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NMF and GIZ funding opportunity for NGOs to implement community dialogues in South African provinces

The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) in collaboration with The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, working on behalf of the German Government, seeks expressions of interest from experienced NGOs that are interested in and capable of implementing the community dialogues in all South African Provinces. These NGOs will be trained on the tried-and-tested Community Capacity Enhancement (CCE) methodology. The NGO’s in turn will receive funding directly from GIZ and will be expected to identify and train local and community based NGOs to implement the community dialogues at the district and community level. The selected NGO’s will also be expected to monitor and evaluate the impact of the community dialogues.

GIZ GmbH has provided support to the NMF community dialogues on HIV/AIDS programme using the CCE methodology developed by UNDP since 2008. The aim of the community dialogue programme is to build relationships based on trust and mutual respect, providing a space for individuals, community organisations, government and faith-based institutions to engage constructively in addressing the social drivers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. After three successful years the NMF and GIZ are handing the programme over to non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Government and communities concerned.

The NOG’s must have the experience in:

– successful implementation of at least 3 major HIV/AIDS prevention and/or social change projects in the last 2 years with a budget of at least 500,000 Rand each (proof requested);

– Experience with community conversations is of advantage;

– Knowledge of national and international best practices in HIV and AIDS is required;

Knowledge of the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS is a prerequisite;

– Knowledge, expertise and experience in project management including budgeting, fund raising, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, training and facilitation is necessary and must be proven.

Community Dialogues Briefing Session:

The Nelson Mandela Foundation in collaboration with the Deutsche GIZ will host a briefing session at the Nelson Mandela Foundation for interested NGO’s. Participation at the briefing session is mandatory for selection.

Deadline for submitting the expression of interest is June 5, 2011. For more information and details, please visit the link.

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2012 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program: Call for Application from South African Professionals

Applications are invited for The 2012 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program that offers an opportunity to mid-level professionals from South Africa to pursue one year non-graduate fellowship in the US. The program is aimed at providing the future leaders of South Africa to get an insight and on-hand experience about the U.S. society, culture, and professional fields leading towards better ties between the professionals from the two countries.

The fellows will be placed at participating universities in the United States from August 2012 to June 2013.

Fields of Study

Fellowships are available in the fields of Agricultural and Rural Development, Communications/Journalism, Economic Development, Educational Administration, Planning and Policy, Finance and Banking, Higher Education Administration, HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention, Human Resource Management, Law and Human Rights, Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change, Public Health Policy and Management, Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration, Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention, Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Technology Policy and Management, Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention, Urban and Regional Planning,

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants who are eligible to apply for Humphrey Fellowship must have a first university degree besides having five years of substantial professional experience. They must also demonstrate leadership qualities and a record of public service. Fluency in English is a must.

Grant Provisions

The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship provides:

Round-trip economy international travel for the grantee.

Tuition and university fees.

Limited accident and sickness insurance for the grantee only.

The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying dependents.

The last date for submitting the application is June 6, 2011

For further details, please visit the link.

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CIDA Call for Proposals for South African Civil Society Organizations

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The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has a call for proposals for civil society organizations in South Africa under the Capacity Building Technical Assistance Fund (CBTAF).

CBTAF seeks to provide insitutional support to organizations that are working to promote good goverance in South Africa. Proposals can be submitted for funding to build capacities in the following areas:

Building accountable Public Institutions;
Securing the future for children and youth;
Food security.

Organisations may request funding to support a learning exchange or technical assistance between your organisation and an organisation in Canada, Africa or elsewhere in the world, or any training which would build capacity in your CSO and not merely develop skills. CBTAF funding CANNOT be used to fund infrastructure, items of a capital nature, salaries, operational costs, medical expenses, team building or training for one person only.

Requirements:

Only registered CSOs that have been in existence for more than two years, and who are working in the above mentioned focus areas only, may apply;
Each organisation is limited to the submission of one proposal only. The proposal must clearly outline what capacity will be built or improved within your organization as a result of CBTAF support;
The proposal’s budget may not exceed CAD 100 000. Projects can be anywhere from one week to one year in duration.

Deadline: 12:00 noon on Monday, January 31, 2011.

For more information, visit this link.

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Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa’s Call for Proposals

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The Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA), a nonprofit initiative offering assessment and certification services to tourism products in South Africa, seeks to contract the services of an independent consultant (or group of consultants) to evaluate the project described above, implemented by FTTSA and funded by the NDA during the period 01 April 2008 to 28 February 2011.

The outputs of the consultancy will be:

A list of stakeholders consulted during the evaluation process;
A critical analysis of project management during the project;
An analysis of key outputs in terms of the two main objectives of a) product development and b) improving market access for each of the six beneficiaries;
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the project activities (including marketing);
A summary of partner experiences of the project.

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Vodacom Social Exchange Challenges 2010

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The Betavine Social Exchange (BSX) was officially launched in South Africa on 15 October 2009 at the SANGONeT Conference in Johannesburg.

BSX aims to help people solve challenges in the developing world using mobile technology. NGOs and local people raise challenges, developers create mobile solutions and partners assist with the deployment. Mobile solutions are beta-trialled using Betavine’s core functionality, whilst local entrepreneurs and businesses help devise a sustainable deployment plan to ensure the solution can become accessible in the long-term.

Vodacom is sponsoring three Challenges on the Betavine Social Exchange with a combined prize of R80 000.

The three Challenges are completely open, inviting mobile developers, local businesses and entrepreneurs and students to get together to create solutions to Challenges in:

Education & Training, with Community Partner the Meraka Institute;
Health “fighting HIV/Aids”, with Community Partner CellLife;
Community Information, with Community Partner RLabs.

Each winner will receive a cash prize of R20 000 with the opportunity to discuss deployment options with the Vodacom Innovation team.

An overall winner will be selected who will win a further R20 000 for their great work.

You can enter all of the three Challenges to increase your chances of winning.

Entry criteria:

Entrants must be registered as a developer in the Betavine Community;
Entries need to be submitted in English;
Entries must be designed to be deployable in South Africa (but not restricted to this region).

For more information about the competition, refer to www.betavine.net/vodacomcompetition

The closing date for entries is 31 May 2010.