TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) has announced a call for proposals to provide funding of £400,000 to international development projects.
TRAID will consider projects that combat the negative impacts of the textile supply and production chain on people and/or the environment (Projects can tackle issues relating to any of the stages in the chain eg growing; harvesting; spinning/weaving/knitting; bleaching/dyeing/washing and treatment; cutting and sewing; recycling/disposal)
TRAID seek to fund projects which
- Reduce inequality
- Involve the local partner and beneficiaries in the project design, and include them in its implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Build the capacity of the local organisation(s), and address the capacity of local stakeholders to advocate for their own rights where applicable
- Protect and improve the environment or do it no harm
TRAID will consider applications for any amount of funding up to the total budget available. It has no set number of grants we wish to make, nor do we aim to make grants of any particular size. It will consider applications for both co-funded projects and projects where it is the sole donor.
Projects should aim to be sustainable within the funded period or have a plan in place for ultimate sustainability. There is no maximum length of project. Although it will consider projects of any length, if you are submitting a project of one year please justify the length of the project.
This opportunity does not have a particular geographical focus for our funding. However, it does not fund projects in countries without a recognised development need
TRAID recognises that in addition to the costs directly associated with a project, such as staff and equipment, projects will also draw on the resources of the rest of an organisation. The full cost of any project should be applied for. TRAID will also consider pre-project costs such as baseline surveys, participatory planning etc.
Initially, only a two-page concept note has to be submitted by 13 March 2013. For more information, visit this link.
