Deadline: 31 March 2015 Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation is currently accepting essay submissions for the 31st Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. This international contest is open to anyone who has an interest in both the United Nations University and the designated contest topic. There are no restrictions … [Read more...] about 2015 Eisaku Sato Essay Contest: Grab a Grand Prize of 500,000 Yen
Call for Proposal: To Benefit Refugees in Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Deadline: 6 April 2015 The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is calling applications for NGO programs benefiting refugees in Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Federal Award Information Proposed program start dates: June 1 – September 15 2015 Duration … [Read more...] about Call for Proposal: To Benefit Refugees in Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Arch Grants of $50,000 for Start-up Business Entrepreneurs Willing to Locate in Saint Louis
Deadline: 31 March 2015 Do you have a startup that needs early-stage funding, mentorship, or legal advice? Do you want to be a part of a thriving community of entrepreneurs? Do you want all of this without giving up any equity in your business? If so, apply here to this competition! The Arch … [Read more...] about Arch Grants of $50,000 for Start-up Business Entrepreneurs Willing to Locate in Saint Louis
Recommendations to Organizations Applying for UN Women Trust Funds
The UN Women Trust Funds attract many applicants around the world and is highly competitive with a low chance of success. However, many organizations that apply are successful. If your organization can show a close thematic and geographic match with the proposed objectives of the Trust Funds your … [Read more...] about Recommendations to Organizations Applying for UN Women Trust Funds
How do we apply to the UN Women Trust Funds?
UN Fund for Gender Equality Women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including, but not limited to, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labor associations, agricultural collectives, and advocacy networks can apply for the Fund. The applicant … [Read more...] about How do we apply to the UN Women Trust Funds?
Who receives UN Women Trust Funding?
In its 2013–2014 grant-making cycle, UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awarded grants to civil society organizations and governments around the world operating in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia that focused primarily on women’s … [Read more...] about Who receives UN Women Trust Funding?
What are the UN Women Trust Funds?
UN Women implements two global grant-making mechanisms – UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality and the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. The Fund for Gender Equality is dedicated to programs that increase women’s economic opportunities and political participation at local and national … [Read more...] about What are the UN Women Trust Funds?
What is UN Women?
UN Women, created in July 2010, is the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. As part of the UN reform agenda, UN Women brings resources and mandates for both normative and programmatic actions for women’s issues globally. UN Women aims to eliminate discriminatory … [Read more...] about What is UN Women?
UN Women Trust Funds: Grants for Global Women’s Empowerment
The fifty-ninth annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 59) took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attend the … [Read more...] about UN Women Trust Funds: Grants for Global Women’s Empowerment
NGO of the Month: Family Education Services Foundation
Hello, welcome to the section that features you (the NGO) and highlights how you have been contributing to global peace and development! This month, we are joined by Daniel Lanthier, the Director of Family Education Services Foundation, Pakistan. Pakistan Sign Language (PSL), created by the Deaf … [Read more...] about NGO of the Month: Family Education Services Foundation
