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EU-Eritrea: Strengthening the Capacities of Civil Society Organisations & Local Authorities

Deadline: 30 May 2016

The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for its thematic programme “Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities” to strengthen civil society organisations’ and local authorities’ contribution to governance and development processes.

The programme is divided into two lots:

LOT 1 – CSOs (EUR 950 000): To support and strengthen CSOs’ capacity to perform their roles as development actors, services providers and agents in policy processes, in coordination with the country’s relevant stakeholders, in the areas of:
- support to children, women, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups
- gender equality
- education
- health
- food security and sustainable natural resources management
- water and sanitation
- culture, media and information
- cultural and natural heritage
- interfaith dialogue and prevention of radicalisation
- youth empowerment;
- economic empowerment for disadvantaged groups and populations segments out of mainstream services
- decent work and rights at work;
- migration and fight to trafficking and smuggling.
To foster CSOs’ cooperation with similar entities (eg with other Eritrean, African and European CSOs) and with LAs in-country and abroad and/or to strengthen CSOs’ cooperation with international and regional intergovernmental organisations.

LOT 2 – LAs (EUR 300 000): To support LAas’ capacity to perform their roles as development actors, service and welfare providers, and promoters of inclusive and sustainable growth at the local level (according to their institutional mandate) in the areas of:
- support to children, women, people with disability and other vulnerable groups
- gender equality
- education
- health
- food security and sustainable natural resources management
- water and sanitation
- culture, media and information
- cultural and natural heritage
- interfaith dialogue and prevention of radicalisations
- youth empowerment
- economic empowerment for disadvantaged groups and populations segments out of mainstream services
- decent work and rights at work
- migration and fight to trafficking and smuggling
To foster LAs’ cooperation with similar entities (eg with other Eritrean, African and European LAs) and with CSOs in-country and abroad and/or to strengthen LAs’ cooperation with international and regional intergovernmental organisations.

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

LOT 1 – CSOs
- minimum amount: EUR 150 000
- maximum amount: EUR 500 000
LOT 2 – LAs
- minimum amount: EUR 150 000
- maximum amount: EUR 300 000

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person or an entity without legal personality
- be non-profit-making
- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, , local authority
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or in the State of Eritrea or in another EU partner countries, as follows:
  - developing countries that are included in the list of recipients of ODA established by the OECD/DAC including countries and territories falling within the scope of Council Decision 2013/755/EU on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’)
  - countries that are signatories to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, including South Africa
  - countries eligible for the European Development Fund
  - countries eligible for Union funding under the European Neighbourhood Instrument established by Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘European Neighbourhood Instrument’) including the Russian Federation.
  - be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
- Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations

How to Apply

The application procedure consists of two phases:
- Concept notes
- Full applications
In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.

ViiV Healthcare: Call for Proposals for Positive Actions for Girls and Women Funds

Deadline: 26 April 2016

ViiV Healthcare is seeking proposals from organisations for its Positive Actions for Girls and Women Fund with an aim to tackle the harmful practices and norms that limit the aspirations of girls and women and increase their vulnerability to HIV and to fund projects which focus on the reducing the commoditization of girls as well as supporting projects and organisations that advocate for girls and women.

Objectives

Reduce the commoditization of girls (e.g. sexual or gender-based violence, early marriage, forced sex work, inter-generational relationships)
Support existing projects, organisations and innovators that advocate for girls and women

Funding Information: The 2016 Call for Proposals is limited to applications of £50,000 over two years (about £25,000 per year).

Focus Areas

Community leadership to improve knowledge of and access to appropriate sexual and reproductive health information and services in early adolescence
Reducing incidence of and ending community acceptance of early marriage, forced marriage and relationships of power imbalance
Community interventions to end sexual and gender based violence, particularly amongst adolescent girls
Community initiatives that support HIV positive adolescent girls to access appropriate SRH information and services; and reduce HIV related stigma and discrimination that may lead to vulnerability for these girls
Community advocacy that address punitive laws and policies that put adolescent girls at risk of harassment, violence and/or arrest by the police, including girls in key populations

Selection Criteria

Addresses harmful practices that leads to health/HIV risk
Promoting rights, education and campaigning rights of girls
Build aspiration and opportunities to escape poverty for adolescent girls
Enhance information about and access to SRH services
Advocacy
Demonstrating Impact (Monitoring and Evaluation)
Addresses root causes
Assure sustainability

Eligibility Criteria

Non-governmental and community-based organisations that can deliver change at a community level
The PAGW does not have any specific restrictions, although it is expected to be focused on communities in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.
The PAGW accepts applications in French.
The lead contact should be the person responsible for delivery of the project at a country level wherever possible.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit ViiV Healthcare.

U.S. Mission to Niger: Integrated Gender Equality Advancement Program

Deadline: 23 May 2016

The United States Embassy is seeking applications from qualified Nigerien local organizations for a program entitled “Niger Integrated Gender Equality Advancement: Empowering Adolescent Girls for a more Prosperous and Stable Life” that will contribute to the U.S. Mission’s efforts in promoting gender equality with an aim to address the needs and challenges of adolescent girls, including those with physical disabilities, within a positive, nurturing and supportive environment.

