Archives for 2013

Doctoral scholarship “Valuation of Ecosystem Services in rural West Africa”

Deadline- 11 August 2013 Federal Ministry of Education and Research is seeking applications for Doctoral scholarship “Valuation of Ecosystem Services in rural West Africa” . The goal of this program is to determine the production of agricultural and forestry outputs. The successful candidate is … [Read more...] about Doctoral scholarship “Valuation of Ecosystem Services in rural West Africa”

Call for Proposals – Generations, work and poverty: attitudes and expectations

Deadline- 11 September 2013 Joseph Rowntree Foundation is accepting proposals to focus on Generations, work and poverty: attitudes and expectations.The mission of this program is to understand the attitudes and expectations of different generations in relation to work and retirement. JRF is … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals – Generations, work and poverty: attitudes and expectations

Grantmaking Foundations that fund Women and Gender Issues around the world

This Guide provides relevant information about 14 most important funds for women organisations and/or for projects seeking to improve gender equality. It is important to consider that all the development agencies and governmental funding schemes are now designing their campaigns, and budgeting their … [Read more...] about Grantmaking Foundations that fund Women and Gender Issues around the world

Global Fund for Women (GFW)

About: GFW is a grantmaking foundation supporting women-led organisations developing projects to advance women’s human rights. The main goal of the Fund is to help women to reach their potential and live free of discrimination and violence. Geographical Area of Intervention: Sub-Saharan Africa, … [Read more...] about Global Fund for Women (GFW)

Call for Proposals: Advancing Human Rights 2013

Deadline- 22 August 2013 US Human Rights Network is accepting proposals for presentation or workshop at the 2013 National Conference. The mission of this conference is to designed to be a dynamic gathering of human rights and social justice activists, advocates, practitioners, and supporters. It … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals: Advancing Human Rights 2013

SEED Gender Equality Award

About: SEED Initiative is a global partnership for development, which was born by the collaboration between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2002. The main goal of SEED is … [Read more...] about SEED Gender Equality Award

The African Women Development Fund (AWDF)

About: The AWDF is the first pan-African women’s grant maker, which support local, national and regional women’s organisations working towards the empowerment of women and the improvement of women’s rights. Born in 2001, it has provided more than $17 million worth grants to women organisations … [Read more...] about The African Women Development Fund (AWDF)

7th Innovation Grant Call for Proposals Launched

Deadline- 13 August 2013 7th Innovation Grant Call for Proposals has been announced by Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. The funding can be used to- De-risk the technology by developing prototypes or conducting proof of concept experiments Determine a go-to market strategy … [Read more...] about 7th Innovation Grant Call for Proposals Launched

Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM)

About: FCAM was created in 2003 to support grassroots women’s organisations in Central America. Main goals of the organisation are: to guarantee women’s rights to physical and emotional integrity, to promote economic justice and to support and increase women’s participation in political and … [Read more...] about Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM)