The Canton of Basel-Stadt provides two million Swiss francs per year for international development cooperation projects. The financial contributions are intended to sustainably improve the living conditions of the population in the poorest countries in the world or in specifically disadvantaged regions. The focus is on topics such as healthcare, agriculture, education or employment.

The Commission for Development Cooperation meets twice a year to assess project applications on the basis of selected criteria and then submits them to the Government Council. The criteria include the quality, relevance, effectiveness, sustainability, transparency of funding and ethical aspects of the projects submitted. On the basis of the commission’s recommendation, the Government Council decides on the allocation of the project funds approximately 3-4 months after the submission deadline.

The funding decisions are published here: Regierungsratsbeschlüsse (keyword: “Entwicklungszusammenarbeit”). The applicant organisations will be notified in writing in all cases.

Please use the following template for your application:
German, French, English

Project applications must be submitted electronically using the online form (tab “EZA Antragsformular”).

The recipient organisations must report on the use of the awarded funds within three months of the end of the project or the project phase funded by the Canton of Basel-Stadt. A new project application can only be submitted once the accountability report has been approved.

Please use the following template for your accountability report:
German, French, English

The report must be submitted electronically using the following online form (tab “EZA Berichterstattung”):

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