2011 Call for Proposals- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |2011 grants- health in developing countries
Round 7 of Grand Challenges Exploration (GCE)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-2011 call for proposals
Deadline- 19 May 2011
Grants Amount- $100, 000 with an opportunity to receive a further $ 1 million
2 page proposals on innovative ideas that can transform health services in developing countries.
Background
Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) supports hundreds of early-stage research projects – including many ideas that have never before been tested -- and scientists from a wide range of disciplines and regions. The Explorations initiative funds innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year.
GCE is an extension of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s commitment to the Grand Challenges in Global Health, which was launched in 2003 to accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health. To date, the foundation has committed over $500 million to support hundreds of projects on topics such as making childhood vaccines easier to use in poor countries, and creating new ways to control insects that spread disease.
Eligibility:
Grand Challenges Explorations is open to both foreign and domestic (USA) non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies and academic institutions. Grants will not be provided to individuals.
2011 PROGRAMME OFFICERS POSITIONS AT HIVOS |2011 NGO JOBS IN EAST AFRICA
The Regional Office for East Africa of the Dutch Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) promotes economic and social empowerment of poor and marginalized people in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
The Regional Office for East Africa of the Dutch Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) promotes economic and social empowerment of poor and marginalized people in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
2011 JOBS AT HIVOS
The Regional Office for East Africa of the Dutch Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) promotes economic and social empowerment of poor and marginalized people in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. We are looking for 2 Programme Officers Rights and Citizenship (full time).
Hivos promotes economic and social empowerment of poor and marginalized people in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Our Regional Office for East Africa is looking for a fulltime Programme Officer Green Entrepreneurship.
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2011 Call For Proposals- Democratic governance ( Kenyan CSOs) Amkeni Wakenya
Supporting Kenyan civil society to participate effectively in democratic governance and reforms
Call for Proposals
Deadine Thursday April 14 2011
Deadine Thursday April 14 2011
THEME: From Haki Yetu to Jukumu Langu!
UNDP Kenya and a number of Development Partners- European Union Delegation in Kenya, Embassy of Norway, Embassy of Sweden and the Embassy of The Netherlands- have established a Civil Society Democratic Governance Facility known as Amkeni Wakenya. This Facility aims to support the country in its efforts to uphold democratic governance, human rights and the rule of law through enhanced empowerment of the people and strengthening of relevant governance institutions
Under its Strategic Plan for 2011- 2015, Amkeni Wakenya intends to support citizen awareness and engagement in the development and implementation of laws and policies in three (3) strategic areas: Access to Justice, Local governance/Devolution, and Human Rights.
The call for proposals is open to local Civil Society Organizations duly registered in Kenya.
Thematic Areas of Funding
a. Access to justice especially for the poor and marginalized
b. People Centered Devolved Government
c. Realization of Human Rights including Economic, Social , Cultural Rights
d. Long-term institutional reforms under Agenda 4 of the National Accord and Reconciliation Act
The Facility invites Applications from qualified local Civil Society Organizations, which have been in existence for more than two (2) years from all over the Country. Organizations from rural and remote areas of the Country are encouraged to apply
Organisations should submit both a Concept Note and Full Applications.
For more details please visit this website UNDP website
2011 Opportunities at Forum Syd- Baseline Survey Consultant
Purpose of ToR- Consultancy to conduct a baseline study for the Tushirikishe Jamii Project (a social accountability project)
Deadline for submission- 21 March 2011
Objectives of the Baseline Survey
• To provide information for planning the project, including information about nature of governance of constituency development initiatives in Kenya; and specifically looking at the 6 focus constituencies. ( looking at both the demand and supply side)
• To provide information on the status of community participation especially the target group in the constituency development initiatives in the target constituencies.
• To provide benchmark information for measuring project achievements and impact (at the project objectives, intermediate results levels)
• To provide information on the number of civil society/youth groups actively engaged in issues of citizen participation in good governance in the target
• To identify benchmarks and indicators which can be used as a point of reference for monitoring and evaluation of the Tushirikishe Jamii project
• To review current monitoring and evaluation tools identify gaps and clear indicators for the Tushirikishe Jamii project
- To review the LFA with inclusion of baseline and targets
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2011 Call for proposals for CSOs/NGOs - Finnish Embassy Fund for Local Co-operation in Zambia
Deadline- Wednesday 16th March 2011, 16.00 hrs
Call for proposals - Finnish Embassy Fund for Local Co-operation in Zambia
The Embassy of Finland in Lusaka hereby invites Zambian organisations, institutions and companies to submit project proposals to the Fund for Local Cooperation. Projects shall contribute to any of the Fund’s objectives, namely:
Good governance
1. Promote transparency and accountability in development policies and programmes through anti-corruption efforts and projects enhancing public participation
2. Contribute to improved access to justice and safeguarding of human rights, especially of women and persons with disabilities
Private sector development
1. Improve the capacity of small scale producers/MSMEs/SMEs to access markets and trade possibilities, especially with Finnish counterparts
Culture
1. Promote creative industries and preservation of valuable components of the cultural and historical heritage
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