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Financing Mobility

Best Practices & Research

Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan

ISTIKSHAF POLICY ISSUE I: Financing Mobility

�  Mobility operators along with social and cultural NGOs are now

facing a bigger challenge in providing and sustaining programs to support the mobility of social entrepreneurs and artists (men and women) in the region.

�  There is a growing need for governments, donors, and private sector companies to set a clear budget and allocate funds that have clear and simplified processes.


What we aim to achieve

We aim to work with public and private sector institutions and the donor community in the

region, in order to agree on clear and transparent mechanisms for allocating budgets

and distributing funds to support mobility initiatives with no restrictions on receiving

funds and donations.


The Research Istikshaf Advocacy Team has started to gather researches and information related to financing mobility in the Arab world, which will help in understanding the pattern of financing mobility by government, private sector, and mobility operators & NOGs. This research will help the coalition members in: 1.  Understanding the government financing policies and procedures 2.  Understanding the private sector strategies and focus. 3.  Build a unified financing model (operator to grantee) in order to

help in set and implement a streamlined grant process.


Government Financing �  Selected countries were researched to better understand the regulatory

framework and the funding procedures.

�  Initial Results: ◦  There is no clear cultural policy for central and local government to support mobility (Art

and culture exchange programs)

◦  There are no clear and suitable budget for Art and culture, and focuses on commercial entertainment.

◦  If there is available funds, the strategies is focused on internal cultural exchange programs (within the country)

◦  No clear regulatory framework and procedures to ensure transparency in (allocating and distribution) of funds.

◦  No tax incentive scheme for Art / Culture / Mobility.

�  Extensive resaerach is needed to complete the research and validate the data.


Government Financing Country Ministry and federal governments Local Authori8es

Austria

YES. Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

establish a number of scholarships for austrian ci>zens or residents.

NO

Belgium YES

Funding resources for mobility are mainly managed by either wallon or flemish organisa>ons/associa>ons/ins>tutes

NO

Bulgaria YES. Mainly scholarships for training and/or research

YES Municipali>es of Sofia and Verna

Cyprus YES. Travel grants of the Ministry of Culture and Educa>on NO

Croa>a YES

(grants of the MoC for: EU, Croa>a and countries where there is a Croa>an diaspora)

NO

Czech Republic

NO. The Ministry of Culture mainly funds projects within

European Programmes

YES but travel grants are mainly funded by organisa>ons and arts ins>tutes.



Estonia YES (des>na>on: EU) NO

Finland YES.

Several "Stage grants", mainly related to projects but also travel grants.

NO

France YES.

Several programmes for ar>s>c mobility between France, UE and extra-‐UE Countries

YES

Germany YES

(travel grants by federal en>>es, Goethe Ins>tute, Germany-‐>Worldwide)

YES. City Council of Berlin

Greece YES YES

but just one: the European Cultural Centre of Delphi

Hungary NO NO Ireland YES NO

Italy YES

(both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

YES



Luxembourg YES NO Macedonia NO NO

Malta YES NO The

Netherlands YES YES Amsterdam Fund for the Arts

Norway YES NO Poland YES

Portugal YES (Ins>tute Camoes funds several grants) NO

Romania YES YES

(i.e. Young Emerging Ar>st Residence in Cluj-‐Napoca)

Slovakia YES (travel grants from and to Slovakia) NO

Slovenia YES NO

Spain YES (i.e. Grants for spanish cultural ac>on and promo>on)

YES (Euro-‐Région Pyrenees-‐

Mediterranean, Bilbao Arte, Matadero Madrid)

Sweden YES YES City Council of Stockholm

United Kingdom YES

YES (Crea>ve Scotland, Arts Council of

Wales..)


Private Sector Financing Palestine: �  2% Profit from PalTel group companies (Jawwal, PalTel , Hadara,

Reach , Palmedia ) + endowment + interest �  50,000 JOD was allocated for Mobility

Educa>on Sector 52% ICT 10% Social & relief 7% Art, Sport , Media 8% Pales>ne Interna>onal Award for Excellency and Crea>vity

17%

Others 6%


Mobility Operators Financing �  The team is working to research the best practices in

providing grants to grantees. �  Review the process of: ◦  Allocation of mobility grants ◦  Beneficiaries and target audience ◦  Requirements ◦  Announcement of grants ◦  Timeframe ◦  Review mechanisms and structures (committees) ◦  Refusal / approval guidelines ◦  Monitoring and evaluation strategy and process.


Mapping Mobility Funds in the Mediterranean Report - 2011

Name of mobility program

Method of applica8on (open, members only, by invita8on)

Tools (online, email, interview, mail, other)

Regularity

Language(s)

Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee

Safar Fund Open Online All year Arabic Youth with community ini>a>ves

Commihee of peers

Fonds Roberto CimeEa

Open Email Quarterly English and French

Ar>sts and cultural operators – different priori>es annually

Commihee of experts Final selec>on approved by the Board






Regularity Language(s) Priori8es Selec8on process/ commiEee

Mawa3eed Open Via email and mail

Quarterly Arabic Women and Arab ar>sts who work

Commihee of 3 jury members

IIE program/ FF Open Via Email All through the year

English Mobility and learning that advance networking, capacity building,

Internal






Regularity

Language(s)


IIE program/ FF Open Via Email All through the year

English Mobility and learning that advance networking, capacity building, programming, knowledge produc>on, and exchange

Internal






Regularity

Language(s)


Org. Int. de la francophonie

N/A N/A Once every semester

French N/A Commihee

Prince Claus Fund Open On line applica>on Via Email Mail

All year English French Spanish

Individuals and organiza>ons based in countries

Internal

KAFD Open Email All year English Arabic

Priority is given to students

Internal






Regularity

Language(s)


1.   Gulliver Connect

Open Online Annually English Both the young visitor and the hos>ng organisa>on

Commihee

CIMO Fellowships Centre for Interna8onal Mobility-‐Finland

Open to researches approaching Finish universi>es

Fax, Telephone and website

3 months before the start of scholarship

Finish, English and Swedish

Educa>on, Training, Employment and young people

Host University


Best Practices

� Accessibility ◦  People ◦  Gender ◦  Age ◦  Level of Education ◦  Beliefs ◦  Language


Best Practices �  Transparency ◦  Legal framework ◦  Promotion ◦  Requirement ◦  Review process ◦  Decisions ◦  Communications

◦  Budget


Best Practices �  Efficiency ◦  Clear and published process ◦  Realistic and published timeframe (internal and external) ◦  Clear mandate and role of the expert committee

�  Accountability ◦  Code of Conduct ◦  Clear/easy appeal system and process ◦  Pear review concept ◦  Public reporting on results

�  Number of Applications by Country / Nationality / Age / etc �  Number Refusal / Approvals �  Detailed budget / Financial statements


Next Steps �  Istikshaf Advocacy Team will contact you to achieve the

following: 1.  Work with Ministries and Municipalities to gather and verify

data. 2.  Provide information and data about grant process and

budget. 3.  Agree on the final best practices that should govern a

unified grant system. 4.  Develop and launch a guideline manual based on best

practices


Thank you

Rami Takrouri, Policy Advocacy Advisor [email protected]

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Financing Mobility · 3/6/2015 · Advocating mobility: Right on Track Conference March 15-17, 2014 – Amman, Jordan Government Financing Country( Ministry((and(federal(governments(