The Women Peacemakers Program is a program of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. It is currently accepting applications from “women who have been involved in either official or unofficial peace processes and who may be working at the grassroots, national or … [Read more...] about Opportunity for Women Peacemakers
Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program
IT for Change, a nonprofit organization located in India has announced a call for pre-proposals under its Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society, an Asia-wide research program organized with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Individual researchers or … [Read more...] about Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program
Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program -2
The objectives of the Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program are: to understand how emerging techno-social paradigms, shaped by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), recast the citizenship of marginalised women; to examine the challenges to … [Read more...] about Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program -2
Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program -3
Applicants should be either at doctoral-level or should have at least 15 years of experience. They should preferably have experience in the fields of gender and development, information society or digital media in the global South. They should also demonstrate their interest in feminist research. … [Read more...] about Call for Pre-Proposals: Gender and Citizenship in the Information Society: An Asia-wide Research Program -3
Training Program on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa
The Africa Youth Trust in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute is organizing the training program on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa (EAHUWO). The program is sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). It will be held from 2nd to … [Read more...] about Training Program on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women in East Africa
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
Women’s Economic Development Challenge
Ashoka’s Changemakers have collaborated with ExxonMobil and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to launch the new Women | Tools | Technology Challenge for identifying innovative projects and solutions that use technology to economically empower women in developing countries. … [Read more...] about Women’s Economic Development Challenge
