In the framework of the EBSOMED project, BUSINESSMED, in cooperation with MDF Brussels, organised on 29 & 30 June and 2 & 3 July 2020, an Online Workshop on Support to Project Development “The design of a solid EU Project Proposal: The Logical Framework approach”

About 20 participants from different BUSINESSMED member organisations took part in this 4-day training where each session was an opportunity to deepen the aspects and steps of designing a project proposal:

• Identification of the main stages of the cycle of a project funded by the European Commission (programming, identification, formulation, financing decisions, implementation, closure). Emphasis was placed on the financing modalities proposed by the EC and the strategies to be implemented to access them.
• Identification of the components of the stakeholder matrix involved in a project as well as the elaboration of a problem tree following the key steps.
• Design of the objectives tree based on the problem tree and introduction of the first elements necessary for the development of the logical framework matrix.
• Explanation of the process and techniques needed to correctly identify the indicators of a project, and the close relationship between the proper design of the logical framework matrix and the development of a coherent budget.

The participants enriched the exchanges by sharing their personal experiences and the concrete cases they worked on that are specific to their environment and type of organization. The training ended with a virtual ceremony for the distribution of certificates of participation. In the days following the training, the participants will work on the questions and topics they wish to deepen and which will be the subject of private coaching sessions as the next step.