2nd Call for Project Proposals under COMCEC COVID Response is now open!

COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) is calling for project proposals to be financed in 2022 under COMCEC COVID Response (CCR) Program. Applications will be closed on November 15th, 2021.

With a view to address the existing and potential ramifications of the COVID Pandemic, in the six cooperation areas (agriculture, trade, tourism, poverty alleviation, transportation and communication, finance), the CCO will finance certain types of project, which would focus on needs assessment, sharing expertise and providing direct grants to final beneficiaries. For the details regarding project preparation, submission, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation procedures, see CCR Guidelines.  Other reference documents will be communicated to the relevant COMCEC Focal Points of the Member Countries through e-mail.

Within the scope of the program, projects related to Sectoral Themes prepared by considering the policy recommendations on COVID-19, which have been formulated by the COMCEC Working Groups, will be supported. Member Countries will also be able to submit projects for their specific needs caused by the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

Please note that only government institutions registered to the relevant COMCEC Working Group can submit project proposals to CCR. NGOs and private sector organizations are not eligible.

OIC/SMIIC Halal Quality Infrastructure Training

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9th Call for Project Proposals is now open

The CCO is calling for project proposals to be financed in 2022 in selected sectoral themes. Applications will be closed on September 30th, 2021.

Project owners may consider designing certain activities (training, workshop etc.) online due to the circumstances imposed by the pandemic. Click here to proceed to online application system. Please contact CCO (cpf@comcec.org) for further inquiries.

IMPORTANT: Please note that there will be another call for project proposals in October under COMCEC COVID Response Program which is directly related to mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on member country economies. You can submit your project proposals which are directly related to COVID-19 pandemic under COMCEC COVID Response Program.

A two-day training and one-day workshop were organized in Uganda within the scope of the project titled “Community-Based Tourism through the Promotion of Heritage Sites” (2019-UGATOURI-809)

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The New Research Report called “Improving the Resilience of Tourism in Al-Quds: The Way Forward for a Competitive Destination Management” has been published under the COMCEC Al-Quds Program

The New Research Report called “Improving the Resilience of Tourism in Al-Quds: The Way Forward for a Competitive Destination Management” has been published as the outcome of the first project implemented under the COMCEC Al-Quds Program in collaboration with the Ministry of National Economy of Palestine and Al-Quds Tourism and Heritage Council (ATHC). This Project aimed at analyzing the tourism infrastructure and developing a tourism destination roadmap for the city.

The report reviews the tourism trends in Al-Quds, analyses the views of tourists, international tour operators, and local stakeholders, presents an environmental analysis, analyses the tourism value chain in Al-Quds, makes comparisons with benchmarking destinations and concludes with a general needs assessment of tourism sector in Al-Quds. It ultimately provides a roadmap and set of policy recommendations that may be useful for policy-makers and other relevant tourism stakeholders in Al-Quds Al-Sharif for future use. The Study also provides a basis for the projects to be financed and implemented under the Grant Scheme for Supporting Non-Profit Organizations within the framework of the COMCEC Al-Quds Program.

The Summary and Full Version of the Report can be downloaded via the links below:

Within the framework of the COMCEC Al-Quds Program, a training program was held on May 25th – 26th, 2021 for the project owner institutions of the projects, which will be financed in 2021

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