EEA Grants Culture Mid-term evaluation event

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia(LV)
Bilateral initiative number:
LV-LOCALDEV-BI009
Status:
Completed
Initial cost:
€27,525
Actual cost:
€15,768
Initiative Types:
Conference
Workshop or seminar
Partners:
Arts and Culture Norway(NO)
Programme areas:

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Description

The 9 project implementation of the 1st call has started on December of 2021 and will be implemented until November of 2023 (most of projects will finish in July 2023) and 6 project implementation of the 2nd round has started on October 2022 and will be implemented until April of 2024. 2023 is an active implementation period for the project promoters of the first selection round, when the expected results will be achieved while the 2nd round project promoters have started implementation of projects therefor sharing experiences and cooperation among project promoters may play an important role

Summary of the results

During the event were presented 15 project stories from all the project promoters and/or project partners of the open call “Support for the Creation of Professional Art and Cultural Products for Children and Youth”. Event happened in person and remotely (as 10 project partners from Norway and Iceland couldn''t attend the event in person, as well as 1 project promoter).

Event was attended also by representatives from the institutions involved in the implementation of EEA Grants - the Financial Mechanism Office, National Focal Point (Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia), PO (the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia), PP (the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia), DPP (Arts and Culture Norway), as well as from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riga and the Latvian School Bag programme in Latvian National Centre of Culture. 

It was possible to exchange experience between all the project promoters, Donor state partners and institutions involved in project implementation on good practice, challenges and lessons learned within the project implementation, on creating cultural offer for children and youth, etc., as well as to strenghten partnerships between the project promoters and partners, and institutions involved in the implementation of EEA Grants.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.