The consortia for the 2nd stage of the Lighthouse Projects are selected

Within the framework of the CETF Lighthouse Projects procedures, three concept notes were approved for the next stage:

Lighthouse Project 1 Natural Resources and Biodiversity Management - concept note “Together for Nature: Citizens for a Green Future”, submitted by a consortium with lead organisation Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation and partners: Association of Parks in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism, WWF Bulgaria, Bioselena Foundation for Organic Agriculture, Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation.

Lighthouse Project 2 Strategising the Civic Space - Concept “Networks in Action”, submitted by a consortium with lead organisation National Network for Children and partners: Citizen Participation Forum, National Youth Forum (NMF), National Hunting and Fishing Association - Union of Hunters and Fishermen in Bulgaria, AGORA Platform – “Active Civil Communities for Development and Alternatives”, Club of Non-Profit Organizations – Targovishte (CNSO), Devetashko Plato Sdruzhenie and Swiss Democracy Foundation.

Lighthouse Project 3 Civic Education - concept “Civic Leadership and Active Cooperation (GLAS)”, submitted by a consortium with lead organisation Teach for Bulgaria Foundation and partners: Sofia Platform Foundation, Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance, Bcause Foundation, Verein voty.ch.

These three concept notes are moving to the second stage of the selection procedure, within which full project proposals will be developed with the support of the Programme Operator and will incorporate feedback from the evaluation committees of each procedure and the CETF Steering Committee. The final decision on the projects will be made by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation later this year.

It was high-quality competition between the concepts in each of the lighthouse projects - 2 consortia submitted their ideas for Lighthouse Project 1; 2 consortia for Lighthouse Project 2; 6 consortia for Lighthouse Project 3. We thank all participants for their interest and efforts. All candidates have been duly notified of the results for each procedure.