South-North Programme
Project proposal application form for the ASA projects 2010
Before phrasing your proposal please read the " South-North Programme 2010, Explanations
concerning project proposals" (pdf document). If you don't have this document on hand, you can
download it here: http://www.asa-programm.de/en/projectproposal/
Project facts (for online publication in the programme catalogue)
project-title
continent
country
region
place
Have you ever implemented an ASA project:
yes, year:
no
Information about the partner organization in Germany / North phase
partner
organisation
project region
project place
and region
The three-month-project phase in the North must start at the beginning of April 2010.
Information about the partner organization in Africa, Asia or Southeast Europe / South phase
partner
organisation
project region
project place
The three-month project must begin between July and December 2010. In case the south phase should take
place at a specific time between July and December, please indicate the precise period of time:
project allocation in the field of development politics (1-2 answers)
economy, labour
education
gender
civil participation
health
youth child care
culture
rural development
media and information
human rights
statistical data / this project has been proposed by:
foreign organization
German organization
German University
former ASA-participant
ASA country tutor
year:
country:
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sustainable economy
urban development
climate and environmental protection
conflict management
migration
Details concerning the participants from Germany
participant's field of study
non-academic participant's
occupational field
required language skills
Number of participants required for the project (minimum 2, maximum 3):
Of which: young non-academic professionals:
students:
Details concerning the participants from Africa / Asia / Southeast Europe
participant's field of study
non-academic participant's
occupational field
required language skills
Number of participants required for the project (minimum 2, maximum 3):
Of which: young non-academic professionals:
students:
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Outline of the project for the online publication in the programme catalogue
Please start by writing a detailed description of the project (pages 8-13). On these pages, you will find
space and the necessary information.
Then, please summarize the main points concerning the partner organizations, the two project phases
and the tasks of the participants. This is the description the candidates will read in the online
programme catalogue. The text must be understandable and clearly formulated. For this, please keep
the following structure
(you can find examples of project outlines on our homepage: www.asa-programm.de/projekt).
Please write the description in German and fill in the rest of the form in English.
1. About the organizations and their fields of activity (circa 800 characters):
 What are the major fields of activity of the organization in Germany? What are the regional and
social contexts? How does the organization contribute to development policies?
 What are the major fields of activity of the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe? What are
the regional and social contexts? How does the organization contribute to development policies?
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Outline of the project for the online publication in the programme catalogue
2. About the organizations in Germany and in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe
(circa 1200 characters)
 What solutions does the organization in Germany look for? Since when does the organization
exist? With whom does it collaborate?
 What solutions does the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe look for? Since when does
the organization exist? With whom does it collaborate?
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Outline of the project for the online publication in the programme catalogue
3. About the ASA South-North project and the possible tasks of the participants during the
North phase and South phase (circa 1600 characters):
 What is the topic of the ASA South-North project?
 What can the participants learn about global interdependencies and development policy?
 Which fields of activities can the participants get involved in during the North phase? (please give
examples)
 Which fields of activities can the participants get involved in during the South phase? (please give
examples)
 Are any specific skills required?
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Contact details of the partner organization in Germany
organisation
contact
person
postal
address
phone
e-mail
fax
homepage
type of
organisation
Contact details of the partner organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe
organisation
contact
person
postal
address
phone
e-mail
fax
homepage
type of
organisation
Relationship between the project partners in the North and in the South
existing cooperation since:
first cooperation for a South-North project
other:
Details concerning the funding of the North-Phase
Equity capital on hand:
Amount that has to be acquired
by fundraising:
Proposals for fundraising:
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Contact details of the person proposing the project (if it is not the contact person mentioned above)
name,
first name
organization
postal
address
phone
e-mail
fax
Information about the person proposing the project (maximum 500 characters)
Explain shortly why you propose the project.
 How are you related to the partner organizations?
 What is your role in the organization?
If you are no collaborator of one of the partner organizations, please describe how and with whom you
designed the project proposal.
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Detailed project description
1. Information concerning the partner organization in Germany (circa 3000 characters)
Please present the organization in Germany, with the help of the following questions:
1.1. What type of organization is it? Since when does it exist?
1.2. How many people work for the organization (employees / volunteers)?
1.3. What are the major fields of activity? What kind of solutions does the organization propose?
1.4. What is the social and regional context? How is the organization integrated locally?
1.5. Have you ever carried out projects with the ASA-Programme or in the cooperation sector in
international networks? If yes, which projects?
1.6. What relationship do you have with the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe?
1.7. How will the organization promote the South-North project towards appropriate candidates
from Germany?
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Detailed project description
2. Information concerning the partner organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe
Please present the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe, with the help of the following
questions: (circa 3000 characters)
2.1 What type of organization is it? Since when does it exist?
2.2 How many people work for the organization (employees / volunteers)?
2.3 What are the major fields of activity? What kind of solutions does the organization propose?
2.4 What is the social and regional context? How is the organization integrated locally?
2.5 Have you ever carried out projects with the ASA-Programme or in the cooperation sector in
international networks? If yes, which projects?
