UN-HABITAT invites people to attend International Conference: “Making Slums History: a worldwide challenge for 2020”

UN-HABITAT is the agency dedicated for creating human settlements for poor people across the world. UN-HABITAT focuses on promoting environmentally sustainable settlements in different parts of the world and works towards achieving the goal of adequate shelter for all. Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, Habitat Agenda, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration . . . → Read More: UN-HABITAT invites people to attend International Conference: “Making Slums History: a worldwide challenge for 2020”

How to apply for the UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund 2011

The UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund is a funding opportunity specifically for small and grassroots-based NGOs in developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania. However, small organizations often fail to participate in such opportunities because of their inability to access and develop a good proposal. With our primary objective of assisting such . . . → Read More: How to apply for the UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund 2011

Who got the 2010 UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund?

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On the occasion of the International Youth Day, celebrated on 12 August 2010, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) announced the grantees receiving the grant awards under the Urban Youth Fund call for proposals.

The Urban Youth Fund established by UN-HABITAT in 2008 provides funding support to to . . . → Read More: Who got the 2010 UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund?

UN-HABITAT’s Call for Proposals for Micro-Grant Research Fund

UN-HABITAT launched the Micro-Grant Research Fund on 11 May 2010 to promote innovative research in the area of sustainable urban and regional development leading to the publication of working papers. The publication will part of UN-HABITAT’s Micro Research on Sustainable Urbanization series.

Researchers and practitioners can submit applications to carry out . . . → Read More: UN-HABITAT’s Call for Proposals for Micro-Grant Research Fund

Deadline approaching for submission of nominations for the UN-HABITAT’s Scroll of Honour

Individuals and organizations including non-governmental and governmental agencies, civil society groups, the private sector and others with a Habitat Agency can be nominated for the UN-HABITAT’s Scroll of Honour.

Launched in 1989, the Scroll of Honour is the most prestigious human settlement award in the world. “its aim is to acknowledge . . . → Read More: Deadline approaching for submission of nominations for the UN-HABITAT’s Scroll of Honour

Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 1

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Small NGOs for whom UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund best suits may still find it challenging enough to write a competitive proposal to secure this funding for their projects. The application guidelines of the Fund itself provide sufficient information on how best the proposal can be presented. However, . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 1

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

The A7. Youth-led development is a very important section of the application form as it will define the relevance of your organization for youth-focused work. UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund prefers to fund organizations led by young people between 15-32 years. But this can also mean that if . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 2

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The Part C section of the application form seeks information about the project that is being proposed for funding support. The C1 – C3 sections of the project seek basic information such as the project title, project location and the project duration. The location of the . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 3

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The D1. Project summary under the Part D. Project Description will have a concise but clear description of your project. Within 250 words, you need to explain what the project is. Ideally, you can summarize your project goal, objectives, location, duration in months, beneficiaries, activities and . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 4

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D5. Outputs will list out the results achieved after implementing the activities. Please note that this section is different from D3. Outcomes and it could include the training manuals produced, reports documented, constructive activities undertaken by youths such as businesses set up by youths in a . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 5

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Logical Framework

The application guidelines of UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund have given an example to help applicants develop the logical framework.

“The logical framework should provide an overview of the project’s goal, outcomes and key activities, the outputs of each activity, the timeframe . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 6

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Budget

UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund application guidelines have given an example that can be referred to while developing the project budget:

“The project budget should provide a detailed description in USD of how you plan to spend the grant for the proposed project. . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 7

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

Once the application form is complete and ready for submission, make sure that you have put in all the documents and completed all requirements as mentioned below:

“Compulsory attachments

Before submitting your application to the Urban Youth Fund, please make sure that the following documents are attached to . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 8

Project Funding for Grassroots NGOs working for Secure Land Access for the Poor

Facilitated by UN-HABITAT, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) works “to contribute to poverty alleviation and the Millennium Development Goals through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure.” The Network under its Grassroots Mechanism has issued a call for proposals to provide project funding to initiatives working “for the scaling up . . . → Read More: Project Funding for Grassroots NGOs working for Secure Land Access for the Poor

UN-HABITAT’s New Opportunities Fund grants 67 Youth Groups

Nearly 1,116 applicants from more than 80 countries applied for the UN-HABITAT’s Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development. Out of these, 67 projects were finally selected to receive grants from the UN-HABITAT for engaging youths for development. These projects are from 33 countries across the world but most of them are from Kenya, . . . → Read More: UN-HABITAT’s New Opportunities Fund grants 67 Youth Groups

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