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Call for Applications is invited at MILEAD FELLOWS PROGRAM-2012 to identify Africa’s most promising young women leaders. Moremi Initiative joins UN Women and Mbuto Foundation to host: “UN Women Africa Consultative Conference on Youth” on May 29-31, Kigali. Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa is a non-profit organization which operates . . . → Read More: Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa MILEAD FELLOWS PROGRAM Deadline: 20 April 2012 Countries/Region: AFRICA The African Union Commission (AUC) is committed to ensure that science and technology in Africa contributes to its sustainable development efforts. The Act establishing the Union recognizes the need for Africa to embark on an ambitious strategic science and technology development programme, aimed . . . → Read More: African Union Research Grants-Open Call for Proposals -2012 Call for Proposals are invited by The African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP), Secretariat of the Institute of Resource Assessment at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (IRA-UDSM) for “Adaptation Science Fellowships” and “Adaptation Policy Fellowships”. ACCFP Fellowships offer experiential learning, education, research and training opportunities to African researchers, professionals . . . → Read More: Call for Proposals invited for Adaptation Science and Adaptation Policy Fellowships on Climate Change A guide entitled ‘Protecting the rights of minorities in Africa: A guide for human rights activists and civil society organizations’ was published by Minority Rights Group International, in March 2008. The author of the guide is Ibrahima Kane, former Senior Lawyer at INTERIGHTS and AU Advocacy Director at Open Society. The guide was . . . → Read More: Guide for protecting Minority Rights in Africa The Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) invites papers from all scholars and professionals working on all issues related to African Studies . . . → Read More: Canadian Association of African Studies invites Papers for its Annual Conference “Africa in Transformation: Africa of Individuals, Africa of Generations” The Nordic Africa Institute is seeking applications for the Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Program from scholars in Africa that are engaged in research on the African continent. Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships. . . . → Read More: Applications invited from African Scholars for the Guest Researcher at Nordic Africa Institute Applications are currently being invited from interested candidates for Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant Program. . . . → Read More: Applications are invited for Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant Program The King Baudouin Foundation has announced the King Baudouin African Development Prize 2012-2013 for individuals or organizations making outstanding contribution to development in Africa. . . . → Read More: King Baudouin African Development Prize 2012-2013  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Africa, Awards and Prizes  Africa, candidate, contribution, development, individuals, life, organizations, progress, promote, work GOOD WorldWide is inviting new innovative ideas from people for projects with a potential to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. . . . → Read More: GOOD WorldWide invites Entries for GOOD FWD Contest to Raise Awareness about Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa Comments are closed United States Ad Council, Africa, agency, awareness, Entries, Good, humanitarian, innovative, projects, Somalia The Nordic Climate Facility has issued the third call for proposals on “innovative low-cost climate solutions with a focus on local business development in eligible developing countries.” . . . → Read More: Nordic Climate Facility’s Third Call for Proposals 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latest Funds for NGOs, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe Africa, Asia, countries, development, eligible, income, Latin America, low income, low income countries, proposals Google is seeking applications for the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Europe, the Middle East and Africa aimed at encouraging women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders. . . . → Read More: Google invites Applications from Women in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Gender and Women Development, Scholarships Africa, applications, eligible, Europe, Middle East, PhD, scholarship, science, technology, women United Nations Environment Program is seeking entries from journalists in Africa for the 2011 UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award aimed at honoring the original, accurate and inspiring reporting related to environment. The award is open to print, broadcast and online journalists who have reported on environmental issues in 2011. . . . → Read More: UNEP seeks Entries for 2011 Young Environmental Journalist Award from African Journalists reporting on Environment Comments are closed Africa, Awards and Prizes 2011, Africa, Entries, environmental, journalists, online, related, Selection Criteria, television, unep The International Visitor Leadership Program at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently brought 40 women entrepreneurs from 36 African countries to the U.S. under the second African Women’s Entrepreneurship Exchange Program (AWEP). . . . → Read More: Forty Women Businesswomen from Africa visit the US under Women’s Entrepreneurship Exchange Program AusAid is currently seeking applications from eligible African applicants to attend a four day training workshop on sustainable mining to be held in conjunction with the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) beginning August 1, 2012 in Brisbane, Australia. . . . → Read More: AusAid seeking applications from Africa to attend a workshop on sustainable mining 23 comments - (Comments are closed) AUSAID, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda Africa, African, applicants, applications, August, information, participants, sector, training, workshop Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C is currently seeking applications for the 2012-2013 Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program aimed at training women’s human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to . . . → Read More: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C invites Women’s Human Rights Lawyers in Africa for the 2012-2013 LAWA Fellowship Program The U.S. Agency for International Development, in collaboration with six partners, is establishing the African Agricultural Capital Fund. . . . → Read More: USAID Partnership establishes African Agricultural Fund One comment - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates AACF, Africa, African Agricultural Fund, fund, international development, investment, million, need, partners, sector The results of the first round of the Renewable Energy & Adaptation to Climate Change Window (REACT) have been announced by the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF). . . . → Read More: AECF awards US$ 9.2 m to 11 E. Africa firms Comments are closed Donor Updates AECF, Africa, business, EAC, ideas, innovative, Investment Committee, Kenya, round, US IHRDA is currently inviting grant applications from eligible candidates to attend the 50th Ordinary Session of the ACmHPR. . . . → Read More: Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa invites Applications to attend the 50th Ordinary Session of the ACmHPR to be held in Gambia The Pulitzer Center is currently seeking applications from African journalists to participate in a collaborative reporting project on reproductive health in Africa. . . . → Read More: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Seeks Reporting Grant Proposals on Reproductive Health One comment - (Comments are closed) Africa, Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition Africa, African, countries, health, international, journalists, media, region, reporting, work World Vision has announced its project that would focus on improving sanitation. . . . → Read More: World Vision to undertake $200 Million Clinton Global Initiative Comments are closed Donor Updates Africa, girls, health, impact, livelihood, project, sanitation, water, women, World Vision The FAHAMU, a network of social justice issues, has started a collaborative research project on comparative African Perspectives on China and Other Emerging Powers in Africa. FAHAMU invites proposals from African individuals and institutions for this project in some specific thematic areas. Four research grants are available for the award. Interested individuals can . . . → Read More: FAHAMU Invites Proposals for Collaborative Research Project on Comparative African Perspectives on China and Other Emerging Powers in Africa Comments are closed Africa, Latest Funds for NGOs activities, Africa, African, China, data, project, Proposal Requirements, research, Research Themes, social The Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA II) is a research capacity building project that is managed by the Singapore Internet Research Centre at Nanyang Technological University, the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos at Peru. The SIRCA II Program has been started to support emerging . . . → Read More: SIRCA-II seeks proposals for Research Projects on Information Societies and IC&T for development carried out in the Global South The Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) International Training Programme on Child Rights, Classroom and School Management organized in cooperation with Lund University will be held in two parts: Part 1: September 17 – October 11, 2012 in Sweden and Part 2: 10 days in March, 2013 in another participating country. From . . . → Read More: Sida International Training Programme on Child Rights, Classroom and School Management 33 comments - (Comments are closed) Afghanistan, Africa, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Grants and Resources for Child Rights and Development, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trainings, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia Africa, apply, Asia, child rights, Latin America, objective, participants, programme, training, years Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) International Training Programme on “Peace and Security in Africa” aims to increase the capacity of regional organisations in Sub-Saharan African to prevent, manage and resolve armed conflicts on the continent. The training programme will be held in two parts: Duration Part 1: 14 May–1 June 2012 Part 2: . . . → Read More: Sida’s International Training Programme on Peace and Security in Africa 20 comments - (Comments are closed) Events, Grants and Resources for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Trainings Africa, apply, conflict, organisations, peace and security, programme, security, sub-Saharan Africa, training, war Christian humanitarian organization World Vision has announced its full support for “FWD Campaign” that has been launched by USAID and the Ad Council to create public awareness for the Horn of Africa drought. This announcement has come at a time when fundraising campaign is lagging and famine conditions are spreading in the drought-hit . . . → Read More: World Vision extends support to “FWD Campaign” launched by USAID and Ad Council Comments are closed Donor Updates Ad Council, Africa, aid, call, emergency, Ethiopia, lives, support, USAID, World Vision The New Partnership for Africa’s Development Agency (NEPAD) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) invite entries from African