EU 2012 call for proposals for CSOs and human rights organisations
Restricted call for Proposals for CSOs/human rights organisations in Philippines
Organization European Commission
Deadline October 31 2011
Maximum amount of grants 300,000 EUR
Minimum amount of grants 100,000 EUR
For this call for proposal only concept notes are required at first, full proposals will be submitted by organizations that will be shortlisted.
A restricted call for proposals for CSOs in the Philippines has been issued by the European Commission.
Civil society organizations including human rights organizations that support vulnerable and socially excluded groups can apply for funds for this call for proposal.
The objective of the call is to strengthen the role of civil society in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in facilitating the peaceful conciliation of group interests and in consolidating political participation and represent.
This call for proposals will focus on some thematic areas;
· Support to Human Rights Defenders and their families
· Protection of the rights of women and children, (prevention of trafficking, domestic violence and protection of children affected by armed conflict)
· Promotion of social, cultural and economic rights of vulnerable and marginalized groups including indigenous peoples
More information about this call for proposal can be found in the EC website by clicking on this link.
2012 Funds and Grants for HIV/AIDS & Livelihoods from USAID
2011-2012 USAID Call for Proposals for Zambian Organizations
Organization USAID
Title for the call for proposals Zambia Economic Resilience Program for Improved Food Security (ZERS)
Deadline October 7 2011
Maximum amount of grants Multiple awards amounting to $24, 000,000
Submission Concept Notes (stage one)
The main aim of the Zambia Economic Resilience for Improved Food Security Program (ZERS) is to enhance coping skills, build assets, and increase rural income for 50,000 vulnerable and poor households in Eastern Province. This will contribute to MDG 1 of halving the proportion of Zambians living in extreme poverty and suffering from hunger by 2015.
The United States Of America Agency for International Development Mission in Zambia (USAID/Zambia) is therefore calling for applications under the ZERS program. ZERS will be a core activity in implementing U.S. President Obama’s Feed the Future (FTF) global hunger and food security initiative in Zambia. ZERS will contribute to FTF’s overarching goal to sustainably reduce global hunger and poverty by tackling their root causes and employing proven strategies for achieving large scale and lasting impact.
Total grants available amount to $24,000,000 over 5 years. $20,000,000 of these funds is for economic resilience and nutrition activities while about $4,000,000 is for HIV/AIDS related components.
Further details about this call for proposals- visit this link and search for Funding Opportunity Number 611-11-000001.
Information sourced from Funds for NGOs
Latest 2012 Funds and Grants| 2012 call for proposals from Open Society Initiative
2012 Call for proposals from the Youth Initiative of OSI
Org Open Society Initiatve
Deadline: Rolling
Grants amount: Maximum of USD 10,000
Youth Policy: Grant Guidelines
The Youth Initiative requests proposals for up to $10,000 in funding to develop and curate thematic pages on a new global youth portal and community YouthPolicy.org. The site aims to consolidate knowledge and information on youth policies across the international sector, ranging from analysis and formulation to implementation and evaluation.
Potential themes for website pages include, but are not limited to:
· Participation and Citizenship
· Activism and Volunteering
· Children and Youth Rights
· Global Drug Policy
· Community Work
· Research and Knowledge
· Informal Learning
· Environment and Sustainability
· Multiculturalism and Minorities
· Justice
Youthpolicy.org is a project by Demokratie & Dialog e.V. with initial support by the Open Society Foundations.
Eligibility
· Organizations seeking funding must be registered NGOs. Please note: grants will not be made to individuals or for-profit entities.
· Proposals should not exceed $10,000 or one year in length.
· All proposals must be submitted in English.
To Apply
Follow the lin below to access the complete application guidelines
Deadline
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
2012 EU funds for India| 2012 EU call for Proposal for Indian Organisations
Latest Call for Proposals from the EU for organisations in India
Name of the call for proposals: Urban local bodies in development
Reference No: EuropeAid/131956/L/ACT/IN
Deadline: 18 November 2011
Submission: Concept Notes; accepted projects will develop full proposals later
The European Union has announced a restricted call for proposals in India targeted at local authorities and NSA/CSOs.
The overall objective of the call for proposals is to promote integrated action at municipality level to reduce poverty and support inclusive and sustainable economic development.
The specific objectives are to
1. Promote integrated action at municipal level addressing basic services, such as water, sanitation and solid waste management;
2. Empower urban local bodies to effectively execute government programmes and achieve tangible results for urban poor communities;
3. Contribute to local economic development.
The call for proposal has limited resources and hence will support four to five innovative pilot projects. Proposed projects hence need to pay special attention to solutions which can be implemented by the urban local bodies themselves.
Some of the proposed potential strategies, which could be promoted by projects under this call for proposals, include:
1. Improving the governance capacity of urban local bodies to implement integrated water strategies by creation of low cost alternative wastewater management system
2. Improving basic services on water and sanitation that benefit the urban poor through some innovative interventions to help improve health indicators.
