186 project news found Export
  • Programme: PL-CULTURE: Culture
    Project: PL-CULTURE-0001: Jewish Cultural Heritage
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Culture, civil society, good governance, fundamental rights and freedoms
    Programme areas: Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 14 September 2022

    Doing journalism the (human) right way

    An independent, accountable, and responsible press is the backbone of a healthy democracy. But what does that mean in the world we live in today where information seems to flow faster than thoughts? The journalists at Nara in Lithuania have an answer to that.
    Programme: LT-ACTIVECITIZENS: Civil Society
    Project: LT-ACTIVECITIZENS-0023: The New Norm: Human Rights Stories at the Renewed Nanook Journalism Platform
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Culture, civil society, good governance, fundamental rights and freedoms
    Programme areas: Civil Society
  • Portugal flag Portugal 08 June 2022

    Saving our ocean one drone at a time

    The ocean covers 70% of the Earth and is a vital source of life, nourishment, and biodiversity. However, the ocean is in crisis. Marine species have been reduced by as much as 50% in the past 40 years, according to the WWF Living Blue Planet Report. On this World Ocean Day we are highlighting the Peladrone project that is taking action to save the ocean.
    Programme: PT-INNOVATION: Blue Growth Innovation and SMEs
    Project: PT-INNOVATION-0028: The Peladrone Project
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Innovation, research, education and competitiveness
    Programme areas: Business Development, Innovation and SMEs
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 07 June 2022

    Combatting domestic and gender-based violence together

    Through the combined efforts from colleagues within and outside the justice chain in both Norway, Lithuania, and abroad, the first of the scheduled workshops took place in Birštonas in Lithuania in April 2022.
    Programme: LT-JUSTICE: Justice and Home Affairs
    Project: LT-JUSTICE-0004: Improving Work Quality and Enhancing Competences of the Justice Chain to Protect Victims of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : Norway Grants
    Sector: Justice and home affairs
    Programme areas: Domestic and Gender-based Violence
  • Poland flag Poland 30 May 2022

    Every child counts: a justice system that works for young victims

    According to the Council of Europe, one in five children in Europe faces violence or sexual abuse, either online or offline. Significant efforts have been made to protect children and support abuse victims by the European Union, such as the recent strategy to guarantee children’s rights.
    Programme: PL-ACTIVECITIZENS-NATIONAL: Civil Society
    Project: PL-ACTIVECITIZENS-NATIONAL-0074: Child-friendly justice system
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Culture, civil society, good governance, fundamental rights and freedoms
    Programme areas: Civil Society
  • Poland flag Poland 23 May 2022

    Monitoring and assessing atmospheric deposition: the low-down on how to clean up

    Atmospheric deposition has been and is still sometimes called Acid Rain. While rain is often thought of as wet, it is a shower that is both moist and dry and has long been a concern for scientists and environmentalists. This occurrence inspired international movements such as Earth Day.
    Programme: PL-CLIMATE: Energy and climate change
    Project: PL-CLIMATE-0001: Strengthening of atmospheric deposition assessment in Poland based on Norwegian experience
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Environment, energy, climate change and low carbon economy
    Programme areas: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • 18 May 2022

    A force to "bee" reckoned with

    Bees are an essential part of our ecosystems, as they help pollinate plants and crops that we consume. However, their natural environments are undergoing severe challenges. Here’s how one ‘buzzing’ project supported through the Grants aims to set things right.
    Programme: RF-COOPERATION: EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation
    Project: RF-COOPERATION-0009: Joint Effort for Honey Bee Conservation and Selection - BeeConSel
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Regional cooperation
    Programme areas: Fund for regional cooperation across the priority sectors
  • Latvia flag Latvia 11 April 2022

    Together against child abuse - the Latvian Barnahus

    Here's how Iceland's Barnahus model will help the most vulnerable victims of child abuse in Latvia.
    Programme: LV-HOMEAFFAIRS: International Police Cooperation and Combating Crime
    Project: LV-HOMEAFFAIRS-0006: Support for Barnahus implementation in Latvia
    Project status: Signed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Justice and home affairs
    Programme areas: Domestic and Gender-based Violence
  • Slovakia flag Slovakia 07 April 2022

    Claiming the rights to your body

    Imagine if your choice to have children was taken away without your knowledge only because of your race? Hundreds of Roma families in Slovakia don’t need to imagine – they have lived it.
    Programme: SK-ACTIVECITIZENS: Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations
    Project: SK-ACTIVECITIZENS-0070: Promoting the human rights of the Roma minority through the use of legal remedies and in cooperation with local Roma activists
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Culture, civil society, good governance, fundamental rights and freedoms
    Programme areas: Civil Society
  • Greece flag Greece 06 April 2022

    Protecting seafarers’ rights by using AI

    From the clothes we wear to the food we consume, seafarers are at the heart of a global supply chain. However, during the global pandemic, they faced tough working conditions that could affect their physical and mental health. The project, BlueHealthPass, supported through the EEA and Norway Grants, is working to solve this problem and protect seafarers’ rights by using a technology you might not expect to see offshore: artificial intelligence.
    Programme: GR-INNOVATION: Innovation, Business Development and SMEs
    Project: GR-INNOVATION-0011: BlueHealthPass
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Innovation, research, education and competitiveness
    Programme areas: Business Development, Innovation and SMEs