Training sessions and helpdesk support to the DG ECHO Partners
Years: 2008-2011
The consortium composed by punto.sud, ISPI and MDF Brussels has been awarded the ECHO/B2 01/ECHO-TRAINING call for tender, in order to provide training and support services for the Commission's Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). The framework contract will be for four years and may be renewed one time for one year.
The Framework Service Contract for training is intended to provide training to staff of the European Commission, the technical assistants of DG ECHO, DG ECHO partners (NGOs, UN, Red Cross or other International organisations), potential candidate NGOs, EU Member State institutions (staff) and civil society who are involved in Humanitarian Aid. These training sessions cover the administrative, procedures and management of DG ECHO contracts as well as the best practices procedures and practices needed in for implementing Humanitarian Aid projects. They will be held in Europe and outside. The Framework Service Contract foresees also the provision of a helpdesk service for questions and materials for interactive learning on the WEB.
Visit the DG ECHO partners' helpdesk website to find more information about this programme.
If you need information on DG ECHO - FPA 2004-2007, or you need to access the “Track” (an online portal offering differentiated support services for humanitarian operators and organisations facing difficulties in dealing with ECHO FPA application process) or to download the revised and updated version of the “Trenino” (a manual providing Humanitarian Organizations with clear procedural and operative information for the management of DG ECHO funded projects under the FPA 2003-2007) please contact us at ECHO-FPA-PARTNERS@ec.europa.eu.
The website puntosud Helpdesk for EuropeAid funded projects is a portal created to respond to the problems faced by development operators in accessing and implementing EC-funded development cooperation. All information comes from official documentation published by the European Commission and its Cooperation Office - EuropeAid - specifically, except for the section Documents (top menu) where you can find useful material and links from different sources and working tools developed by punto.sud. The main aim of this service is to facilitate the relationship between EuropeAid and its development partners by helping the latter find the correct information to adopt a common language and set of quality standards compatible with the EC requirements. The portal targets all development organisations, field workers, and other related actors involved in the management of EC-awarded grants: it aims at promoting the ultimate provision of timely, relevant, independent and accountable project realisations.
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Visit the punto.sud helpdesk for EuropeAid funded projects .
The punto.sud EuropeAid helpdesk is intended to provide to EuropeAid implementing partners a full assistance and case by case support in order to fulfil Headquarters main obligations and facilitate key-staff work on the field in the framework of a EC- funded development project.
Please send an email to helpdesk-europeaid@puntosud.org to submit your queries to our helpdesk.
Guidelines for the management of EuropAid funded actions
Year: 2010
The “Trenino” is a manual providing Humanitarian Organizations with clear procedural and operative information for the management of EuropAid funded projects.
It has been created to facilitate the planning of cooperation to development operations funded by EuropAid. This tool has been mainly devised to respond to the needs of expatriate staff, and therefore to the problems posed most frequently by fieldwork.
Download the interactive electronic version of the Trenino.
Training Form for projects financed in Sri Lanka by the Italian Civil Protection
Year: 2005
The training form presented here has been elaborated by punto.sud in collaboration with the Italian Civil Protection. It provides useful guidelines for the management of the projects financed in Sri Lanka by the Italian Civil Protection and proposes to facilitate the application of new procedures broadly based on the ECHO Partnership Agreement.
The formative form (in power point format) was used and tested together with other instruments during training sessions both in Italy and Sri Lanka.
The forms were intended for personnel at headquarters and expatriate and local staff of the various NGOs and organisations involved, as well as for the staff of the Italian Civil Protection.
Download DPC resouces