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2024

Information for EEA and Norway Grants published in 2024.

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How to put a smile on mom's face? The pioneering Perinatal.cz project explores the female psyche during pregnancy and maternity

The National Institute of Mental Health and the "Smile of the Mum" NGO focused on the issue of women's mental health during pregnancy and motherhood. This is an area that has never been systematically addressed in the Czech Republic. The project carried out a study that could form the basis of a universal screening of the psyche of mothers and a system of help for mothers in need.

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#OurStories: From the kitchen to the world: How an international project opened up new horizons for students

Culinary arts students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds were inspired in Norway and gained a passion for further study. The project "Friendship and Cooking Without Borders," which was supported by the EEA Grants under the Education program, has gone down in the history of the Secondary School in Bor as a story full of courage, patience, and a strong will.

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CALL CLOSED: Expansion of cooperation between the Czech Republic and Norway in the field of human rights - call for applications for bilateral initiatives

On 15 May 2024 at 12:00 the Ministry of Finance acting as Programme Operator of the Human Rights, Roma Inclusion and Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Programme announces call for proposals of grant applications for bilateral initiatives under the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level financed by the Norway Grants 2014-2021.

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Recognition of the revitalization of the Lemberk granary by President Petr Pavel

The project of revitalization of the baroque Lemberk granary received the recognition of the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel. The meeting took place on Wednesday, July 17 in Lány, and it was an honor for the project implementers to present the results of the work personally to the President and the First Lady.

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Update on BAHR1, BAHE2 and BAJU1 Calls for Proposals

Zprostředkovatel programu oznamuje aktualizaci Výzev BALP1, BAZD2 a BASP1 k předkládání žádostí o grant na financování bilaterálních iniciativ z Fondu pro bilaterální vztahy na programové úrovni financovaného z Norských fondů 2014 – 2021.

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Punishment and Help do not contradict each other

Intervention programs for convicts: On April 15, 2024, in the Theresian Hall of the Břevnov Monastery in Prague, in the presence of representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Prague, the Directorate of the Norwegian Correctional Service, the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, the management of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic, and the prisons involved, guarantors, lecturers, and the professional public, the ceremonial final conference of the project Reducing the Risks of Convicts through Intervention Programs took place.

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Czech-Norwegian team of scientists presents world-class speech-to-text technology for Norwegian, Swedish and Danish

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, a significant innovation in speech technology was presented, led by a team of Czech and Norwegian experts. The achievement was presented at a press conference in Trondheim, Norway, with an online broadcast. It is the successful completion of an international partnership between NEWTON Technologies, the Technical University of Liberec (TUL) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU).

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Living with dementia - the project of Charity Ostrava contributed to the awareness and support of informal care givers

The disease of dementia fundamentally changes the life of the sick person and their loved ones. Family support, stable support and the use of professional services enable the person with dementia to live his or her life as well as possible. Charity Ostrava, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava together with their partners realized a project aimed at disseminating information about living with dementia and supporting informal caregivers.

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Project called Relax yourself says goodbye, its outputs remain available to everyone

Relax yourself project was completed on 31. 12. 2023. It was set up in May 2021 because it was becoming apparent that children and adolescents' mental health was not in good shape due to covid isolation. The Turnov Education Centre targeted children and adolescents aged 11-16, educational staff, parents of children and the community in general. The aim was to promote mental health, education and prevention.

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The exhibition Prague Feminist. Places where history was written

The exhibition at the Hybernská Campus in Prague present places connected with the history of the women's movement in Prague in a unique way. It was launched with an opening on the eve of the International Women's Day, Thursday 7 March 2024 and will run until 12 April 2024.

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Stop the wheel of violence: how to prevent the transmission of violence between generations?

The number of cases of domestic violence is increasing year on year. Last year alone, the police used the institution of evicting a violent person from a shared home in 679 households with minor children - 119 more cases than in 2022, according to statistics from intervention centres for people at risk of domestic violence. In addition, their staff warn that children exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk of violence transmission. A communication campaign called Carousel of Violence advises not only victims but also witnesses or perpetrators of violence on how to stop the imaginary carousel.

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Photographic exhibition My World shows life in a socially excluded locality as seen by children

Learn the basics of the profession, but above all experience success and learn something new. This was the aim of the photography workshops of the Nová škola NGO and the 400 ASA association for children from socially deprived backgrounds from Krásná Lípa and the Šluknov region. Twenty-four selected photographs taken during these workshops, which offer a testimony of how these children see their world, are now on display at the 400 ASA Gallery in Prague. The exhibition, titled My World, runs from February 20 to March 2, 2024.

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CZK 2.3 billion per year. That is how much it costs to treat the health effects of sexualised violence, according to research.

CZK 2.3 billion a year is spent from public health insurance on treating the effects of sexualised violence. This is according to new research by the proFem - Centre for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence, o.p.s. and MindBridge Consulting a.s. According to the research, 58% of women have experienced some form of sexualised violence. One in five women (20%) reported specific experiences of rape. 76% of rape victims mentioned the impact on their mental or physical health, relationships, studies, work or even life-threatening consequences. Women who experienced rape under the age of 15 almost all stated that it had had a negative impact on their lives (93% of respondents).

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Scientists from the Czech Republic and Norway are working together on an innovative project to use hydrogen on Czech railways

A research project called RegioHyt has brought together Czech and Norwegian scientists in an ambitious effort to utilize hydrogen as a fuel for Czech railways. This innovative consortium was formed by the Norwegian research institute SINTEF and Czech organizations including ÚJV Řež, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, the Railway Research Institute, the Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform, the Transport Research Centre, and the Czech Railway Administration. Supported by EEA Grants through the Research Programme (KAPPA), the project commenced in 2021 with the primary task of assessing the potential for deploying hydrogen-powered trains on Czech railways.