youths (writers, journalists, and others) for essay competition being organized to celebrate 10th anniversary of NEPAD. The theme of the essay competition is “Looking at ICTs and entrepreneurship in agriculture . . . → Read More: NEPAD and ACP-EU (CTA) Invite Entries from North African Youths for Essay Competition: “Looking at ICTs and agriculture in Africa through the eyes of women and the youth” Comments are closed Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Youth Development Africa, agriculture, essay, Essay Competition, ICT, ICTs, NEPAD, Selection Process, use, women The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is now open to accepting applications for the Human Rights Grants Scheme (HRGS). The Scheme provides funding opportunity to organizations involved in building the capacity of organizations in developing countries to promote and protect human rights in direct and tangible ways. However, unlike before, when the . . . → Read More: AusAID’s Human Rights Grants Scheme now open 64 comments - (Comments are closed) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Congo DR, Egypt, Ethiopia, Grants and Resources for Human Rights, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jordan, Latest Funds for NGOs, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe Africa, application, Asia, Caribbean, countries, developing, Latin America, Middle East, organizations, projects amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, is inviting grant proposals for the projects to address HIV/AIDS among gay men, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) individuals in Africa. Grassroots organizations led by or closely linked to MSM/LGBT communities in low- and middle-income countries in Africa are encouraged to submit . . . → Read More: amfAR funding opportunity for grassroots organizations linked to MSM/LGBT communities in Africa addressing HIV/AIDS 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Africa, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, amfAR, community, Funding Size, grassroots, HIV/AIDS, opportunity, organizations, proposals, support ActionAid Denmark invites development practitioners from select countries to register as InspiratorsActionAid initiated Inspirators are the cross national placements of development practitioners between 3 to 9 months. Inspirators are development practitioners with considerable hands on experiences from developing or newly industrialised countries. Inspirators are typically placed with one of our local partner organisations for a shorter period of time to provide capacity . . . → Read More: ActionAid Denmark invites development practitioners from select countries to register as Inspirators 36 comments - (Comments are closed) Brazil, Egypt, Grants and Resources for Development Research, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Africa, apply, Asia, candidates, countries, development, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, practitioners The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship identifies leading social entrepreneurs in their respective countries and promotes them through the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.” . . . → Read More: Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Competitions One comment - (Comments are closed) Africa, Awards and Prizes, Latin America Africa, Applications Close, Central America, Chile, Direct, France, germany, impact, Latin America, social China enters into agreement with 200 NGOs from 19 African countries to work together towards development in their countries . . . → Read More: China enters into agreement with 200 NGOs from 19 African countries to work together towards development in their countries 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates Africa, African, agreement, China, community, countries, development, international, towards, work UNICEF headquarters, its Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) and West and Central African Regional Office (WCARO), in collaboration with TDR, with the purpose of developing regional implementation research platforms and supporting a number of research activities in targeted African countries have issued a call for letters of intent for the Joint . . . → Read More: Call for Letters of Intent: Joint UNICEF-TDR Implementation Research Project to strengthen the equity strategy in Africa The Citi Foundation supports economic empowerment and financial inclusion of low- to moderate-income people in communities where Citi operates. They work collaboratively with a range of partners to design and test financial inclusion innovations with potential to achieve scale. Citigroup is one of the most profitable financial services companies in the world, with . . . → Read More: INSEAD Citi Foundation Scholarship Program to support candidates from Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Scholarships Africa, candidates, Eastern Europe, financial, income, interest, Middle East, Scholarship Application Deadline, services, support Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA) is a network of individual peace builders and organizations aimed at working for sustainable peace in Africa through building the capacity of stakeholders in the field of conflict management and related issues. As a network, COPA facilitates linking and sharing between practitioners and stakeholders to ensure the . . . → Read More: Coalition for Peace in Africa invites applications from interested participants to attend the Building Capacities for Peace Training program in Nairobi 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Events, Trainings Africa, African, applications, areas, building, conflict, development, participants, peace, training Source: http://reliefweb.int/node/442599 Britain has been engaged in providing help through UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) to the drought