The last call for tenders for Funding for development cooperation projects abroad with funds from the state of Baden-Württemberg – bwirkt! Ausland 2024 ended on August 30.

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, 

• if they clearly serve to combat absolute poverty.
• if they are clearly based on development approaches and initiatives of the partners*Interior from the south
• if they are clearly based on a common interest of both parties in the partnership.
• when it comes to innovative projects.

In principle not be funded:

• Pure visit programs.
• Projects that would correspond to institutional funding in terms of form and purpose.
• Ongoing costs that necessarily arise even after the completion of a project (electricity, rent, permanently necessary salaries, e.g. for teachers). 
• Travel and personnel costs of the applicant institution from Baden-Württemberg.

For further details please refer to the funding guidelines for the call for proposals.  

answer to frequently asked Questions can be found at https://sez.de/projekte/bwirkt/bwirkt-ausland/faqs-bwirkt-ausland/ 

The funding is subject to the approval of funds by the state of Baden-Württemberg. 

Important NOTE: The application is exclusively digital on the new digital Application portal to the SEZ.

The application portal for bwirkt! Ausland opens subject to on 14.07.2025 and closes on 29.08.2025 at 16:00. Only until then Applications received completely and correctly will be accepted. Applications can be sent by post or email not accepted. 

Information and advice on submitting applications as well as application processing are provided by the Baden-Württemberg Development Cooperation Foundation (SEZ). An independent awarding committee decides on project approvals.