Program overview

Civil Society Cooperation Program supports international development cooperation activities of CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) and academia, working towards reducing poverty and promoting the better standard of living in developing countries, and complements intergovernmental projects through grass-root development cooperation projects on five focus areas (higher education, education, health, agriculture and fisheries, multi-area).

Project application

• Call for applications : Annually (in the first half of the year)
• Project Period : Multi-year (2-3 years) projects only
• Funding Rate : 8:2 (Funding ratio will vary depending on the type of the partner organization)

Program focus areas

Higher education

Builds the capacity for higher education and fosters high-quality talents

Education

Strengthens public education of local communities and improves accessibility to education

Health

Improves the environment and services on health and sanitation in local communities

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Enhances the self-reliance capacity of rural communities

Multi-area

Builds capacity of disadvantaged groups for their independence

Enhances resilience for climate change and preserves environmental resources

Develops urban communities and implements development cooperation projects on culture

Participants

• Civil society organizations in Korea: Private NGOs registered under national government or local government agencies
• Universities and research institutes: Universities and research institutes under relevant laws

Program procedure

• Application

  Year N-1 (May-Sep) · Screening · Selecting candidate projects

• Planning

  Year N-1 (Oct-Jan) · Finalizing project plans · Signing an agreement

• Implementing

  Year N (Feb) · Managing projects(2-3yrs)

• Evaluation

  ~Final+1 Year · Project evaluation

For more information

Civil Society Partnership Department: 82-31-740-0574/(FAX)82-31-740-0576