COBERM - A joint EU-UNDP initiative

COBERM IV - Call for project ideas

(First round)

Confidence Building Early Response Mechanism (COBERM), a joint EU-UNDP initiative is soliciting innovative project ideas from representatives of civil society, including registered local and international non-governmental organizations, foundations and academia that are in line with the following aims: 

1) Support innovative, grassroots initiatives with tangible impact on confidence building; 

2) Contribute to further enhancement of an enabling environment conducive to peace, stability and human security; 

3) Foster academic research and analysis in the sphere of confidence building and peace.

Background: 

COBERM is an apolitical, impartial and flexible joint EU-UNDP programme funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP.

Since its launch in 2010, COBERM continues to provide a neutral ground for addressing the prevailing needs of the local communities, including post-conflict isolation and low capacities, as well as for the development of new approaches to peace and confidence building. 

Implemented in three phases during 2010-2018, COBERM entered its fourth phase in May 2019.

Through its grant programme, COBERM supports initiatives of local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in a wide range of areas aiming to pursue sustainable peace. 

Purpose of the call: 

The purpose of the call is to identify project ideas that propose increased and sustainable cooperation, with a demonstrable positive impact on the building of trust between societies affected by conflict, as well as on the attitudes and perceptions leading to confidence building and reconciliation.

Source: jobs.ge