Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC)
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Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) contributes to narrowing the rift between rich and poor, ensuring peace and preserving natural habitats. All progress depends on an adequate supply of water and energy. Education opens up new prospects for the future and building democratic institutions brings stability. All ADC programmes and projects take special account of gender equality and the needs of children and persons with disabilities.
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For all developing countries, ADA provides the following aid instruments:
- NGO cooperation international finances projects and programmes of Austrian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) aiming at improving the conditions of life and development prospects of people in partner countries.
- Humanitarian aid funds emergency measures in the event of disasters as well as disaster prevention and reconstruction projects in crisis regions.
- Development communication and education in Austria promotes projects to raise the awareness of the Austrian population for development-policy issues and the global context.
- Business partnerships support enterprises from Austria or the European Economic Area (EEA) that make long-term investments in developing countries and take active measures to improve the local social, ecological or economic environment.
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The funding instruments available are:
- Microprojects
- Individual Projects South
- Individual Projects East
- Framework Programmes
- Personnel Development Cooperation
- EU Cofinancing
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ADC key regions and priority countries in the South:
- Central America and the Caribbean: Nicaragua
- West Africa: Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia, Uganda
- Southern Africa: Mozambique
- Himalayas-Hindukush: Bhutan
- Palestinian Territories
ADC key regions and priority countries in the East:
- South-Eastern Europe/Danube Region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
- Eastern Europe/Black Sea region: Moldova; South Caucasus: Armenia, Georgia
NGO cofinancing with the maximum funding quota is possible in the following countries:
In the South:
- Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador
- Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Senegal
- Ethiopia, Uganda
- Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Republic of South Africa, Tanzania
- Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan
- Palestinian Territories
In the East:
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo
- Armenia, Georgia, Moldova
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