The South-South Cooperation Program of the Mercociudades Network will receive proposals from April 1 to October 1, 2023.
The Mercociudades Network, through the South-South Cooperation Program, calls on local governments that are members of the network, together with public universities and social organizations in South America to present cooperation projects, with the possibility of obtaining financing of up to 10.000 dollars, and may be requested in one or more of the following modalities:
-Technical assistance
-Exchange of experts and officials
-Internships
-Forums/Workshops/Seminars
-Human Resources Training
-Communication and visibility materials and products
The main objective is the promotion of interaction between the member cities of Mercociudades and with third parties, in order to favor the development of the thematic priorities of the Network through South-South cooperation.
The axis of the call is centered on rights, with a special focus on care cities within the following thematic axes: Migrations, Innovation, Gender, Care systems and Health.
All the initiatives proposed must have the participation of at least two local governments that are members of Mercociudades, universities of the Montevideo Group Association of Universities and civil society organizations.
The execution period must be 12 months, and may be postponed for duly justified reasons up to 6 more months.
Bases of the call:
For more information and to access the application form, consult the website of the call.
For inquiries, contact the mail sursur.cooperacion@gmail.com