hit regions in response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. At the moment it is helping over 200,000 people in Kenya. Most of the help from UK is . . . → Read More: Britain help targeted at providing supplementary food to mothers and malnourished children in Kenya presently hit by severe humanitarian crisis Comments are closed Donor Updates Africa, children, feeding, food, humanitarian, Kenya, malnutrition, October, support, UK Source: http://www.usaid.gov/ The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), recently announced the expansion of its Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) program by providing technical and financial support to the Ministries of Health and National Malaria Control Programs in African countries to build country-level capacity for malaria prevention activities. . . . → Read More: US President’s Malaria Initiative awards $189m contract to Abt. Associates under IRS program to support malaria prevention activities in Africa One comment - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates activities, Africa, children, countries, health, IRS, malaria, malaria prevention, prevention, support London School of Economics (LSE) IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy, aims at using LSE’s vast intellectual resources to help train skilled and open-minded leaders and to study international affairs through world-class scholarship and engagement with practitioners and decision-makers. The Africa International Affairs Programme . . . → Read More: London School of Economics IDEAS seeks applications for the African Research Fellowship program from scholars in the field of international affairs and security studies sciences Comments are closed Africa, Fellowships 2011, Africa, applications, international, research, scholars, sciences, security, studies Feminist Economics is a journal that focuses on feminist economic issues and provides a platform for debate and dialogue on those issues. The main goal of the journal is to improve the living conditions of children, women and men. The journal welcomes diverse voices on such issues and tries to open new areas . . . → Read More: Feminist Economics invites papers on Engendering Economic Policy in Africa Comments are closed Call for Papers, Grants and Resources for Gender and Women Development Africa, economic, feminist, Feminist Economics, issue, issues, research, social, special, women The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are now accepting applications for the first 2012 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) aimed at honouring and encouraging innovative achievements of innovators and entrepreneurs in their endeavours that contribute toward developing new products, increasing efficiency or saving cost . . . → Read More: Applications invited for the 2012 Innovation Prize for Africa from initiatives contributing towards developing new products, increasing efficiency or saving cost 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Africa, Awards and Prizes, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition, Grants and Resources for Information, Communication and Technology for Development Africa, business, cost, developing, ICTs, innovative, products, towards One International is seeking applications for One Africa Award 2011 from African organizations and individuals who understand the complexities of bringing about change and transforming lives in their communities for their work in civil society with a focus on ending extreme poverty and preventable disease. Purpose The ONE Africa Award is . . . → Read More: One Africa Award 2011 from African organizations and individuals 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Africa, Awards and Prizes advocacy, Africa, African, award, individuals, organization, organizations, progress, work Teach A Man To Fish in partnership with Educating Africa are accepting entries for The EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education, a competition aimed at rewarding organizations in Africa that use innovative and entrepreneurial techniques to fill gaps in educational services across the continent. The competition is open to all organizations . . . → Read More: Teach A Man to Fish seeks entries for “EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education” from organizations in Africa with a focus on education 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Africa, Grants and Resources for Education, Latest Funds for NGOs 000, Africa, awards, behalf, competition, education, Eligibility Criteria, organizations, outcomes, project criteria The Global Greens Coordination (GGC), a partnership of the world’s Green parties and political movements aimed at implementing the Global Greens Charter, is calling for ideas and proposals from all sections of the Global Greens family to help prepare for the third Global Greens Congress to be held from 29 March – 1 . . . → Read More: GGC seeks ideas and proposals from experts, activists and politicians around the world for the Global Greens Congress 2012 to be held in Dakar 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Conferences, Events, Grants and Resources for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change activists, Africa, change, global, Global Greens, ideas, proposals, world The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) wishes to support the cooperation between German and African scientists and to encourage research in Infectology. In this regard, the DFG seeks draft proposals for joint research projects that will focus on infectious diseases and their social implications. The implementation of these projects would need association . . . → Read More: The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft invites draft proposals for German-African Cooperation Projects in Infectology Optimus Study on protecting children is the