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Channel Foundation Combating Gender Inequality

The Channel Foundation promotes leadership in women’s human rights around globe by supporting organizations engaged in combating gender inequality. The foundation identifies and provides grants to organizations or projects that specifically champion women’s rights. It creates opportunities in order to ensure that women’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.

The foundation envisions a world where women and girls have full access to the information, resources, training, and employment opportunities to overcome social, legal and economic barriers thus participating in decision making.

Areas of interest

  • Ensuring women’s participation in conflict resolution and peace building
  • Advancing Indigenous women’s rights and leadership
  • Securing reproductive rights/justice
  • Overcoming legal inequality (including inheritance and resource rights)
  • Ending violence against women and protecting women human rights defenders
  • Promoting media reform and gender equality
  • Women’s leadership and human rights institutes

Focus Countries

Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Congo DR, Guatemala, Haiti, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United States

Examples of Past Projects

  1. Population, Poverty and Gender Equity – Global Fund for Women, Grassroots International, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH) and Women Waging Peace.
  2. Conservation of biodiversity, protection of indigenous peoples land rights, sustainable economic development – Ashoka, MOPAWI, Pacific Environment/Sakhalin Environment Watch.
  3. Indigenous people’s rights projects to support the recognition of the rights of women to self-determination and equal power within tribal community.
  4. Human Rights projects – Grassroots Global Justice, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Ustawi and Veterans for Peace.
  5. Diverse Grants to Eqbal Ahmad Foundation

Eligibility Criteria

  • Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted.
  • New proposals are considered by invitation only.
  • Individuals, service delivery projects, programs that promote religious beliefs and capital campaigns or electoral campaigns will not be funded.

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SIDA is inviting applications for Training program on Women, Peace and Security

Deadline: 30 April 2015

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is inviting applications for the training program on Women, peace and Security in Stockholm Sweden in the months of September 2015 and March 2016.

This training is conducted UNSCR 1325. UNSCR 1325 was a milestone in international efforts to end gender blindness and marginalization of women in post conflict peace and security operations. SIDA covers the candidate’s participation fee and accommodation fee along with travel expenses. A maximum of 25 applicants are admitted every year.

Course Highlights

  • Knowledge and understanding of the UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace and Security, and related concepts, methods and tools.
  • Increased understanding and ability to initiate organizational change processes.
  • Sharing experience through international and national networks.

Stages

  1. Introductory phase, development of a concept note
  2. Three weeks training in Sweden
  3. Interim period (6 months) to develop the project assign
  4. Regional follow-up, 2 weeks
  5. Continuation of the project assignment

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants from the following countries may apply: Colombia, DRC, Georgia, Liberia and South Sudan.
  • The candidate can be a professional from any government organisation or NGO.

How to Apply?

  • Fill in the attached application form which can be downloaded on the SIDA Website.
  • Write a Concept note of 1-3 pages stating the project analysis and introduction of the organization.
  • Submit the application form and concept note to the Swedish Embassy in the applicant’s country or send it via email.

For more information, please visit: SIDA UNSCR 1325.

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7 Open Training programs offered by SIDA

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is calling for applications for its 7 training programmes on Women empowerment and development of the society. SIDA offers Advanced International Training Programmes of strategic importance to the social and economic development in the participants’ countries.

SIDA offers Training program on Women, Peace and Security

Deadline: 1 December 2014

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) calls for applications for the training program on Women, peace and Security in Stockholm Sweden in the months of April and November 2015.

This training is conducted UNSCR 1325. UNSCR 1325 was a milestone in international efforts to end gender blindness and marginalization of women in post conflict peace and security operations. SIDA covers the candidate’s participation fee and accommodation fee along with travel expenses. A maximum of 25 applicants are admitted every year.

Course Highlights

  • Knowledge and understanding of the UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace and Security, and related concepts, methods and tools.
  • Increased understanding and ability to initiate organizational change processes.
  • Sharing experience through international and national networks.

Stages

  1. Introductory phase to develop a concept note
  2. Three weeks training in Sweden
  3. Interim period (6 months) to develop the project assign
  4. Regional follow-up, 2 weeks
  5. Continuation of the project assignment

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants from the following countries may apply: Colombia, DRC, Georgia, Liberia and South Sudan.
  • The candidate can be a professional from any Government organisation or NGO.

How to Apply?

  • Fill in the attached application form which can be downloaded on the SIDA Website.
  • Write a Concept note of 1-3 pages stating the project analysis and introduction of the organization.
  • Submit the application form and concept note to the Swedish Embassy in the applicant’s country or send it via email.

