Deadline: 4 August 2013
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has a small grants facility for NGOs to support advocacy activities. It is currently accepting applications under the ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) Small Grants 2014 Call for Proposals for taking the ICPD beyond 2014, to position SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) and the priorities of the ICPD in the next development framework.
2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). 2015 is the year the successor to the Millennium Development Goals will be negotiated and adopted. The outcome of these processes will greatly impact future Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) policy, funding and programming priorities at global level and at national level.
The on-going ICPD review offers a unique opportunity to review the evidence base, and find out where gains have been made and work needs to be done in terms of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to make sure these are at the core of our asks for the next development framework. It also offers the opportunity to convene and mobilize civil society civil society, to work with governments to make sure SRHR is positioned at the centre of policy priorities for national governments and their positions in regional and global negotiations. Particularly those connected to the post 2015 development framework.
Civil society has a critical role to play in influencing government priorities and positions for these negotiations. To ensure that civil society engagement in these processes is strong, meaningful and has impact IPPF is launching a funding facility and between now and 2015 to support civils society engagement in these policy processes.
The first round of proposals are open to civil society organizations working at national or regional levels in South, East, and South East Asia, Africa including North Africa, and the Middle East, and Central Asia. The maximum grant amount for all grants is $9,500. For civil society organizations based in Central Asia it is $10,900. All grantees must provide 10% match funding. Multi- partner applications are welcome.
Successful applications must demonstrate one or more of the following:
- A clear plan to communicate positive messages about SRHR to governments who are sending delegations to global policy events;
- A clear plan to participate in government delegations at global policy events and do follow up advocacy at the national level to ensure national follow up of global policy debates. Global policy events can include: the Open Working Group for the Sustainable Development Goals, Regional Population Conferences for the ICPD, Regional population conferences in 2013, the 2013 MDG Special Event, Commission on Population and Development and the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) 2013/14 for the Millennium Development Goals and the ICPD beyond 2014 process;
- Have defined a clear plan for follow up work on accountability and transparency over the following 12 months, at national level.
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