project started by the UBS Optimus Foundation with the aim to encourage research on child sexual abuse prevalence and service provision. This project will last from October 2011 through 2015 and try to implement the best social science research methods in order to generate an evidence-base . . . → Read More: The UBS Optimus Foundation invites pre-proposals for Optimus Study on protecting children: Africa 2011–2015 One comment - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Child Rights and Development, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, children, implementation, max, proposal, proposals, Requirements, research, submission The Human Heredity and Health in Africa is the initiative of the African Society of Human Genetics, US National Institute of Health (NIH) and Wellcome Trust. The program aims to improve the health of African people by focusing and encouraging contemporary research approach to the study of genomics and environmental factors responsible for . . . → Read More: Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative seeks applications for award of grants for research on genomics and betterment of human health in Africa One comment - (Comments are closed) Africa, Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, call, Human, research, society The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is seeking applications from scholars based in African universities or research centres for the 2011 session of Advanced Research Fellowship Programme and award of scholarship. This program has been specially designed to promote the culture of concentrated and extended reflection among . . . → Read More: The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa invites applications for award of Advanced Research Fellowship Programme scholarship Comments are closed Africa, Fellowships, Grants and Resources for Development Research 2011, Africa, African, applications, award, candidates, Requirements, research, scholars, Selection Process The AfricaAdapt Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund operates in Africa and works to encourage supports innovative, promising agricultural practices for Africa. It supports adaptation activities on the ground along with knowledge sharing initiatives. The Innovation Fund is currently seeking project proposals on knowledge sharing among local communities in Africa in terms of adapting to . . . → Read More: AfricaAdapt Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund invites project proposals on strengthening the adaptive capacities of small family farms in Africa 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Africa, Grants and Resources for Agriculture Development, Latest Funds for NGOs activities, adaptation, Africa, family, project, project proposals, proposals Microfinance in Africa is a powerful tool aimed at promoting economic growth and generating employment, yet the sector is fragile and its outreach is limited: only 1 in 5 households has a deposit account with a regulated financial institution, compared to an average of 1.5 in 5 in other developing regions, and 4 . . . → Read More: Microfinance Capacity Building Fund: First call for proposals to improve the outreach of microfinance for the benefit of poor and low-income people in Africa 20 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Livelihood and Microfinance, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, improve, institutions, microfinance, outreach, poor, proposals Source: http://www.mbendi.com/a_sndmsg/news_view.asp?I=117206&PG=35 The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Government of Spain have launched the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund for Africa, aimed towards strengthening capacity building efforts in the financial sector to help low-income populations in the continent. Special emphasis of the fund will remain on improving the conditions of women and people . . . → Read More: AfDB, Government of Spain launch the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund for Africa Source: http://reliefweb.int/node/427036 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded US$12 million to African Water Facility (AWF) to implement the programme for advancing water and sanitation services in Africa. The final announcement about the grant was done at the AfricaSan 3 conference in Rwanda. The grant will be part of more than $40 . . . → Read More: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards US$12 million grant to African Water Facility for improving water and sanitation services in the continent 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Donor Updates Africa, grant, projects, sanitation, services, water The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. Through institutional capacity building and programme development, AWDF seeks to build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement. The vision of AWDF is for . . . → Read More: AWDF seeks proposals to mark the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence” with a maximum grant of $1000 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Gender and Women Development, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, African, AWDF, grant, Grant Size, maximum, proposals INTERIGHTS, the international centre for legal protection and human rights, has been engaged in defending and promoting human rights and freedoms worldwide through the use of international and comparative law. In order to obtain its objectives, the centre follows a range of activities designed to strengthen human rights jurisprudence and obtain redress for . . . → Read More: INTERIGHTS invites lawyers litigating on Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) Rights issues in Africa to participate in the 2nd Surgery in September 2011 Comments are closed Events, Grants and Resources for Human Rights Africa, Eligibility Criteria, human