Call for proposals 2020

Call for proposals 2020: co-creation of tools for Global Citizenship and Solidarity Education in Belgium

ECMS tools

Objectives of the call for proposals

The artistic proposals selected are intended to provoke reflection on the world of tomorrow, offering a response to societal demands in Belgium and internationally, to dysfunctional North-South relations or to economic, health or environmental challenges.
The proposal must be the result of a collaboration between one or more artists and a project organisation, and must bring together different artistic disciplines. With the aim of supporting and/or developing bridges between cultural operators and artists from different disciplines, proposals initiated in a spirit of partnership and co-creation will be favoured.
The exhibition will showcase the work of artists from sub-Saharan Africa and Afro-descendants.
The aim of the proposal will be to overcome stereotypes, negative perceptions, polarisation and discrimination based on belonging to a minority or a social division. It will promote social cohesion, tolerance and mutual respect.

Discover here the winners of the 2019 call for proposals to give you a better idea of the projects that could be selected

Submitting files

To submit a proposal, send your complete application (application form and annexes) by e-mail to africalia@africalia.be before 11.59pm on 1 November 2020.

Indicate in subject of your e-mail 2020 Call for Proposals - Application
The application form and attachments must be drawn up in the following format in French or Dutch.
Applications that are not complete or that are sent after the deadline will not be examined. No reminders will be sent for incomplete applications..

For more information on the application process, please download the following documents:

2020 call for proposals: guidelines (download document)
Application form (download document)
List of ineligible expenses (download document)

For all question concerning the call for proposals and/or the application form, please consult the FAQs published below. If you can't find the answer to your question, please contact by e-mail à africalia@africalia.be before 29 October 2020 inclusive.

FAQs

1) What activities are eligible for funding? The production of cultural and artistic works directly linked to education for global citizenship and solidarity, paying specific attention to cultural cross-fertilisation and aiming to highlight contemporary creations by artists from sub-Saharan Africa and the sub-Saharan African/ afro-descendant diasporas. THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE:

Proposals relating to the cost of building and restoring equipment
Dual financing
Projects involving the purchase of equipment only
Projects aimed at the self-promotion of their authors
Actions of a political, discriminatory or proselytising nature
Tourist trips and school trips
Information projects on ECMS actions
Projects with an academic and/or research focus
Work placements as part of your studies
A commercial activity
Purely academic training projects
Fundraising projects
Funding for project-related salaries
Rents
Projects with a start date before 1 January 2021
Projects that have not identified another source of funding, financial or in kind, covering the estimated value of at least 20% of the total provisional budget;
All expenditure included in the list of ineligible development cooperation expenditure (see list of ineligible expenditure).

2 What is an artistic ECMS project? An artistic CHMS project is defined as: "a project whose primary objective is to use artistic and creative means to encourage citizens to better understand, analyse and critique their environment by becoming more aware of human rights, the realities experienced by people in the South, and the interdependence between people in the North and South, with the aim of finding ways of reinventing our societies". 3 Who can submit a project?

Legal entities under Belgian law (not-for-profit organisations, artists' collectives or other cultural structures, private companies such as production companies) with their head office in Belgium, and who are regularly involved in the cultural, artistic and creative sector.
Projects by individual artists may be submitted, provided that they work in partnership with a cultural association (legal entities under Belgian law (asbl, artists' collectives or other cultural structures, private companies such as production companies) established in Belgium which assumes legal responsibility for the project. De facto associations are not eligible.

4 - What is the maximum amount I can apply for? Africalia's contribution will be between a minimum of €10,000 and a maximum of €15,000 per project. 5 - In what languages can I submit my application? All applications must be completed in Dutch or French, the working languages of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation. The application may be completed in English provided that a summary of the project is provided in French or Dutch. Applications for co-financing submitted in other languages will not be considered. 6 - How do I submit my application? Complete applications (application form and all annexes) should be sent by e-mail to africalia@africalia.be before 1 November 2020. If the e-mail exceeds 10 MB, please use a Wetransfer link. 7. May I submit several funding applications at the same time? Only one request for co-funding may be submitted per call; multiple requests for co-funding submitted by the same applicant will not be considered. 8 - When will I receive the results of the assessment process for my application? Visit selected applicants will be notified by e-mail during the first half of December 2020. If you have not been contacted by Africalia by 21 December 2020, your application will be deemed to have been unsuccessful. The winners will be officially announced on Africalia's networks (website and social networks) in January 2021. Worth noting: Africalia will not provide individual information on the status of applications received. 9) When and how are the funds paid out? The schedule of payments to be made will be defined when the contract is signed, based on the activities planned in the project and the reporting procedures to be carried out during and at the end of project implementation. 10. what are the financial and narrative reports?

The project promoter is required to submit an annual narrative report and a financial report including supporting documents (numbered list of expenses + certified copies of supporting documents).
The project leader will also provide documentation on the process of developing and implementing the project (photos, videos, etc.).

11 Who defines the selection criteria? The selection criteria are analysed by a Selection Committee made up of specialists from the art and culture sectors. 12 - What should I do if I have further questions? If you have any questions about the call for projects and/or the co-funding application form, please send them by email only to africalia@africalia.be before 29 October 2020 inclusive. The FAQs will be updated regularly.