Deadline- 29 October 2013
All eligible civil society organizations are invited to apply for grant programme of up to £30,000 offered by Commonwealth Foundation. The goal of this program is to contributes to sustainable development in the context of effective, responsive and accountable governance with civil society participation. It supports innovation and sharing of replicable and sustainable models, whilst promoting good practice in participatory governance.
Objectives-
- Deliver an efficient and effective programme which is responsive to the development needs of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the Commonwealth
- Complement the effectiveness of the Foundation’s projects by providing grants to CSOs beyond those supported through the projects
- Generate knowledge and understanding of participatory governance and its benefits in promoting effective, responsive and accountable governance within the Commonwealth by supporting models of good practice
Eligibility & Criteria-
This grant programme is for-
- Civil society organisations
- Funding for new projects delivered in Commonwealth Foundation member countries
- Proposals that mainstream the Foundation’s cross-cutting outcome areas in their project design-
- Gender equality
- Environmental sustainability
- Cultural respect and understanding
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