Before getting down to write proposals for the funding opportunity under the IFAD’s Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) 2010 Call for Proposals, it will be interesting to read and analyze the current projects funded under this programme. In fact, IFAD has a number of rural-based remittance … [Read more...] about IFAD’s Rural Remittances and Development Projects under Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) -1
IFAD’s Rural Remittances and Development Projects under Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) -2
The Groupe de recherché et d’echanges technologiques (GRET) in Senegal is implementing a two-year project for Senegalese migrants living in Italy who find difficulties in not only sending money back home due to limited remittance facilities in their home country but also because their major … [Read more...] about IFAD’s Rural Remittances and Development Projects under Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) -2
IFAD’s Rural Remittances and Development Projects under Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) -3
In Asia, the funded projects have been extended to India, Nepal and Tajikistan. In India, the Indian Grameen Services has partnered with private banks to implement projects in the poorest regions of the country where through male migration is very high, yet access to credit back home is low, … [Read more...] about IFAD’s Rural Remittances and Development Projects under Finance Facility for Remittances (FFR) -3
UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs
UN-HABITAT adopted a resolution in 2007 to establish the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund to mobilize young people for advocating for youth-related policy formulation; support governmental and non-governmental agencies to respond to youth concerns; support youth information networks; implement new ideas on … [Read more...] about UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs
Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…1
The European Commission’s (EC) thematic programme called as ‘Investing in People’ has been developed with a broader aim of reducing poverty and working towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There are several components and themes under this programme to address various … [Read more...] about Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…1
Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…2
Under this 2009-2010 call for proposals, the European Commission is considering to provide grant support for actions relevant for providing social protection to informal economy workers and vulnerable groups. Earlier, the EC made financial allocations for evaluating social policies on social … [Read more...] about Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…2
Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…3
Proposals can be submitted under this call for proposals to the EC for projects addressing the social protection needs of the informal workers and most vulnerable groups such as elderly people, people with disabilities, children, ethnic minorities, and migrants. Proposal guidelines list out some … [Read more...] about Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…3
Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…4
The minimum and maximum amounts proposed under this call for proposals are €500,000 and €2,000,000. The EC will support up to 80% of the total costs of the project for local organizations but for international agencies, the grant will not exceed more than 50% of the total costs. The EC encourages … [Read more...] about Grant Support for Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers and Vulnerable Groups…4
Equator Prize for reducing Poverty through Conservation
Projects and organizations working locally in developing countries to eliminate poverty through conservation are still making significant contribution for the overall achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); they can now apply for the Equator Prize 2010. The award has been established … [Read more...] about Equator Prize for reducing Poverty through Conservation
Microenterprise Sector under USAID’s Development Grants Program
Source: DGP - RFA - Request for Applications No. M/OAA/GRO/EGAS-DGP-10-001 The DGP will support the following [under the Microenterprise sector of the USAID’s Development Grants Program]: Inclusive Financial Markets Policy Environment for Micro and Small Enterprises Microenterprise … [Read more...] about Microenterprise Sector under USAID’s Development Grants Program