For more information, please visit: SIDA UNSCR 1325.

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Apply for NFP/MSP to participate in The Hague Academy Short Courses 2015

Deadline: 21 October 2014

The Hague Academy for Local Governance offers various short courses for professionals working in municipalities, Ministries, NGOs and training or research institutes and other government bodies to strengthen their capacities leading to effective performance in the workplace. The Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) and Middle-East and North-Africa (MENA) Scholarship Program (MSP) support individuals participate in these short courses. It is again the time to apply for NFP/MSP to participate in The Hague Academy Short Courses.

Courses

  1. Gender Responsive Governance (23 March – 3 April 2015)
  2. Peace-building and Local Governance (13 – 24 April 2015)
  3. Citizen Participation and Accountability (1 – 12 June 2015)
  4. Integrity and Anti-corruption (29 June – 10 July 2015)

Note the Key Dates

  • 21 October 2014 – Application submission to NFP/MSP
  • 15 January 2015 – Notification to applicants if they are granted the fellowship or not
  • Application deadline varies for each course

Eligibility Criteria

  • To apply for the course with NFP, applicants must be a national of, and working and living in, one of the 51 countries listed by NUFFIC.
  • Candidates have to be nominated by their employer to be eligible for the fellowship. There also has to be a clear need for training within the context of the organization.
  • Applicants who are employed by an organization that has its own means of staff-development are not eligible to apply for NFP.
  • Applicants must have an official or valid passport
  • Applicants must not receive more than one fellowship for courses that take place at the same time.
  • Applicants must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).
  • To apply for the course with MSP, applicants must be professional (with a maximum age of 45) and be a national or/ and working in one of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria and Tunisia.
  • Only completed application forms will be considered.

Note: Completed application form must be accommodated with Employer Statement Form and Government Statement Form to be considered for NFP/MENA for these short courses.

Click here for the Employer Statement Form.

Click here to download Government Statement Form.

You can also check the compilations on 15 short courses by the Wageningen UR & five RNTC Short-Courses being supported by the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) for the year 2015.

To read about the individual courses and criteria, click Next.

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The Norman E. Borlaug International Fellowship for Food Security & Economic Growth

Deadline: 31 October 2014

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites scientists, researchers and policymakers from developing and middle-income countries to apply for the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. This is a training and collaborative research opportunity promoting food security and economic growth.

Eligible countries and research priorities

  1. Algeria – Natural Resource Management, Economics, Climate Change
  2. Bangladesh – Animal Health & Nutrition, Natural Resource Management
  3. Burkino Faso – Food Safety, Biotechnology, Processing
  4. Colombia – Genetics and Breeding
  5. Costa Rica – Biotechnology, Climate Change
  6. Egypt – Animal Health
  7. Ethiopia – Biotechnology, Post-harvest techniques
  8. Ghana – Poultry Science, Pest Management and Food Nutrition
  9. Guatemala – Plant Health, Climate Change
  10. Honduras – Plant Health, Climate Change
  11. India – Animal Health and Nutrition, Biofuels, Natural Resource Management
  12. Indonesia – Animal Health, Biotechnology, Genetics and Breeding
  13. Jordan – Natural Resource Management, Animal Health/Biotechnology, Climate Change
  14. Kazakhstan – Animal Health, Extension/Agricultural Education
  15. Kenya – Food Safety, postharvest techniques, animal health
  16. Malawi – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
  17. Mali – food sefetyt, biotechnology and processing
  18. Malaysia – post-harvest techniques
  19. Mexico – Extension/Agricultural education, processing, post-harvest techniques
  20. Morocco – plant health, water management, climate change
  21. Mozambique – biotechnology, natural resource management
  22. Nicaragua – genetics and breeding
  23. Panama – biotechnology, climate change
  24. Philippines – biotechnology, pest management, animal breeding and genetics
  25. Rwanda – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
  26. Senegal – food safety, biotechnology, processing
  27. South Africa – biotechnology, genetics and breeding, food safety
  28. Tanzania – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
  29. Tunisia – natural resource management, plant health
  30. Turkey – biotechnology
  31. Uganda – food safety, post-harvest techniques, animal health
  32. Ukraine – agricultural economics, production agriculture, veterinary science and food safety
  33. Vietnam – animal health, biotechnology, food safety
  34. Zambia – Biotechnology, natural resource management

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be citizens of eligible country applying for specific research priorities for their own country.
  • Applicants must have completed a Master’s or higher degree and be fluent in English.
  • Applicants must be in the early or middle stage of their career, with at least two years of practical experience.
  • Applicants must be employed by a university, government agency or research entity in their home country.
  • Applicants must demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship.

