King Baudouin Foundation has launched the second call for proposals to provide financial support for projects implementing community-based programs using football to fight HIV and AIDS. In its first call for proposals, which announced in December 2009, it had selected 26 projects from more than 16 countries across the continent and provided an overall funding… [Read More]
SEED Awards for innovative partnerships for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability
The SEED Initiative founded by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg has been established as a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. It supports innovative small-scale and locally driven entrepreneurships around the globe which integrate social and environmental benefits into their business… [Read More]
Call for Applications: Young Women Knowledge and Leadership Institute (YOWLI)
Application Deadline: May 30, 2010 3rd International Youth Training Dec 2010 – Jan 2011 Dakar, Senegal Mobilizing Youth on Public Policy Monitoring: Accountability for Economic and Social Rights The Young Women’s Knowledge and Leadership Institute (YOWLI) is one of the 3 Flagship programs of AWOMI. The other flagship programs are the African Women Economic Education… [Read More]
CODESRIA Small grants programme
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the eighteenth competition under its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing. The grants are designed to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in African universities through… [Read More]
Nominations for the Southern Africa Drivers of Change Award 2010 are now open
The Drivers of Change award recognizes individuals or organizations from across the southern Africa Region that are making a real impact, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies, to overcome poverty. It is awarded in four categories: civil society, government, individual and business. The award has been established to hold up living examples of… [Read More]
Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa
Sourced from http://www.awid.org “The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the fourth Annual Award for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa. The awards are divided into five categories and AfriComNet will give one award per category for outstanding initiatives, campaigns,… [Read More]
New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa-3
New Field Foundation’s grantmaking is carried out through two programs, Local and Regional. By funding local and regional efforts that complement one another, we aim to support positive change within specific focus areas and also more broadly across Africa. Existing grants within these categories are listed under grants awarded. Local Program The three focus areas… [Read More]
New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa -2
Regional Program Through the Regional program, New Field Foundation aims to support the creation of a more just, equitable and peaceful world for rural African women. To this end, it funds programs that promote systemic changes in policies, laws, cultural norms and the distribution of resources. Such changes must be functional and relevant for rural… [Read More]
New Field Foundation’s Grantmaking Program in Africa
New Field Foundation’s grantmaking is carried out through two programs, Local and Regional. By funding local and regional efforts that complement one another, it aims to support positive change within specific focus areas and also more broadly across Africa. Existing grants within these categories are listed under grants awarded. Local Program The three focus areas… [Read More]
FGEF Grants for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Change Projects in Africa
The French Global Environment Facility (FGEF) has announced the availability of grant support for projects related to biodiversity protection and climate change in Africa. Under its second phase of Small-Scale Initiatives Program (SSIP) for 2009-2010, it is aiming to strengthen civil society contribution for the conservation of the environment in Central and Western African countries,… [Read More]
