UNICEF in cooperation with UN-HABITAT and UN Women has launched “Safe and Friendly Cities for All,” a five-year programme aimed at making women and children feel safer in their local neighbourhoods, while improving their quality of life. The initiative will start with pilot project in select cities … [Read more...] about Safe and Friendly Cities for All, a five-year program launched by UNICEF and its partner UN organizations
SEJ seeks applications for funding to enhance the quality and quantity of environmental journalism
Sourced from: http://www.mladiinfo.com/ Society of Environmental Journalists’ (SEJ’s) Fund for Environmental Journalism is seeking applications for grants of up to $3,500 to help underwrite environmental reporting projects and entrepreneurial ventures. PURPOSE The purpose of the Fund for … [Read more...] about SEJ seeks applications for funding to enhance the quality and quantity of environmental journalism
Applications invited from young European journalists and emerging editors to attend the M100 Youth Media Workshop in Potsdam
Politicians, foundations and educational institutions across the world have putting-in lots of efforts in recent years to reach poorly educated and politically distant social groups. Unfortunately, the success has remained mostly moderate. Instead many young people seem to turn away from politics … [Read more...] about Applications invited from young European journalists and emerging editors to attend the M100 Youth Media Workshop in Potsdam
Call for proposals: Small Grants opportunity from UNPFII’s Trust Fund for the Second Decade
Bureau of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), acting as the Advisory Group for the projects for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples established the Trust Fund for the Second Decade to promote, support and implement the objectives of the … [Read more...] about Call for proposals: Small Grants opportunity from UNPFII’s Trust Fund for the Second Decade
API Fellowships grant opportunity for candidates from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand
Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Fellowships Program provides grant to successful applicants to carry out a project during the fellowship period of one month to one year in a country or countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (currently confined to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the … [Read more...] about API Fellowships grant opportunity for candidates from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand
Carnegie Corporation funded Next Generation fellowship in Social Sciences opportunity for mid-career scholars from select African Countries
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program offers fellowships to nurture the intellectual development and increase retention of early-career faculty in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program, launched in June 2011, responds to a shortage of well-trained faculty … [Read more...] about Carnegie Corporation funded Next Generation fellowship in Social Sciences opportunity for mid-career scholars from select African Countries
Voices from the Frontlines: An opportunity to get your stories and reports about women’s lives published
Voices from the Frontlines are first-person reports on what is happening around the world, how it impacts women, and how women are building cultures of peace. We encourage submissions from everyone, including YOU! Everyone has a story to tell. Every effort and every accomplishment deserves to be … [Read more...] about Voices from the Frontlines: An opportunity to get your stories and reports about women’s lives published
IDRC seeks proposals from researchers from Developing countries and Canada for Graduate Research Awards on Climate Change and Water
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most. IDRC’s Climate Change and Water Program (CCW) helps … [Read more...] about IDRC seeks proposals from researchers from Developing countries and Canada for Graduate Research Awards on Climate Change and Water
USAID issues APS for funding the Conflict Mitigation Activities in Kyrgyzstan
Since its independence from the Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan has periodically lacked political stability, peace and economic prosperity. The State has faced increasing challenges to meet its core functions of providing basic physical security, basic human rights and maximizing economic opportunity. The … [Read more...] about USAID issues APS for funding the Conflict Mitigation Activities in Kyrgyzstan
Entries invited for Nethope Stop Trafficking Mobile App Challenge Contest from Russian and East European developers
More than 12.3 million people around the world are considered to be trapped in the modern-day slavery. Human traffickers go to any length and use force, fraud, or coercion to exploit individuals for profit through forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. It's a global problem that affects … [Read more...] about Entries invited for Nethope Stop Trafficking Mobile App Challenge Contest from Russian and East European developers
