Kehys aims to strengthen Finnish NGOs’ capacity to plan and implement EU-funded projects. Kehys shares information on different funding opportunities and encourages Finnish organisations to apply for EU funding for their projects.

Kehys trains NGOs in applying for funding and project management in addition to informing them about the application processes. In addition to funding advice and project training, Kehys promotes the Finnish NGOs’ and other interested actors’ knowledge on EU’s development policy and cooperation through different kinds of trainings. 

Kehys is an active participant in the European global education field and aims to promote the cooperation of European and Finnish NGOs. Kehys iparticipates in the European Development Education Project (DEEEP, Developing Europeans Engagement for the Eradication of Global Poverty) and in the implementation of the European development education strategy.