rights, international, LGBT, rights Source: http://europa.eu European Commission has announced to send over five million euros in aid to the world’s largest refugee center. This means European Commission’s aid for drought crisis in the Horn of Africa has now reached about €70 million mark. There are over ten million people who are in serious need of aid . . . → Read More: European Commission to send over five million euros to the world’s largest refugee center The first United Nations Program with formal representation from civil society, the UNAIDS is led by Program Coordinating Board (PCB) working as a forum for HIV and AIDS policy. The delegates in PCB work as the voice of the community and the people living with HIV and AIDS. The UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation . . . → Read More: NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board (PCB): Call for Nominations to recruit Africa, Asia and The Pacific & Latin America And The Caribbean Delegates 2012-2013 21 comments - (Comments are closed) Grants and Resources for Health and Nutrition, Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, AIDS, Asia, HIV, national, ngo, PCB Social Science Research Council’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa seeks applications for fellowship in Peace, Security & Development program, which has been launched in response to a shortage of well-trained faculty now reaching crisis proportions in African higher education. The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program offers fellowships to nurture the . . . → Read More: The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program seeks applications for fellowship in Peace, Security & Development Comments are closed Fellowships, Grants and Resources for Peace and Conflict Resolution Africa, applications, development, fellowship, peace, research, security Sourced from: http://www.theglobalfund.org Lutheran World Relief has entered into a unique partnership with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod aimed at mobilizing Lutherans in the United States in the fight against malaria in Africa. The campaign titled the Lutheran Malaria Initiative hopes to raise a total of US$45 million that is aimed at funding the . . . → Read More: Lutheran Initiative launches campaign to raise $45 million for fighting malaria in Africa Comments are closed Donor Updates Africa, against, communities, countries, fight, fight against, fund, global, Global Fund, has, initiative, malaria, million, United, world Learn about IRRI’s progress in the last year on their project to help develop and supply farm households in Africa and South Asia with new breeds of stress-tolerant rice. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Comments are closed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010, Africa, Asia, Farm, Households, progress, Report, south Learn about Heifer’s progress in the past year on a project to help improve dairy development for farm households in Africa. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Comments are closed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010, Africa, Dairy, development, East, Farm, Households, progress, Report Learn about AGRA’s progress in the last year on their work to improve soil health for farm households in Africa. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Comments are closed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 Progress, Africa, Farm, health, Households, program, Report, soil The Thuthuzela Care Center in Tembisa, South Africa “is part of Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative (WJEI), a Presidential Initiative launched in 2007 to combat sexual and gender-based violence in South Africa, Benin, Kenya, and Zambia. WJEI supports the TCCs by providing funding for services to assist women and children survivors of sexual assault. . . . → Read More: USAID support for Thuthuzela Care Center in Tembisa, South Africa King Baudouin Foundation has launched the second call for proposals to provide financial support for projects implementing community-based programs using football to fight HIV and AIDS. In its first call for proposals, which announced in December 2009, it had selected 26 projects from more than 16 countries across the continent and provided an . . . → Read More: King Baudouin Foundation launches Second Call for Proposals for Community-based Programs using football to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, AIDS, call for proposals, football, HIV, King Baudouin Foundation The SEED Initiative founded by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg has been established as a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. It supports innovative small-scale and locally driven entrepreneurships around the globe which integrate social and environmental benefits . . . → Read More: SEED Awards for innovative partnerships for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability Application Deadline: May 30, 2010 3rd International Youth Training Dec 2010 – Jan 2011 Dakar, Senegal Mobilizing Youth on Public Policy Monitoring: Accountability for Economic and Social Rights The Young Women’s Knowledge and Leadership Institute (YOWLI) is one of the 3 Flagship programs of AWOMI. The other flagship programs are the African Women . . . → Read More: Call for Applications: Young Women Knowledge and Leadership Institute (YOWLI) Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, empowerment, feminist, Knowledge, leadership, young women, youths The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the eighteenth competition under its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing. The grants are designed to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in African . . . → Read More: CODESRIA Small grants programme The Drivers of Change award recognizes individuals or organizations from across the