Complete application includes – completed application form, program proposal and action plan, signed approval from applicant’s home institution, two letters of recommendation, official copy of transcript for college/university degree(s) received, copy of passport identification page.

For more information, please visit Apply for Borlaug Fellowship Program.

The Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) on Wageningen UR Creating Capacities for Change – Courses 2015

The Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) yearly conducts a number of short-term training courses for the development of professionals worldwide. Most of these fellowship courses are open for the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) to working professionals who are the citizen of and are working in the NFP country. An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research.

We have compiled a list of open short courses of CDI for which applications can be made for NFP.  Interested individuals belonging to and working in NFP countries who meet the eligibility criteria for the course are invited to submit applications to both CDI and NFP. Remember to go through ‘how to apply’ section to be clear on the key dates to apply for NFP and the CDI course to be eligible for the course with NFP fellowship. Please thoroughly review the courses and details and apply for the relevant courses to grab the opportunity to strengthen your professional capacity. Please be guided of the general eligibility criteria and application procedure before beginning through the list of courses –

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be working professionals employed in the NFP country and citizen of the NFP country to be eligible for the fellowship.
  • Candidates must be nominated by their employer and there should be a clear need for training within the context of the organization.
  • Applicants must have at least a B.Sc.-level (or equivalent) and a minimum of three years of relevant work experience.
  • Applicants cannot be students.
  • Applicants must be proficient in English language.

NFP Country List –

Category I (Priority countries) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen

Category II – Albania, Armenia, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Congo DR, Egypt, Eritrea, Georgia, Guatemala, Jordan, Macedonia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Apply?

  • Applicants must submit application to Wageningen UR and NFP both to secure seat for the course and fellowship to participate in the course.
  • Applicants will receive a confirmation email after submitting the online application for the course.
  • NFP application result is announced 16 weeks after the NFP application deadline.
  • To apply for NFP, please click on ‘Frequently asked questions’ and proceed.

Individuals who want to apply for more than one short course with NFP Fellowship can apply for one short course per NFP application deadline (thrice a year).

Note: Applications can also be made for MENA scholarships. Remember to click on the link to the opportunity, click ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ and check for MENA Scholarships to find if your country is eligible for the scholarship or not. Deadline for MENA Scholarships are generally earlier than that of NFP. Please apply before deadline!

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Greenovators Contest of US$250,000 for Youth Innovators

Deadline: 14 August 2014

Youth innovators from 26 borrowing countries of Inter-American Development Bank are invited to participate in Greenovators Contest. This is a chance for each youth participant a Seed Fund of US$15,000.

Greenovators, an initiative of the Inter-Development Bank (IDB), Earth University and the Republic of Costa Rica Ministry of Environment and Energy, aims to reward and promote projects of mitigation and adaptation to change climate led by young people aged 18 to 30 years.

Total 30 projects that represent innovative solutions to the challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean will be selected for the Seed Fund and an opportunity to participate in the Greenovators Event.

Prizes

  1. US$15,000 to 5 young leaders
  2. US$10,000 each to 10 young leaders
  3. US$5,000 each to 15 young leaders

The 30 Young Winners will participate in the Greenovators event in Costa Rica.

Areas of Interest

  1. Education and Awareness
  2. Energy Efficiency
  3. Renewable Energy
  4. Sustainable Transport
  5. Sustainable Business
  6. Resilient Agriculture
  7. Water resources

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be the national of one of the following countries – Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.
  • Applicants must be 18-30 years of age at the time of project registration.
  • Application must be submitted in one of the above mentioned areas of interest.
  • Proposed project must provide specific indicators to monitor the impact of the project.
  • Proposals may be submitted in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Complete application includes – completed online form, 3 minutes video and maximum 5 photos of the project, two letters of recommendation, annual budget to display the type of expenditure and investment required for the project, and curriculum vitae.

For more information, please visit Greenovators Contest.

Submit Communications on Women Human Rights Violations to UN Women

Deadline: 1 August 2014

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, Commission on the Status of Women accepts communications in the form of complaints, appeals or petitions on the Status of Women. The communication must contain information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any country in the world. Such communications are part of the Commission’s annual program or work. They help the Commission identify emerging trends and patterns of injustice and discriminatory practices against women works as guideline in policy formulation and development of strategies for the promotion of gender equality.

