The SEZ supports non-profit organizations with three funding lines, each with different objectives.
Through consulting and training for the applicant organizations, closer networking between the groups, and continuing education opportunities, the SEZ aims to improve and increase the effectiveness of its projects. With bwirkt!, the SEZ awards funding provided by the state of Baden-Württemberg following a resolution of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament.
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Start of the tender
Application Deadline
works! Abroad
July 14, 2025
August 29, 2025
works! inland
September 15, 2025
31 October 2025
works! Burundi
September 01, 2025
17 October 2025
To arrange a consultation appointment, please contact your contact person Raïssa Mpundu.
You can reach her at bw-burundi@sez.de.
For consultations on the "bwirkt! Burundi" funding line, please make an appointment at bw-burundi@sez.de.
On the basis of and to promote the implementation of the objectives of the Development policy guidelines for Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg organisations and their international partners are to be supported in their development policy project work.
The funding is intended to support Baden-Württemberg initiatives and institutions, as well as their international partners, in their development toward a sustainable partnership. This requires a genuine interest in the partnership and interculturally sensitive interaction. This is demonstrated not only by respectful interaction with one another, taking gender equality into account, but also by trust, openness, honesty, and transparency. Furthermore, the sustainable partnership should be lively, active, and stimulating, thus being open to new collaborators, new ideas, and new developments. Unlike a sponsorship, a partnership pursues a common goal: In partnership projects that follow the principle of "helping people help themselves," the focus is on mutual profit and benefit.
The following will be supported:
partnership projects in the countries of Africa, Asia or Latin America that are included in the DAC list, priority,
In principle not be funded:
Further details can be found in the funding guidelines for the call for proposals!.
Burundi and Baden-Württemberg have had civil society partnerships that work with the funding line for more than 40 years! Burundi can be designed. The focus of project funding is on the project partnership and the sustainability of the project. The aim is to strengthen the commitment, partnership and networking of actors in and between Burundian and Baden-Württemberg civil society.
The funding is intended to strengthen a sustainable partnership between Baden-Württemberg initiatives and their partners in Burundi. The basis for this is a genuine interest in the partner and an interculturally sensitive relationship. This is shown not only by respectful interaction with one another, taking gender equality into account, but also by trust, openness, honesty and transparency. Furthermore, the sustainable partnership should be lively, active and stimulating in order to be open to new partners, new impulses and developments. In contrast to a sponsorship, the partnership pursues a common goal: in partnership projects that follow this principle, the focus is on mutual profit and benefit. The SEZ offers suggestions for partnership work here.
There are three funding priorities of the funding line beffekt! Burundi:
In principle, the following cannot be funded:
On the basis of and to promote the implementation of the objectives of the Development policy guidelines for Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg organizations are to be supported in their development policy project work in Baden-Württemberg.
In this sense, nationwide initiatives are called upon to apply for state funding for broad-based activities and measures in the following fields:
We would also like to encourage you to broaden the scope of development cooperation. In addition to the aforementioned focal points, we see projects on decolonization, anti-racism, climate justice, as well as art and cultural projects with an international approach as effective methods for providing educational work on global justice and its interrelationships.
In principle not be funded can domestic projects with the following content:
Would you like to be informed in good time about current tenders?
Please send us a short email with your club/institution details projektfoerderung@sez.deThis way we can add you to our mailing list for calls for proposals. If you only want to be informed about funding opportunities for projects in Burundi, add the keyword “Burundi”.
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