Aufzeichnung Infoveranstaltung 2026.02.05
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0:00Chapter 1: Good morning, everyone. 97s · Speaker 3
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the second online event regarding the international development and cooperation of the continent Baselstadt. We would please ask everyone to mute themselves. Due to technical reasons, we couldn't all mute …
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1:38Chapter 2: Our team is growing. 80s · Speaker 1
Our team is growing. We have Leandra Misteli, who joined us this week, and I would quickly like to give her the word to introduce herself. The floor is yours, Leandra. Thank you very much, Tandi. And good morning, everyone. It's actually a …
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3:00Chapter 3: Thanks very much for having me. 309s · Speaker 2
Thanks very much for having me. It's also a pleasure to be here. As Tanti said, I will only start by mid of March. And yeah, very much looking forward. Yeah, myself, I have several years of experience in international corporations with vari…
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8:10Chapter 4: long-term development or peace-building measures, as in the HDP, Human Development Peace Nexus approach. 74s · Speaker 2
long-term development or peace-building measures, as in the HDP, Human Development Peace Nexus approach. Lucy Pechlin will say a few words about that later also. In terms of geographical scope, we fund projects in countries that are on the …
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9:26
Thank you very much Tandi and welcome from my side as well. Yes I would just briefly like to talk you through the whole assessment process just so you have a better understanding on which basis the Commission and also ultimately the Canton …
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10:55Chapter 6: broad-based expertise so we can assess the relevant proposals from your side. 318s · Speaker 2
broad-based expertise so we can assess the relevant proposals from your side. So this could be in public health, education, vocational training or other areas. And this is important for you to know because then you will know a little bit wh…
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16:15
So we look at the relevance of proposals, which needs to be explicit. We are also very keen to see that proposals are demand driven, that we want to see what exactly is it. Are these anchored in a local context or is this something which an…
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21:15
We are not the right address for purely fundraising proposals. Someone has to turn off their microphone. Can you please mute your microphone? Thank you. OK, so you understand that we do need a substantial proposal and we are not the right a…
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22:48Chapter 9: So I think that is it from my side. 313s · Speaker 1
So I think that is it from my side. I'm happy to respond to any questions at the end in the Q&A session. Thank you very much, Lucy. I will take over again. So while the assessment criteria that Lucy just presented are applicable to both pro…
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28:05Chapter 10: So once the commission has evaluated the proposal, they will forward a recommendation to us. 112s · Speaker 1
So once the commission has evaluated the proposal, they will forward a recommendation to us. And the funding decision, depending on the height of the grant, the funding decision is taken by the government council or by us, the presidential …
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30:00Chapter 11: have questions regarding the funding procedure or criteria, you can always reach out to us by phone or email. 199s · Speaker 2
have questions regarding the funding procedure or criteria, you can always reach out to us by phone or email. These are also on the website. However, and this is important for me to note, due to resource constraints, as Lucy said, we had ar…
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33:21Chapter 12: Three questions. 96s · Speaker 1
Three questions. One, which is very dear to me, I work at Fasnakzone, so outside of Basel in Luzern. How do you define projects and programs? Because it's different for different organizations, so I want to know how you define it. Is it pro…
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35:00Chapter 13: per year. 300s · Speaker 2
per year. Can I just back up a question? What do you mean by finance gap? Finance gap meaning how much what would be the maximum that we could require or that you suggest that we ask for per year it could be like until now maybe 50, 60,000 …
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40:00
sector partner possible as long as the main applicant is an NPO and then also I probably missed it but what's the minimum maximum grant volume will the slides be shared okay first part eligibility yes however you must make it very clear and…
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42:17Chapter 15: Hi everybody, I'm Franke Bay, I'm representing here with Fakushule Nord versus Schweiz. 93s · Speaker 2
Hi everybody, I'm Franke Bay, I'm representing here with Fakushule Nord versus Schweiz. So I have three questions. Oh no, four questions. The first one is a follow-up from what you said. You said you generally expect co-funding of about 50%…
