Deadline: 7 February 2017
The Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) is currently inviting Civil Society Organizations run by Peoples with Disabilities (PWD) for its Grants program to support public services monitoring for peoples with disabilities in health and education sectors in Tanzania.
The Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) is an independent Tanzanian Not-For-Profit Development Organization that provides grants and capacity building services to Tanzania based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). It is currently one of the biggest, and main sources of funding to Tanzanian CSOs – thereby (in) directly enabling CSOs and citizens become key driving forces for positively influencing democratic governance in Tanzania and better quality of life for all. FCS is thus an intermediary support mechanism for CSOs in Tanzania and seeks to enable the latter’s effective engagement in poverty reduction initiatives in ways that are complementary to government and Development Partners (DPs) efforts towards poverty reduction as set out in Tanzania’s main development frameworks: Vision 2025 and the Five Year Development Plan 2016-2020.
The Foundation’s mission is to contribute to sustainable development in Tanzania through civil society strengthening, policy influencing and enhancing a learning culture.
Funding Information
PWDs organizations are allowed to submit their proposals by considering the fact that all grants values up to 20 million Tanzanians shillings and the time frame for selected project will be eight months.
Eligibility Criteria
The announcement issued by FCS states categorically that, only CSOs managed by PWDs for PWDs are allowed to submit their application and that non PWDs organizations are not allowed to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Tanzania
For more information, please visit FCS Grants.
