Organizations, individuals and institutions are eligible to be nominated for the UNESCO's International Literacy Prize. Nominees should have displayed "outstanding merit in literacy, achieving particularly effective results and promoting innovative approaches." In this application process, … [Read more...] about Excellence & Innovation in Education: UNESCO's International Literacy Prize
Archives for May 2009
Opportunity for Young Social Entrepreneurs in Asia
The Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship has launched the "Asia Pacific Future 100" program. This is an annual program that will provide fellowship opportunities for young entrepreneurs and social changemakers under the age of 30 years. The fellowship comprises of one-year support during … [Read more...] about Opportunity for Young Social Entrepreneurs in Asia
USAID's Sustainable Farmer Support Program for Africa
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has come up with a funding opportunity for Africa under its Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. The funding is for "Projects Leading to Design and Development of Sustainable Farmer or Community Seed Storage Models in Africa." NGOs … [Read more...] about USAID's Sustainable Farmer Support Program for Africa
European Commission's Food Facility Grant Support
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for proposals for NGOs as well as governmental agencies and private bodies to develop project to respond against the rising food prices in developing countries. During the past few years, the rising prices of food commodities have adversely impacted … [Read more...] about European Commission's Food Facility Grant Support
Gates Foundation grant award to Family Health International
28 May 2009Family Health International (FHI), a US-based non-governmental international organization working on implementing sustainable health programs for vulnerable communities in developing countries has been awarded with the Grand Challenges Explorations grant, which was the open competition … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation grant award to Family Health International
Program Description and Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
Previous PageStep 5The next part of the proposal is the Program Description where you will define the intervention you have planned for the beneficiaries. It is important to put down all the necessary information available like the geographical area for the intervention, number of beneficiaries, the … [Read more...] about Program Description and Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
Project Context and Justification in the Proposal
Previous PageStep 3The first part of the proposal is the Summary. Although this part comes up first in the proposal format, it is supposed to be completed at the end of the proposal development exercise when all other project information has been put in place (refer proposal packaging). A summary … [Read more...] about Project Context and Justification in the Proposal
How to write a Proposal for PRM's Call for Proposal under GBV
The 2009 "NGO Programs Targeting the Prevention Of and Response To Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Including Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (SEA)" is a highly competitive call for proposals launched by the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration (PRM) under the United States Department of State. … [Read more...] about How to write a Proposal for PRM's Call for Proposal under GBV
Can more aid reduce the wastage of aid?
The United States-based Tides Foundation recently announced (May 2009) that it is requesting Letters of Interest from organizations in the Sub-Saharan Africa under its “Money Well Spent” Funding Program to provide solutions for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the existing financial … [Read more...] about Can more aid reduce the wastage of aid?
Policy for Book Keeping and Record Maintenance in NGOs
Page 3 6.2.2 Procedures for Fund Disbursements • All requests for payments are to be made using the appropriate forms. • Requests for payments are to be properly substantiated with bills/receipts and essential documents. • Requests for payments are prepared by accountant and submitted … [Read more...] about Policy for Book Keeping and Record Maintenance in NGOs