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43:51Chapter 16: So in terms of co-funding, it's 50%, then 50% of the whole project budget. 262s · Speaker 1
So in terms of co-funding, it's 50%, then 50% of the whole project budget. If that project involves other partners, it includes also their co-funding. So it's third-party co-funding. It's your own funding, including your own contribution in…
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48:15Chapter 17: chat box or not the chat actually. 104s · Speaker 2
chat box or not the chat actually. I don't know if you saw Julia's comment. Please write your questions not in the chat but in the F&A box. When is a project a project? Does this only refer to new projects? I'm referring to the statement no…
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time period so you know there is no absolutely hard and fast definition of what a project is or what we're looking for but I think you will understand of course we understand and we support long-term ongoing collaborations and we understand…
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51:31Chapter 19: answered some of the questions at least. 307s · Speaker 1
answered some of the questions at least. Thanks, Lucy. Let's go to Joanne. You raised your hand. Yes, hello, everybody. Thank you very much for the presentation. I have a question concerning this, that now it's possible to apply for several…
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56:40Chapter 20: Now, if I ask for a two or three year project, so do we ask like two or three times more of that amount? 97s · Speaker 2
Now, if I ask for a two or three year project, so do we ask like two or three times more of that amount? Or then if we get once this amount, does it go for the three years? I mean, just to be very clear on that. Yeah, a very valid question.…
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58:19Chapter 21: yeah actually thank you for this there are so many questions in the Q&A that I wonder if you would follow up on all thos… 62s · Speaker 3
yeah actually thank you for this there are so many questions in the Q&A that I wonder if you would follow up on all those but my question one is answered already it was about a double financing between swiss laws and your project grants tha…
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59:22Chapter 22: getting support from SDC, I was wondering if this cantonal fund could replace that, or at least partially. 171s · Speaker 1
getting support from SDC, I was wondering if this cantonal fund could replace that, or at least partially. Okay, so in general, and this is more of a political answer, the canton does not fill any financing gaps at the national level. Obvio…
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1:02:16Chapter 23: Yes, thank you very much. 321s · Speaker 2
Yes, thank you very much. Thanks for all the information. I'm sorry, I have to go back to these multi-year projects. I'm still not quite clear about the budget. So you're saying in 26, we can apply for 50,000. Now, if I hand in a three-year…
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at least what type of funding partner you have in some cases it can also actually be beneficial because if we see that for example stc although it is not a single quality criteria as in okay if they're sdc finance then we will also finance …
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if the budget is below say 50 000 swiss francs for example like that you need to do a log frame um irrelevant of how much the budget would be for? Or do you require a lot of press for all projects, big or small? No, we don't. As I mentioned…
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1:11:44Chapter 26: Yes, and so I have two questions. 76s · Speaker 3
Yes, and so I have two questions. One is something you have said, but I might have missed it. I'm sorry. So about the percentage of the budget that can go for admin. You said you've already answered that, but I missed it. Could you please m…
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1:13:01Chapter 27: So there is definitely, it would still be eligible. 105s · Speaker 2
So there is definitely, it would still be eligible. So regarding the partner organizations, if they're involved in several projects with different Swiss partners, that is not an exclusion criteria, but it will be noted, let's put it that wa…
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1:14:47Chapter 28: Yeah, maybe Lucy can add. 84s · Speaker 1
Yeah, maybe Lucy can add. So I mentioned earlier that we work with approximately 15%, but maybe Lucy can mention how you evaluate this overhead. in the commission? So I think 15%, anything between 12% and 15% is an internationally kind of a…
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1:16:13Chapter 29: Thank you so much. 254s · Speaker 3
Thank you so much. Maybe just to add to this, some organizations submit proposals where the overhead is more than 15%, but they also allocate a lot more own contributions to cover these. I mean, in this case, from my point of view, it's not…
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1:20:29Chapter 30: program funding. 87s · Speaker 2
program funding. Tensia, you had another question? Yes. Hello. Thank you so much for the really amazing information. I would like to ask a question regarding the Global South, if there are a constraint. of countries in the Global South in a…
