It is a requirement for all grants, regardless of size, that a partnership agreement is established between the Danish organisation and the main partner in the intervention. However, CISU also recommends that partnership agreements are made with any other partners involved in the intervention.
Read more about requirements for cooperation agreements in the Administration Guide for the respective fund.
Download a proposed layout for a cooperation agreement, including suggestions for the content and structure of the partnership agreement in Danish, English, Spanish, and French.
Key points about partnership coorperation agreements
The partnership agreement should reflect the mutual nature of the partnership. Therefore, it's important that partnership agreements describe responsibilities and obligations as well as rights for all parties, for example:
- The Danish organisation has the right to supervise the project, and the local partner organisation is obligated to receive the Danish supervisors. However, it could equally include that the Danish organisation is obligated to provide advance notice of the visit to allow for the partner to plan adequately, or that the dates for the visit are planned jointly.
- All parties can terminate the collaboration with, for example, 3 months' notice. The Danish organisation has the right to terminate the collaboration immediately if it involves a breach of the agreement. However, situations may arise, such as cooperation problems between the local partner and a Danish delegate or project coordinator. It is therefore appropriate to introduce mechanisms for complaints, conflict resolution, and mediation, ensuring the rigths of the local partner to address unpleasant topics within predefined frameworks.
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires that all partnership coorperation agreements include the following clauses:
Anti-corruption clause:
”No offer, payment, consideration or benefit of any kind, which could be regarded as an illegal or corrupt practice, shall be made - neither directly nor indirectly - as an inducement or reward in relation to tendering, award of the contract, or execution of the contract. Any such practice will be grounds for the immediate cancellation of this contract and for such additional action, civil and/or criminal, as may be appropriate. At the discretion of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a further consequence of any such practice can be the definite exclusion from any tendering for projects, funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
PSHEA clause:
“The Danish MoFA has a zero tolerance for inaction approach to tackling sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH2) as defined in UNSG Bulletin ST/SGB/2003/13 and the definition of sexual harassment in UNGA Resolution A/RES/73/148. The Implementing Partner, and its sub-grantees, will take appropriate measures to protect people, including beneficiaries and staff, from SEAH conducted by its employees and associated personnel including any sub-grantee staff and take timely and appropriate action when reports of SEAH arise. In the event that the Implementing Partner receives reports of allegations of SEAH, the Implementing Partner will take timely and appropriate action to investigate the allegation and, where warranted, take disciplinary measures or civil and/or criminal action. Any violation of this clause will be ground for the immediate termination of this Agreement.”
Anti-Terror clause:
“If, during the course of implementation of this Project/Programme, the Implementing Partner discovers any link whatsoever with any organisation or individual associated with terrorism, it must inform the Danish MoFA immediately and explain the reasons for such transfer, including whether it was made or provided knowingly, voluntarily, accidentally, unintentionally, incidentally or by force. The Implementing Partner agrees that it and/or its implementing partners (including contractors, sub-contractors and sub-grantees) will take all reasonable steps to secure that no transaction made in relation to the Project/Programme will – directly or indirectly – benefit a person, group or entity subject to restrictive measures (sanctions) by the UN or the EU. Any violation of this clause is ground for immediate termination of the Agreement returning to the Danish MoFA of all funds advanced to the Implementing Partner under it.”
Anti-Child Labor clause:
“The Implementing Partner shall abide by applicable national laws as well as applicable international instruments, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and International Labour Organisation conventions. Any violation will be ground for immediate termination of the Agreement.”
Here is how to upload the partnership agreement via Vores CISU:
- Locate the relevant grant in Vores CISU and click on it.
- Click on the 'Milestones' tab at the top of the screen.
- Find 'Partnership Agreement' on the list and click on it.
- Upload the partnership agreement.
- Click 'Send'.
