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Baltic Sea Action Facilitation: Empowering Grassroots Initiatives with Seed Money

Learn about facilitating action in the Baltic Sea region through seed funding to support grassroots projects and partnerships. Discover the challenges faced, the role of the Baltic Sea Unit, and the impact of catalytic seed money in driving collaboration. Explore the need for inclusive support mechanisms and flexible funding solutions for sustainable development in the region.

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Baltic Sea Action Facilitation: Empowering Grassroots Initiatives with Seed Money

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  1. Action Facilitation:Seed Money for All - HarvestingGrassroots’ Initiatives Robert Hall Regional Director, SidaBaltic Sea Unit Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency iBSGseminar – Brussels - 15 June 2011

  2. The Problem • New actors must be involved in the EUSBSR and new partnershipscreatedbutreality is often... • Low EUSBSR familiarity • Weak organisations • Limited international experience • Difficultfundingmechanisms • Inacessible information • Lack of or closed relevant networks

  3. Action Facilitation via the Baltic Sea Unit

  4. Finland Sweden Estonia Denmark Latvia Lithuania Russia Germany Poland Russia

  5. ”To develop cooperation between Sweden and the countries around the Baltic Sea – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia* *St Petersburg, Leningrad & Kaliningrad counties Goal – Baltic Sea Unit

  6. Our Instruments Catalytic Seed Money Financing for missing links Project Advisory Services Brokerage of new partnerships/Match-making Partner in strategic projects for EUSBSR Total budget 4,2 million € of which 2,5 million € for activities and projects Staff 16 employees

  7. Result:2010 113 Projects 63 stakeholders, of which 23 are new ones

  8. Today’s Situation • Only Swedish actorshave access to broad support • BSR networksuse Swedish front organisations to get support • The projectfunding situation willworsen 2012-2013 • Conclusion: • If ”no new money” is to work weneed: • EUSBSR Action Facilitation

  9. EUSBSR Action Facilitation • Not another ”Interregprogramme” • Flexible seedmoney, not just pre-investment TA • Non-discriminatory broad support function • Conclusion: • If ”no new institutions” is valid weneed: • joint EUSBSR support nodesthatdeliver flexible support

  10. Thank you! www.sida.se/balticseaunit

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