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1:21:57Chapter 31: Okay, so for the first question, we do not have priority regions like the SDC does. 81s · Speaker 1
Okay, so for the first question, we do not have priority regions like the SDC does. So in general, we fund worldwide, but the country has to be on the list of the OECD DAC, which is the list that basically contains all of the countries that…
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1:23:19
Yes, I understand the challenge of that, but it's, yes, to convey the importance of this intergenerational and intercultural exchange for a better world, yeah, within regions and across regions as well. Thank you. You're welcome. In terms o…
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1:28:20Chapter 33: According to our plan, we would switch to the program grounds now, which probably many of you are not, it's not relevant for you. 200s · Speaker 1
According to our plan, we would switch to the program grounds now, which probably many of you are not, it's not relevant for you. But since I've already been in contact with many of the organizations in Basel, maybe I could get, you could r…
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1:31:43Chapter 34: So I'm not quite sure whether I understood the question. 320s · Speaker 2
So I'm not quite sure whether I understood the question. I can't see it. So the question is the project coordinator is in Switzerland, but the project is being implemented in countries of the South. Is that correct? Yeah. So there again, I …
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1:37:08Chapter 35: Yes, thank you. 198s · Speaker 2
Yes, thank you. It's actually a project grant, program grant related questions. I'm from FHNW, from the Hochschule of Life Sciences in Mutens. And I was wondering how FHNW is considered. Because the headquarters is in Brug, I believe. And o…
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there he is yeah you can speak yeah hi sorry i can maybe just explain where um i guess i was trying to understand whether they're fixed for you mentioned a four-year period so 26 to 29 so is that how it's always envisioned to to be that it …
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1:45:34Chapter 37: for the canton of Basel, actually. 70s · Speaker 1
for the canton of Basel, actually. Perfect. Thank you. All right. Alexandra, you had a question. Yes. Hello. Good morning. Thanks a lot for the presentation. I have a very specific one regarding the budget. There is a term that says program…
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1:46:44Chapter 38: That question is all right. 192s · Speaker 2
That question is all right. All right. Thanks. That clarifies. All right. I think we have more questions in the chat. Can you give some practical examples of what GITSA considers under the heading program compared to projects? Practical exa…
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1:50:00Chapter 39: Is the dramatic and geographic focus of project funding synchronized with the international cooperation strategy of Switzerland? 273s · Speaker 1
Is the dramatic and geographic focus of project funding synchronized with the international cooperation strategy of Switzerland? No, it's not synchronized. I mean, we do try to orientate ourselves. by the national strategy, but we do not wa…
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1:54:33
Yeah, I suppose I was just getting at, you know, if you consider any core elements that would distinguish a program from sort of a collection of an umbrella of just different smaller projects, or if you really expect it to have kind of this…
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1:56:27Chapter 41: All right. 59s · Speaker 3
All right. Peter Steinmann. Yeah, thank you for giving me a second chance. I'm asking about the local ownership criterion, which is... somehow favoring to work in places where we already know the partners and already have established partne…
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1:57:34Chapter 42: I think that's probably. 81s · Speaker 1
I think that's probably... Not quite the right way to put the question, actually, because what we will be looking for is a convincing proposal where you tell us how you are achieving that local ownership. And there, too, like I mentioned, I…
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1:58:59
Just a few last questions as we're nearing the end of the event. Our organization received the program contribution from the SDC. We are currently in the 2025 to 2028 program phase. This contribution covers 80% of four projects, as well as …
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all right sorry i was cut off i didn't expect my laptop to only survive for two hours luckily we have two laptops um so i was saying that So in general, we do want to see how much the contribution of Baselstadt is also to the outcomes. So n…
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2:01:37Chapter 45: in resources, in capacities, competences, etc. 51s · Speaker 2
in resources, in capacities, competences, etc. All right. We have no more questions and we are at the end of the session. Perfect. I hope this means that we've been able to answer all of your questions. Maybe as you leave, you can also fill…