2.6 What relationship do you have with the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe?
2.7 How will the organization search the appropriate candidates from Africa/Asia/Southeast
Europe for the South-North project?
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Detailed project description
3. Information concerning the project
3.1 What is the main subject of the project? How does the project link the two countries?
3.2 What is the benefit of conceiving the project as a South-North project?
3.3 What should be achieved with the project?
4.
Information concerning the project phase in Germany (North phase, April - June 2010)
Please remember that the two five-day ASA training seminars take place during this phase, in
April and in June. The North and South participants take part in the seminars together.
4.1 How is the North phase of the project integrated in the work of the partner organization in
Germany?
4.2 What does the partner organization in Germany expect from the participants? In which tasks
could the participants be involved during the North phase? (Be careful not to overload the
participants with work during the North phase, to give them enough space for intercultural
learning and to propose them feasible activities, in which they can all 4 take part together as
a team.)
4.3 At least one public event must be organized with the participants from Germany and
Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe during the North phase. Please describe the planned event
shortly.
4.4 Which skills should the participants have in order to carry out the North phase?
4.5 What can the organization in Germany offer to the participants? What can the participants
learn from the organization in Germany regarding global interdependencies and development
policies?
4.6 To which extent does the North phase give the participants the chance to be in contact with
the population of Germany and to discover its daily life, at work and in general?
4.7 How and by whom will the participants be supervised? What are the working conditions on
site?
4.8 How can the language support be guaranteed for the participants from Africa/Asia/Southeast
Europe?
4.9 Who will support the participants from Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe in their daily life? Is there
a (volunteer) support circle?
4.10 How will the organization encourage communication between the participants from
Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe and migrant associations?
4.11Are there any specific dangers or risks the participants have to be prepared for in the project
region? If yes, which are they?
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Detailed project description
4. Information concerning the project phase in Germany (North phase, April - June 2010)
(circa 6000 characters)
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Detailed project description
5. Information concerning the project phase in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe (South phase,
three-month period between July and December 2010)
5.1 How is the South phase of the project integrated in the work of the partner organization in
Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe?
5.2 What does the partner organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe expect from the
participants? In which tasks could the participants be involved during the South phase?
When planning the participants' tasks, please note that there is a nine-month-period of time
between the project proposal (September 2009) and the beginning of the project (JulyDecember 2010). Therefore, please describe in your project proposal a possible scope of
duties, with which the participants can cope during their stay. Also, please specify which skills
are needed. The ASA-Programme will base itself on these facts to choose the participants
from Germany for your project. After the participants' selection phase, in March 2010, please
concretize the tasks together with the participants.
5.3 Which skills should the participants have in order to carry out the South phase?
5.4 What can the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe offer the participants? What can
the participants learn from the organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe regarding global
interdependencies and development policies?
5.5 To which extent does the South phase give the participants the chance to be in contact with
the population of Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe and to discover its daily life, at work and in
general?
5.6 How and by whom will the participants be supervised? What are the working conditions on
site?
5.7 Are there any specific dangers or risks the participants have to be prepared for in the project
region? If yes, which are they?
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Detailed project description
5. Information concerning the project phase in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe (South phase,
three-month period between July and December 2010) (3000-4000 characters)
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Detailed project description
6. Financing of the North phase
in Euro:
Financing
Costs
ASA
a) general costs
flights: host country– germany
cost of living: South participants,
3 month
accomodation for South
participants
assurance for 3 month
travelcosts in Germany
language course
interpreter/translation
public relations
b) costs for special evens,
actions, project work etc.
opening event
cofinancing
foundations
sponsors
total
... further events
total cost
subtotal financing (co-financing)
Part of this sum carried by ASA
(total costs minus subsidies and co-financing)
(*The ASA Program insures each participant from the south with 90 € per month. This amount is
already included in the financial contribuition of ASA.)
6.1 Please explain how the additional funds for the North-Phase are supposed to be gained
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Declaration of cooperation
from the partner organizations in Germany and Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe
Please sign the declaration of cooperation and state the title of the project, the project country in the
South and the name of the partner organizations. Send it to ASA scanned and by e-mail or by fax to
the following number:
+49 (0)30 - 254 82 – 359
Project country in
the South
Title of the project
Project partners in
Germany
Project partners in
the South
We agree to cooperate with the ASA-Program of the InWEnt gGmbh within the proposed project and
will supervise the participants chosen and sent to us by the ASA-Programme.
We commit to:
 appointing a contact person from our organization as mentor for the ASA participants
 coordinating the project planning during the preparatory phase together with the ASA participants
(among others, book flights for the participants from the South)
 helping the participants with orientation in their new environment (for example by helping them find
accommodation)
 ensuring adequate working conditions
Partner organization in Germany
_____________________________
Place, date
_____________________________________
Name and signature
Partner organization in Africa/Asia/Southeast Europe
_____________________________
Place, date
_____________________________________
Name and signature
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