How does it work?

  1. Communications with detailed information on the allegations of human rights violations affecting the Status of Women are received by UN Women Human Rights Sections till 1 August 2014
  2. The UN Women Secretary-General sends communications to the Governments concerned and these governments are invited to submit replies with 12-weeks deadline.
  3. Compilation of confidential report by UN Women, containing the summaries of communications and replies from the concerned Governments (if any)
  4. A working group on communications on the status of women meets in closed meetings for about five working days. During these meetings, the group considers the communications and replies. The working group prepares a report that identifies trends and patterns of reliably-attested injustice and discriminatory practices against women. The report indicates the categories in which communications are most frequently submitted to the Commission.
  5. The confidential list of communications and replies, and the working group’s report are made ready for distribution in the annual session.
  6. In second week of the Annual Session, the Commission on the Status of Women takes up the item ‘Communications concerning the Status of Women’ in closed meeting(s).
  7. Recommendations can be made to the Economic and Social Council on the action to be taken on emerging trends and patterns of discrimination against women.
  8. The Commission takes note of the report of the Working Group and includes in the annual report that submits to the Economic and Social Council.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Submissions can be made by any individual, non-governmental organization, group or network from anywhere in the world.
  • The communications must contain accurate and detailed information relating to women’s rights in any sector in any country in the world.

For more information, please visit Communications Procedure.

Peace Projects : The Journalists and Writers Foundation Grant Program for NGO Projects promoting Peacebuilding

Deadline: 30 September 2014

The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) invites grant applications for Peace Projects, the grant program that supports NGO projects promoting peaceful coexistence through dialogue and reconciliation; fostering pluralism, good governance, freedom of belief; advancing social and economic development and environmental responsibility; upholding respect for human rights, and gender equality and empowerment and other broad range of disciplines.

The JWF is a non-governmental organization that promotes peaceful coexistence through dialogue and understanding at global, regional and local levels.

Grant Awards

  1. Project Grants of maximum US$50,000 to implement the project.
  2. Best Implementation Cash Awards:
    • US$30,000 – First Place Award
    • US$20,000 – Second Place Award
    • US$10,000 – Third Place Award

Project Topics (may be but not limited to)

  1. Inter-communal and inter-state dialogue/cooperation
  2. Peace education
  3. Pluralism and multiculturalism
  4. Youth, conflict and peacebuilding
  5. Early warning and conflict prevention
  6. Mediation and negotiation
  7. Post-conflict reconciliation
  8. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
  9. Good governance, rule of law and transitional justice
  10. Poverty, development and peacebuilding
  11. Gender and peacebuilding
  12. Religion and peacebuilding
  13. Role of media in conflict and peacebuilding
  14. Social-psychological impacts of violent conflict and trauma healing
  15. Development and peacebuilding
  16. Social media and peacebuilding

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be not-for-profit organization anywhere in the world.
  • At least one member of the applicant team must be more than 18 years of age.
  • Proposals can’t be made for supporting or advancing already existing projects. However applications can be made for upgrading projects to new stage, or to use the previous implementations as a model in different areas.

For more information, please visit Peace Projects.

Participate in Marlegno Prefabricated Wooden’s Buildings Designing the Future Competition 2014

Deadline: 31 August 2014

Participants from around the globe are invited take part in Marlegno Prefabricated Wooden’s Buildings Designing the Future Competition organized by Marlegno Prefabricated Wooden Buildings, in collaboration with the Association of Architects of Bergamo. The mission of organizing this competition is to obtain different architectural solutions, starting from a few basic elements/modules.

Prizes:

  • First place 5.600,00 euro
  • Second place 2.800,00 euro
  • Third place 1.400,00 euro

Note: The first 50 projects will be exhibited at Marlegno exhibition hall until 31 October 31, 2014.

Documents required:

The project work, consisting of one drawing, must be in ISO format A1 (594 mm * 841 mm) vertical and contain:

  • Concept
  • Technical drawings , plans, elevations , sections and construction details
  • Rendering

The files must be in “.Pdf” format, and have a total maximum size of 20 MB.

Eligibility criteria:

  • The contest is open to graduate students, architects, engineers and designers.
  • Groups can participate but must nominate a single representative.
  • Each participant is permitted to submit a single project.
  • The contest is international and the official language is English.

For more information, visit Designing the Future Competition page.