STAR- Ghana Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Ghanaian Media Organisations

Deadline: 5 January 2017

STAR- Ghana is accepting proposals for its Small Grants for Local Media Organisations in order to support the piloting of innovative strategies and approaches to facilitate citizens’ active engagement with local/traditional/district governance institutions and processes for increased voice in governance, improved access to quality public goods and services and or economic opportunities and improvements in social accountability.

Theme: Strengthening media – civil society partnerships for voice, accountability and inclusive access to quality public goods and services.

Focus Issues

increased accountability and responsiveness of district assemblies to citizens, particularly women, the youth, persons with disabilities and other excluded social groups;
improved and inclusive access to economic opportunities and productive resources , such as financial capital , livelihood opportunities and land rights for citizens ;
improved inclusive access to quality public services for example. health, education, sanitation, housing; and
increased adherence to the human rights and protection of women, girls and marginalised groups with a focus on laws, legislation as well as socio-cultural norms and practices of discrimination and stigma.

Grant Information

Grants under this component will:

not exceed GHS150,000.00 per project.
be for maximum one year duration.

Eligibility Criteria

Organisations eligible to apply under this component include the following categories of media organisations and houses:
- Registered Ghanaian Media organisations including community radio stations located or operating at community or district levels
- Print houses located in or focusing primarily on community and district assembly level issues
- CSOs focusing primarily on media issues and located in and/or working on empowerment and accountability issues at community and district levels
- Social media organisations focusing on GESI issues at community and district levels;
Should be able to state clearly the results and outcomes that will be achieved from the project;
Must demonstrate a track record in working with and delivering results for the target social groups;
Should have linkages with other Civil Society Organisations at district and local levels to leverage additional capacities;
Should provide bank statements for the past six (6) months);
Must be registered with the Registrar-General’s Department with Tax Identification Number;
Be known by community leaders in the communities where they seek to operate their project;
Should be able to submit references from the District Assembly, Traditional Council or a funding organisation/agency.
Must not have been blacklisted by any donor agency, governmental agency or national CSO;
STAR Ghana may request additional information at the due diligence stage of the process when shortlisted.