Annual report of your organisation

d)Annual financial report from your organisation

e)Constitution of your organisation if you are not a full member of EFECW

and within 2 months after finishing the project:

f)A narrative report (using the template on website)

g)A financial report (income + expenses, invoices/receipts covering the amount received from JSL in original or PDF)

And for communication purposes (EFECW):

h)Produced material from the project

i)Pictures / Videos etc.

N.B. A project can run from one to three years.If a project lasts longer than 1 year, there should be at least one report in the middle of the term

6. Working Areas:

a)Theology/Spirituality

Interreligious, inter-confessional and/or ecumenical spirituality and/or dialogue

b)Economy – Poverty - Justice

c)Women’s rights / Gender mainstreaming

d)Living together

Neighbourhood meetings; Sharing expertise; Pluralistic society; Intercultural Dialogue

e)Capacity building

Leadership development; Young women strategy;

Project development and project management; Empowerment

f)Reconciliation – Shalom – Healing

Initiatives for peace, justice and reconciliation

Actions against any forms of violence against women and children

g)Actions for the care of God’s creation(e.g. ecology, environment protection, etc.)

h)Issues concerning challenges coming up to women

7. Application: deadline March 1, every year.

Please send your application to our treasurer Hannah Golda: d to CC assistant Maria Koutatzi:

8. Procedure: The CC autumn meeting (each year) will appoint 4 women as an evaluation-group. This group is formed by: the treasurer of EFECW + one member of the actual CC + 2 well-experienced women from different regions of the Forum. The group will consider the applications and ask for further information when needed. The group will nominate projects up to the amount available for the coming year. The CC spring meeting will take the final decision and the applicants will be informed by the end of April. The application form will be available on the website of the Forum.

9. The projects approved will be monitored by one the of the original evaluation group.

10. Every year an evaluation should be held; in 2015 the CC revised theforms and criteria.

The CC of EFECW, March 2015

JACQUELINE STUYT LEGACY

APPLICATION FORM

TITLE:

NAME OF CONTACT PERSON:

ORGANISATION:

ADDRESS / TELEPHONE:

E-MAIL:

TOTAL BUDGET (in Euro):

AMOUNT REQUESTED:

Name / Name of activity
General Description
/
What is the challenge?Why is this activity/theme important?What are you planning?
Context/
Background
/ How this activity will support your strategy/goals?
EFECW strategy
/ What is the activity intended to bring in relation to the EFECW priority areas (see JSL criteria)? Will you cooperate with other EFECW groups?
Aim Objectives
/ What is the goal of the activity?What do you want to achieve?
Project details: / Activity/activities planned:
Methodology:
Date(s) and Time Frame:
Place:
Target Group / Participants:
Organisers and Resource Persons/Organisations:
Expected results /
What is the activity expected to achieve? What will be different? – be specific and realistic.
Please give quantified results which can be ensured.
Monitoring and
Evaluation
/
Who monitors, how and when? Propose an evaluation process including indicators you will use for measuring outcomes and criteria for assessing evidence of change.

General guidelines

Ideally the planning document should be no longer than two pages.

Avoid abbreviations, or spell them out.

Be as specific as possible.

Avoid sweeping generalities and ecumenical jargon!

Be realistic, especially in terms of achievable “expected results”.

JACQUELINE STUYT LEGACY

BUDGET

Project Title:
Applicant Organisation:
Time:
Place:
Expenses / €
Programme costs
Accommodation and meals
Travel expenses
Honoraria
Administration
Preparatory costs
Invitations / mailings
Project administration
Training material
Photo copies
Equipments
Local transportation
Report/evaluation
Accounting and auditing
Bank charges/currency loss
Contingencies
Total expenses
Income
Participation fees
Contribution from own funds
Application 'Jacqueline Stuyt Legacy'
Further fundraising needed
Total Income

Some reminders/recommendations:

  1. Please adapt accordingly the budget lines below (this is only indicative).
  2. All amounts in Euro
  3. The total amount requested from JSL should not exceed 80% of the total budget
  4. The max requested amount to JSL is 7000 Euro
  5. Please include gifts in kind and voluntary work / contributions in your budget

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