Improvement of Cross-border Cooperation is one of the four thematic components of the BOMCA Programme. Цель компонента - The goal of the component is to improve living conditions in the border areas of Central Asian countries through local economic development with a focus on human rights, gender equality, and vulnerable groups (such as women, children, and victim The component is aimed at supporting local authorities, civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The provision of grants for the implementation of NGO projects is one of the key instruments of the component’s impact and contributes to the tangible development of border areas.ных предложений и одно прямое присуждение гранта, таким образом, предоставив финансирование 21 проекту по всей Центральной Азии с общей суммой грантов около 950 000 евро в следующих приоритетных направлениях:
Component 4:
Improvement of Cross-border Cooperation
The goal of the component is to improve living conditions in the border areas of Central Asian countries through local economic development with a focus on human rights, gender equality, and vulnerable groups (such as women, children, and victims of human trafficking).
Thus, during 2022- 2024, two Calls for Proposals and one direct award of the grant were held, providing funding to 21 projects throughout Central Asia with a total grant value of about 950,000 euros in the following priority areas:
2. Awareness raising on irregular migration and prevention of trafficking in human beings, as well as on issues of concern for the population affected by migration;
1. Research and analysis in the area of migration, cross-border and related areas;
3. Assistance to vulnerable groups of the population affected by migration and border proximity (in particular to children and women left behind by migrants);
4. Support to entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship initiatives, of all groups of the population and among women, as a special category;
5. Facilitation of networks and forums of CSOs and NGOs working in the border regions for discussing and cooperating in migration and cross-border areas.
