Emerging Donors in Europe & CIS

Slovak Trust Fund / ACU

Policy and Institutional Background

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MFA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have established Slovak-UNDP Trust Fund (TF) as one component of the Slovak National Official Development Assistance Programme (ODA). An Administrative and Contracting Unit (ACU) has been established within the TF as an ODA delivery mechanism to support national capacity building in the field of ODA, under the leadership and supervision of the Trust Fund Steering Committee (TFSC).

The TF project is executed and implemented directly by the UNDP Regional Center in Bratislava. It operates as a separate project, managed byTFSC while making full use of the UNDP Regional Support Center's administrative and financial capacities. The role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovak Republic is strategic management and decision-making in ACU"s activities.

ACU’s task is strengthening national capacities for development cooperation, supporting development education, public awareness and national development constituency. ACU has no decision-making responsibility in deciding for funding Slovak ODA activities.The implementation of the tasks of the ACU is set up in the frame of priorities approved by the TFSC.

The Main Tasks of the Administrative and Contracting Unit are:

• To perform project cycle management functions, including public tendering, contracting, reporting monitoring and evaluation, in all target recipient countries for Slovak ODA;
• To maintain contacts with the proponents of Slovak ODA projects, review the ODA project proposals and ensure the standard quality of these proposals;
• To prepare background analytical materials, report and consolidate ODA project proposals for the MFA, UNDP Emerging Donor Unit and TFSC as well as organize trainings and workshops for implementing agencies of the Slovak ODA;
• To arrange for Slovak experts participation in specific issue-related projects in priority recipient countries and organize workshops and study tours to Slovakia for the participants from recipient countries;
• To provide, in close cooperation with MFA and UNDP, regular information to media, develop and maintain database of companies and experts involved in Slovak ODA, as well as establish and maintain the Slovak ODA archive.

Overview of Calls for Proposals

• Annual Report 2006
• Annual Report 2005
• Annual Report 2004
• Sixth Call for Project Proposals short summary
• Fifth Call for Project Proposals short summary
• Global Education short summary
• Public Opinion on Slovak ODA