Development Education and Awareness Raising DEAR MIP Multiannual

Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR): MIP: Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2014 -2017 PFD 18/10/2012 Markus Pirchner European Commission Development and Cooperation

1. What is DEAR? DEVCO • Aim: "Fostering EU citizens' awareness and mobilization for development issues" • Two forms / two approaches: • Development Education: formal & non-formal • Awareness Raising • Implementation: • +- 30 Million EURO/a (2007 -2013) made available through NSA-LA budget line • Used to co-finance activities proposed by CSOs & LAs • Implementation modus: Calls for Proposals, direct grants, joint management agreements, and other forms of cooperation Development and Cooperation 2

2. Vision of DEAR (picture from EU children drawing competition) DEVCO 3 Development and Cooperation

3. Orientations of MIP & DEAR strategy 2014 -2020 DEVCO • Based on: - 2010 DEAR study: strategy & consultation - May 2012 stakeholder consultation meeting - DEAR Staff working paper (under consideration) - proposal of the COM for new DCI 2014 -2020 - endorsement through Council of EU of 15/10/2012 confirming that "the EU will continue to promote a strategic approach to increase the level and quality of DEAR". • Taking into consideration: - operating in 27 EU MSs plus (potential) candidate countries - no one size fits all - fluid situation: evolving strategies in MSs, some without strategy 4 Development and Cooperation

4 a. Outline of draft orientation for DEAR in MIP DEVCO • Clarify & explain our "Philosophical grounding" = explain the "raison d'être" "To develop citizens' awareness and critical understanding of the interdependent world, of their role and responsibility in relation to a globalised society; and to support their active engagement with global attempts to eradicate poverty and promote justice, human rights and a sustainable social-economic development in partner countries. " 5 Development and Cooperation

4 b. Outline of draft orientation for DEAR in MIP DEVCO • Concentrate on value added: • Development Education: formal => complementarity • Awareness Raising => European scale (=> bigger projects) • Exchange of policies, experience and practices among DEAR stakeholders • Capitalisation, capacity building and networking for DEAR projects 6 Development and Cooperation

4 c. Issues in the draft MIP that we would appreciate to discuss today DEVCO 1. Requirement to demonstrate impact on programme level: - Is the necessity to demonstrate impact on programme (and project) level understood? 2. Proposal to open programme to "global citizenship" concept: - Shall we open programme to partner countries (notably mid-income) ? 3. Proposal to maintain the link to development: - Shall the DEAR programme maintain its link to development cooperation? 7 Development and Cooperation

Thank you for your attention! DEVCO • Markus PIRCHNER • European Commission – Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation — Europe. Aid , DEVCO/D/2 • Unit “Civil Society, Local Authorities" • SC 15 06/126, B-1049 Brussels Tel: +32 -2 -29 87016, Fax: +32 -2 -29 66044 • E-mail: markus. pirchner@ec. europa. eu • http: //ec. europa. eu/europeaid/how/finance/dci/non_state_a ctors_en. htm 8