The program will help to empower vulnerable adolescent girls to become change agents in their communities through capacity building and leadership development trainings.

Objectives

Provide opportunities and growth experiences that will enable participants to become independent, self-sufficient and confident young women.
Provide assistance to adolescents with physical, visual and hearing disabilities to reach their full potential.
Create a network for adolescent girls to ensure sustainability.

Funding Information: Approximate total funding is 850,000 US dollars.

Activities

Empowering adolescents with physical, visual and hearing disabilities
Changing the mindset of adolescent girls
Youth Resource Centers
Vocational training

Eligibility Criteria

Local Nigerien Non-Governmental Organizations are eligible to apply
Funds will be allocated to more than one recipients based on the proposed activities.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

For more information, please visit Niger Integrated Gender Equality Advancement.

European Commission’s 4th Call for Proposals: Community Development Programme in Cyprus

Deadline: 27 May 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for its 4 th Community Development Programme in order to improve the living standards of the citizens living in the northern part of Cyprus.

The programme is divided into two lots:

Lot 1: Support to Urban Local Communities(1,500,000)
Lot 2: Support to Rural Local Communities(3,350,000)

Themes

Waste management services
Cleaning and environmental services
Social services targeting elderly, women, children and youth
Stray animals management services
Pest control services
Capacity building and strengthening of management structures

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:

Lot (1)
- minimum amount: EUR 400,000
- maximum amount: EUR 750,000
Lot (2)
- minimum amount: EUR 350,000
- maximum amount: EUR 560,000

Eligibility Criteria (For both the Lots)

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

be a legal person
be non-profit-making
be a local community as mentioned in Council Regulation with a population greater than 15,000 people
be established in the northern part of Cyprus
be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary
Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations

How to Apply

The application procedure consist of two phases:
- Concept notes
- Full applications
In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.

DFID: Future Infrastructure & Economic Development Programmes in Nepal

Deadline: 1 June 2016

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is in the final stages of developing the next 5 year plan for support to Nepal. For the Business Case approvals, DFID is soon launching number of new competitive opportunities to fulfill its commitments.

DFID will hold two early market engagement events during the month of April to discuss specific future programmes requirements in Nepal. These include:

First

Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal – Building Back Better
RAP3 Mugu – Humla Link Road Programme

Second

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Priority Areas

The program priority areas include:

improving infrastructure;
increasing economic development and improving access to jobs;
expanding the response to the post-earthquake reconstruction.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to register themselves to DFID supplier portal in order to apply.

For more information, please visit the following link

https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/supplier/publicbulletin/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9NjU5MDA%3D

DFID’s Programme on Preventing Violence Against Adolescent Girls in Ghana

Deadline: 29 April 2016

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a five year programme titled- Preventing Violence Against Adolescent Girls (PVAAG) in order to contribute to the prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Ghana.

It combines five mutually supportive components, bringing a holistic approach to the prevention of violence against women and girls that works at the individual, interpersonal, community and societal levels. At outcome level, the intervention seeks to reduce violence as experienced among adolescent girls in target communities.

The programme focuses on improving the enabling environment and the capability of adolescent girls to protect themselves from violence (including addressing harmful social norms that drive VAWG) as well as strengthening the evidence base on violence against adolescent girls in Ghana. Our intention is to focus on a results-based contract for this assignment.

How to Apply

Interested applicants may register themselves to DFID Supplier Portal to apply for the programme.

For more information, please visit the following link.

https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/supplier/publicbulletin/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9NjYwNDA%3D

European Commission: Strengthening the Capacities of Civil Society Organisations & Local Authorities in Liberia

Deadline: 31 May 2016

The European Commission is currently accepting applications from eligible organizations for the thematic programme “Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities 2014-2020” to strengthen service delivery by CSOs and to contribute to the democratic process in Liberia.

Objectives

To support initiatives aimed at improving legal certainty and enforcement of land rights
To support initiatives aimed at empowering vulnerable – women and youth
To support initiatives aimed at improving access to quality mental health services

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 300 000 and EUR 1 000 000.

Location

Actions must take place in Liberia.

Duration

The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 18 months nor exceed 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person
- be non-profit-making
- be a non-governmental organisation
- be established in Liberia or in a Member State of the European Union
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and
- Demonstrate previous presence or experience working in Liberia
Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s).
Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant.

How to Apply

The application procedure consists of two phases:
- Concept notes
- Full applications
In the first instance, only concept notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, lead applicants who have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a full application

For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.

International Women’s Media Foundation: African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative

Deadline: 15 June 2016

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is currently inviting applications from women journalists from across the globe for its African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative.

This program is funded $ 5 million by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and is designed to support journalists interested in pursuing stories that go beyond the well-established path of political instability, armed conflicts, and humanitarian crisis in the region.

Over the next four years, the IWMF will continue to lead groups of women journalists to the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and provide training and support for in-country journalists. These efforts include essential security training to help journalists stay safe in the field.

