African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is providing grants to NGOs to undertake activities for the commemoration of World AIDS Day 2012. It is calling on Women’s Organisations on the African Continent, working on HIV&AIDS issues to send in proposals with innovative strategies for commemoration of the 2012 World AIDS day.
The goal for AWDF’s support of the 2012 World AIDS Day campaign is to promote, encourage, and increase the enrolment of women of reproductive ages onto ‘Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV’ services through:
- Innovative HIV prevention activities
- Stigma reduction activities
- HIV Counseling and Testing
- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission activities
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have been in existence for at least 3 years
- The organisation must be duly registered, at least with its local government structure
- The organization must be led by a woman
- The organization must be a community based organisation
- The organization must have an appreciable financial management system
- The organization must be capable of reporting back on the outcomes of the project
- The organization must be highly recommended by a donor agency, a grantee or partner of AWDF or the local government office
- Applicants must complete application forms
The deadline to submit proposals is 20 July 2012. For more information, visit this link.
