About Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC)

Under the EEA financial mechanisms Norway contributes around ca €1,1 billion (NOK 9 billion) over a five-year period to projects in new EU and EEA member states. €70 million of the EEA grants are devoted to NGOs’ support in beneficiary states. The NGO funds aim at strengthening the civil society and the NGO`s in each of the beneficiary countries.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has been assigned a coordinating role by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mediate contacts between Norwegian and foreign non-profit organizations through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism in the field of the NGO-funds.

More information on www.nhc.no and www.ngonorway.org

01.06.2010
Prague Conference
The conference Road to Cooperation - Development of a Czech-Norwegian Partnership was held in Prague on thursday 27 May. The conference, arranged by Civil Society Development Foundation and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, with support of the Norwegian Embassy in Prague, aimed to facilitate Czech-Norwegian partnership.22 Norwegian participants from different parts of Norwegian civil society were present at the conference, which was attended by more than 80 representatives from the Czech civil society, Ministries and academic society.

Press release related to the Conference is available in Section Documents.

12.05.2010
Prague Conference
The conference "Towards cooperation - the development of Czech-Norwegian partnership” will be held at the National Technical Library in Prague on May 27, 2010. During the morning session three keynote speakers from the Czech and three from the Norwegian side post their presentations. Three thematic workshops will follow in the afternoon program. The conference aims to exchange experience, identify possible mutual points of Czech-Norwegian cooperation and possibilities for its development. The workshop will also discuss various issues related to financing possibilities of the Czech NGO activities as well as opportunities for cooperation with the Norwegian side in these areas. Conference capacity is 150 participants, the conference will join about, 25 representatives on Norwegian NGOs as well as two representatives of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague.

Conference program is available for download in Documents section.

Online registration is available in Seminars section.

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