southern Africa Region that are making a real impact, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies, to overcome poverty. It is awarded in four categories: civil society, government, individual and business. The award has been established to hold up living . . . → Read More: Nominations for the Southern Africa Drivers of Change Award 2010 are now open Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, award, civil society, nominations, poverty, southern africa Sourced from http://www.awid.org “The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the fourth Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa. The awards are divided into five categories and AfriComNet will give one award per category for outstanding . . . → Read More: Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa New Field Foundation’s grantmaking is carried out through two programs, Local and Regional. By funding local and regional efforts that complement one another, we aim to support positive change within specific focus areas and also more broadly across Africa. Existing grants within these categories are listed under grants awarded. Local Program . . . → Read More: New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa-3 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, African women, new field foundation, organizations, rural families Regional Program Through the Regional program, New Field Foundation aims to support the creation of a more just, equitable and peaceful world for rural African women. To this end, it funds programs that promote systemic changes in policies, laws, cultural norms and the distribution of resources. Such changes must be functional . . . → Read More: New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa -2 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, African women, new field foundation, organizations, rural families New Field Foundation’s grantmaking is carried out through two programs, Local and Regional. By funding local and regional efforts that complement one another, it aims to support positive change within specific focus areas and also more broadly across Africa. Existing grants within these categories are listed under grants awarded. Local Program The three . . . → Read More: New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, African women, new field foundation, organizations, rural families The French Global Environment Facility (FGEF) has announced the availability of grant support for projects related to biodiversity protection and climate change in Africa. Under its second phase of Small-Scale Initiatives Program (SSIP) for 2009-2010, it is aiming to strengthen civil society contribution for the conservation of the environment in Central and Western . . . → Read More: FGEF Grants for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Change Projects in Africa Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, biodiversity, climate change, FGEF, funding, grants, small initiatives “The eligible themes concern biodiversity protection and the fight against climate change, along with the improvement of local populations living standards. 1) Biodiversity is the main area of intervention of the PPI Priority will be given to the following themes: Ecosystems and habitats protection and restoration ; Rare or endangered endemic . . . → Read More: FGEF Grants for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Change Projects in Africa -2 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, biodiversity, climate change, FGEF, funding, grants, small initiatives The criteria to select the project proposals under the Small-Scale Initiatives Program (SSIP) are: “Country and recipient eligibility ; Themes and activities eligibility according to paragraph 2 “Program objectives”; The recipient’s background on the topics and in the geographical area concerned by the project; Contribution to local economic and social development ; Co-financing . . . → Read More: FGEF Grants for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Change Projects in Africa -3 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, biodiversity, climate change, FGEF, funding, grants, small initiatives The King Baudouin Foundation established the Marie Antoinette Carlier Fund to contribute towards the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Africa and supports initiatives targeted at young people in areas of education, water and health. The Fund is currently accepting applications to provide “financial support to a number of African civil . . . → Read More: King Baudouin Foundation’s Marie Antoinette Carlier Fund: Financial Support for African Civil Society Networks Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, civil society networks, financial support, fund, King Baudouin Foundation The mission of the Yara Prize is to contribute to the transformation of African agriculture and food availability within a sustainable context, thereby helping to reduce hunger and poverty. The Yara Prize can be awarded to any individual or identifiable group of individuals, as well as to established institutions, associations, organizations . . . → Read More: Yara Prize 2010: Food Systems, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture “The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the fourth Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa” The purposes of the award are: Recognise outstanding contributions made by individuals/organisations in the field of strategic HIV/AIDS . . . → Read More: The call for nominations for the fourth Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa The King Baudouin Foundation has launched a call for proposals for organizations in Africa “to support football-based programs that deliver education on HIV/AIDS with the aim of preventing more young people from contracting the disease and reducing the stigma which surrounds it. Grants will be open