UNIFEM with the support of CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) has launched a call for proposals to provide small grant to NGOs or networks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The aim of the programme is to facilitate strategic action to secure women’s right to property and inheritance in the context of HIV and AIDS by providing catalytic resources to NGOs or networks working at the community and grassroots levels.
Project proposals should address at least one of the three outcome areas but do not necessarily have to address all three as outlined:
- Strengthening legal frameworks and processes that promote women’s rights and eliminate gender inequality in the context of HIV/AIDS, particularly in relation to women’s property and inheritance rights.
- Building the capacity of legal professionals and paraprofessionals (i.e. paralegals), informal justice system service providers to implement adequate legislation or remove gender discriminatory provisions in existing legislation relating to HIV/AIDS toward promoting and protecting women’s rights to property and inheritance.
- Enhanced capacity and influence of gender equality experts, advocates and their organizations and networks to ensure that national HIV/AIDS laws, policies and strategies uphold and promote women’s rights
Applicants may request grant support of up to $75,000 for a project of one year duration. The deadline to submit proposals is 20 October 2010. For more information, visit this link.