3. Using low cost techniques for treatment of municipal solid waste.
4. Convergence of interventions with existing government programmes such as the Jawaharlal Nehru
5. National Urban Renewal Mission and the City Sanitation Plans.
6. Increase accountability to Local Authorities wards beneficiary communities through ward committees;
7. Promoting e-governance systems.
8. Develop direct and effective interaction between LAs and/or LA associations in order to strengthen transfer of knowledge and best practice between the EU and India.
9. Encourage public private partnerships in the implementation of city plans.
The call for proposals’ geographical focus is on smaller cities in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to complement the EU’s intervention on governance through the State Partnership Programmes.
In addition, smaller cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh which have developed City Sanitation Plans under the Ministry of Urban Development guidance are targeted by this call.
Clcik here to visit the EU website for further details about this call for proposal
Top Five Tips on beginning a career with the UN or other International NGOs
Would you like to be a programme manager in the UN or any international organisation? Five Tips on how to kick start your career path.
Are you a college graduate and wondering how to join the NGO world? Are you a professional in other fields but have a heart for community development and wondering how you will get yourself in? Well, there are several ways that can assist you to move closer to your dream UN job. I shall discuss five of the tips in this article.
Volunteering in a Charity or NGO- Much as most organisations that offer volunteer services do not pay stipends ( a few international ones do), look at it from the other side of the coin. The experience you gain is invaluable. Begin volunteering while still in college. If you have already left college, look for organisations including churches/mosques where you can volunteer your services.
- The most famous volunteer organisation is the United Nations Volunteer www.unv.org. It promotes global volunteerism. For people with no experience this might not be the place to start as one has to be a professional with years of experience.
- The International Volunteer Program Association is an association of non-governmental organizations involved in international volunteer work and internship exchanges. IVPA is an association of volunteer sending organizations but does not organize or run its own volunteer programs. From their website, you can check the current member organisations of IVPA and contact them http://www.volunteerinternational.org/
- Peace corp is another international volunteer program that is involved in community development globally- www.peacecorps.gov
- Volunteer Services Organisation (VSO) is an international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in over 40 developing countries http://www.vsointernational.org/
- VSO office in Kenya is the recruitment base for volunteers from Africa willing to work in any of the countries mentioned in their website. Visit their website http://www.vsojitolee.org/volunteer/ for application forms and more details.
- Red Cross and Red Crescent often need volunteers when there are emergencies. Most developing countries have local Red Cross/Red Crescent offices. Pay them a visit.
- In Kenya, CIVS offers local and international volunteers a chance to utilise their skills in community projects. Check them out http://www.civskenya/.. The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports kick-started the National Youth Volunteer Scheme in 2010. A perfect opportunity for young college graduates to begin volunteering in their careers of choice .
- When organisations are rolling out projects at the community level and they need community volunteers( community paralegals, community health workers, community resource persons etc), they often pick on people who have had volunteer experience before. Dont be left out.
Career Mentorship -Do you know anyone who works as a programme manager or any other post in the NGO world? if you do, seek the person's guidance in what skills organisations look for in programme management, or your areas of interest. The person can also guide you on what courses to take in order to be more marketable.
Participate in charity events in your home area - small fundraising and charity events can provide avenues for you to showcase your skills. Such events include organising for charity runs, religious functions for a specific cause, visiting homes for orphans, aged, and so on. This will give you a few ideas of what working in community development is. You will also begin to notice gaps that exist which will give you and your team an opportunity to write a proposal to address the needs and begin fundraising activities.
Offer your short term services to NGOs, the UN or development consultants - Often times, NGOs, the UN and other development actors like consultants and researchers normally conduct surveys and assessments (baseline, mid-term, end of project, and other surveys). Watch out for such advertisements in the papers and submit your CVs for the services of a research assistant, enumerator, data collector, report writer (in a workshop). Organisations like Population Services International, Family Health International, Centre for Disease Control ( in Africa) and many more are always conducting research. Watch out for the rest of the organisations in the newspapers when the call for proposals for consultant is advertised. The more you go for short term contracts, the more you are building your CV and sharpening your skills in development.
Begin Projects with your group - if you are a member of a community, youth, women, investment group etc, which is also engaged in small time CSR/charity, you can build that to something bigger. For example when your youth group meets to discuss investments or check out businesses, your group can take that opportunity to talk about pressing issues affecting the youth like drugs and substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and so on. The more you learn and talk about a topic, the more knowledge and skills you get (assuming you have a volunteer speaker and get relevant materials for the topic). You will soon develop a small plan or project to deal with the issue in your group, then spread to your neighbours. When international NGOs come calling in your community, they will be interested in a group that has already hit the road running. When they call for proposals from community groups or networking partners, you will be among the first on their list.
I hope the tips will assist you in making the right path. Remember too that you need to have a heart for community service. Good luck.
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- 10 years experience enhancing donor-funded partner organizations’ capacities in strategic planning, financial, administrative, organizational and programming management. Skilled in donor partner organizational assessments and partner capacity building. A 10 years experience in managing development donor-funded projects in the thematic areas of poverty-reduction, governance and democracy, conflict transformation and integration of Gender, Justice and Peace issues into mainstream programs (HIV/AIDS, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Emergency)
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