to all African based initiatives.” Projects . . . → Read More: King Baudouin Foundation providing Grants to fight HIV and AIDS through Football-based Programs The Centre for Media and Transitional Societies (CMTS) at the Carleton University in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched a call for concept notes as part of its Radio, Convergence and Development project to undertake research for “examining the impact of convergence between traditional radio and new information and . . . → Read More: A Call for Concept Notes Google Earth Outreach is a program introduced by Google for specially assisting nonprofit organizations and NGOs in developing countries to spread knowledge using the most recent online technology. Besides providing training to organizations on using online tools like Google Earth and Google Maps for raising awareness on development issues, it also offers grants . . . → Read More: Google Earth Outreach Support for Nonprofits NGO PROFILE HUMAN & ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION (HESO) ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 2141 IKORODU , LAGOS. Secretariat: 4, Bosede Oshin Street Odonla,Ikorodu,Lagos. P.O.Box 2141 Ikorodu, Lagos. E-mail: humanenviro@yahoo.com;selectedu@yahoo.com 08057446080,07066544771,08059186996,08028210649 & 01-8141622. London Office:009447902015784 & 009447538700038 DATE OF CREATION: 2005. Before, They were known as COTE-Caretakers Of The Environment In September 2009 they simplified the . . . → Read More: HUMAN & ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION (HESO) King Baudouin International Development Prize for Organizations and Individuals in Developing Countries Deadline: 1 February 2010 Developing Countries This prestigious prize from the King Baudouin Foundation gives international recognition to organizations or individuals with an award of €150,000 for contribution towards sustainable development in developing countries around the world…[more] http://www.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds-for-ngos/king-baudouin-international-development-prize-for-organizations-and-individuals-in-developing-countries/ 3ie’s . . . → Read More: 17 October 2009 – Newsletter: Fundsforngos.org Comments are closed Uncategorized 3ie, Africa, international development, King Baudouin Foundation, prize, research, seed grant, training The Global Women’s Water Initiative (GWWI), a joint venture of international organizations (A Single Drop, Crabgrass, and Women’s Earth Alliance) in partnership with WaterAid Ghana has launched the 2010 West Africa Program which “equips two-person teams of local African women leaders with technology training, introductory business skills, networking support, and seed funding to . . . → Read More: GWWI West Africa Program: Training and Seed Grant Opportunity Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, Ghana, seed funding, seed grant, training, water, women USAID is providing $10.5 million as a grant to seven organizations across six countries in Africa for prevention and control of Malaria among communities most affected by it, especially children below five years and pregnant women. The grant has been provided through the the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), which is an interagency . . . → Read More: US Grants to Seven Organizations in Africa to Prevent Malaria AMCOW or the African Ministers’ Council on Water is organizing the AMCOW AfricaSan Awards 2009 for “recognizing sanitation and hygiene achievements in Africa.” It recognizes the outstanding achievements made by organizations and individuals in Africa in the area of hygiene and sanitation that “result in large-scale, sustainable behavior changes and tangible impacts.” The . . . → Read More: Awards for Sanitation and Hygiene Achievements in Africa The African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) is a unique initiative of involving the African Diaspora community in the United States for the improvement of the economic conditions of the poor people in Africa. Recently, a lot of focus in the international development arena has been on remittances and the role of migrant workers for . . . → Read More: 733 Proposals for the African Diaspora Marketplace US Funding for Elections, Political Participation and Consensus Building for countries in Africa, the Near East, and South Asia The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has issued the Request for Proposals under the “Elections, Political Participation and Consensus Building for countries in Africa, the Near East, and South Asia.” Only . . . → Read More: US Funding for Elections, Political Participation and Consensus Building for countries in Africa, the Near East, and South Asia Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs Africa, Asia, capacity-building, democracy, human rights, Near East, political empowerment NGOs in Africa working on promoting sustainable enterprises can apply for the “Request for Proposals” launched by the Envirofit International “for projects centered on setting up innovative distribution and sales channels for disseminating Envirofit clean technology cookstoves into the African market.” There is availability of US $500,000 of funding for nearly seven NGOs . . . → Read More: Envirofit International requesting Proposals from African NGOs The One Africa Award is an opportunity for African NGOs working to make change in the lives of the communities through their interventions. The award is actually opened to individuals and advocacy groups along with NGOs in African countries working towards advancing one or more of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The award . . . → Read More: Applications invited for the $100,000 One Africa Award 2009 Comments are closed Latest Funds for NGOs, Scholarship Funds for NGOs advocacy, Africa, MDG, NGO awards |
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