As part of its African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative, the IWMF will lead eight trips to the region over the course of 2016.

Eligibility Criteria

Women journalists of all nationalities are welcome to apply.
Applicant must be a woman journalist.
Applicant must have at least 3 years professional experience in journalism. Journalists working in print, broadcast, or digital media, including freelancers, are eligible.
Non-native English speakers must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program.
Applicant must be able to demonstrate support from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.

How to Apply

Applicant may not submit one application for multiple countries or trips. She must submit a complete application and story plan for each country for which she wants to apply.
Applications include basic details, a statement of interest including a researched story pitch, CV, work samples, and either a letter of support from an editor or a proven track record of publication.
All applications materials must be submitted in English.

For more information, please visit IWMF.

Apply for Mama Cash 2016 Grants: Supporting Initiatives Led by Women!

Deadline: 31 May 2016

Applications are open for Mama Cash 2016 Grants that support ambitious feminist and women’s rights organisations and initiatives led by and for women, girls and trans people.

The Mama Cash was the first international women’s fund in the world and is still alive and kicking. For 2016, Mama Cash expects to approve grants to approximately 20 new groups, in addition to the planned renewal grants to current grantee-partners.

Focus Areas

Mama Cash supports groups and initiatives that:

Work from a feminist and/or women’s rights perspective
Are self-led by the women, girls and/or trans people they serve
Have the promotion of women’s, girls’ and/or trans people’s human rights as their primary mission, and not just as the focus of part of their programmes
Push for structural and fundamental change
Focus on issues that are under-addressed and/or contested

Themes

Body
- Reproductive justice
- Changing sex, sexuality and gender norms
- Reframing and ending violence
Money (economic justice)
- Labour rights
- Environmental justice
Voice
- Accessing and Redistributing Power – Political Participation
- Shifting Stereotypes through Arts and Media

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants include groups, organisations, networks and other women’s funds. They are led by and work for sexual and ethnic minorities, adolescent girls, trans people, indigenous women, low-income women, single mothers, women with disabilities, migrant women, sex workers, rural women and women workers in both formal and informal sectors.
Applicants must be based outside of the United States or Canada.
Grant seeking organization must have annual operating budgets below EUR200,000.
Applicant organization or initiatives must have their primary mission to promote the women’s, girls’ and/or trans people’s human rights.
Individuals or businesses are not eligible to apply for Mama Cash Grants.
Applicants must work from a feminist and/or women’s rights perspective; self-led by women, girls and/or trans people they serve.
Applicants must push for structural and fundamental change and be connected to other organizations in women’s rights and/or other social justice movements.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply for grants by filling up the Letter of Interest form available on the given website.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mamacash.org/apply-for-a-grant/

CRDF Global: Seeking Proposals for 2016 U.S. MENA Joint Research Competition

Deadline: 15 June 2016

CRDF Global is accepting proposals for its 2016 U.S.-MENA Joint Research Initiative, to support research projects between young Arab female investigators in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and U.S. researchers in the agricultural sciences.

CRDF Global is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources, training, and services.

Goals

Support high-quality, innovative international research by teams of U.S. and MENA researchers in the agricultural sciences.
Encourage diversity in the international community by increasing the representation and development of early-career female scientists.
Foster long-term, sustained scientific engagement between U.S. and MENA researchers.

Award Information

Research Grant awards, each up to USD 100,000 total, will be made to joint research teams of U.S. and MENA scientists, in support of 1-3 year projects.

Eligibility Criteria

Joint research teams of scientists employed at accredited public and private U.S. and MENA universities and research centers are eligible to participate in this competition.
Eligible MENA countries include Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.
Proposals must include one MENA female Principal Investigator (PI) and one U.S. PI
- Possessing the degree of Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent research experience
- Having at least five scientific publications in peer-reviewed scientific literature.3 These PIs will share overall responsibility for the project in their respective countries, coordinating all project participants and institutions.
The PI for the MENA team:
- must be female
- must be an early-career scientist, defined as a clinician or scientist who has received her highest degree of study within the past five years. No exceptions to this requirement will be considered
The MENA PI and participants on the MENA team:
- must be citizens and permanent residents within the eligible MENA countries
- must reside within the eligible MENA country during the course of the CRDF Global-ICBA project
- must be currently employed at one of the country’s universities (academic institutions)
- must work full-time in civilian research
The U.S. PI and participants on the U.S. team:
- must be legally employed by an accredited U.S. university
- must reside in the U.S. during the course of the CRDF Global-ICBA project. Graduate students on the U.S. team may be foreign nationals, but they must be enrolled full-time in an accredited degree program at the U.S. institution
All projects must be oriented toward non-military objectives and must be carried out in a civilian research environment.
All proposals must include participation by at least one student/postdoctoral researcher on each team (i.e. one MENA student or postdoctoral researcher AND one U.S. student or postdoctoral researcher) who will make substantive contributions to the research while receiving practical opportunities for professional development in the natural sciences or engineering. These opportunities should be described in the “Student/Postdoctoral Mentorship Plan.

How to Apply

Applicants must apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit Joint Research Competition.

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