Deadline: 27-Jun-22
The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) launches the 3rd edition of the Fund “La Francophonie avec Elles” in favor of the empowerment of women in the French-speaking world.
Goals
- Launched in July 2020 at the request of the Secretary General, the “La Francophonie avec Elles” Fund is a solidarity mechanism aimed at giving women and girls the means to recover with dignity from the crises they face and to be equipped to face the following.
- The first edition of this solidarity mechanism made it possible to finance actions in the field aimed at vulnerable women in the French-speaking world: in 2020, 59 projects carried out by civil society organizations covering 20 French-speaking countries benefited more than 14 000 women and girls. In 2021, a second edition supported 84 projects implemented in 26 countries in the French-speaking world.
- Because the needs remain significant in this post-health crisis context, this new call for projects will strengthen and amplify the action of La Francophonie in favor of the economic and social empowerment of vulnerable women and girls – especially those who find themselves at the intersection of several forms of discrimination – and to support the actions they undertake in favor of sustainable development.
Objectives
- The general objective of the Fund is to strengthen the economic and social empowerment of women and girls in a perspective of sustainable development, to promote and assert their rights.
- The specific objectives of the Fund are to strengthen the access of women and girls to schooling and vocational training, to support them towards formal employment and entrepreneurship, to fight against sexist and sexual violence which prevents them and constrain, to strengthen their participation in public and political life as well as in peace processes, and to promote their access to care and health.
Themes
This call for projects is structured around five sub-themes:
- access to schooling, literacy and vocational training
- support towards formal employment and entrepreneurship
- fight against gender-based and sexual violence
- participation in public and political life as well as in peace processes and recognition of rights
- access to care and health
Funding Information
The grant requested must be expressed in euros and be between 15,000 and 80 000 euros
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, the applicant organization must meet the following conditions:
- Be a civil society organization (CSO). The following are considered to be CSOs: nongovernmental organisations, foundations, humanitarian associations, economic interest groups, cooperatives, private research institutes and social partners. Individuals, public universities and companies are not considered CSOs;
- Be registered and officially recognized by the authorities of one of the 54 States and governments that are full members of the OIF for more than two years;
- Demonstrate functional, transparent and democratic governance;
- Implement activities in connection with the “La Francophonie avec.
Selection Criteria
Eligible applications will be decided according to the following criteria:
- The supporting organization is established locally and is of sufficient size and resources modest;
- The leading organization has expertise, experience and added value with regard to the themes of the call for projects;
- Applications from Lebanese and Haitian organizations will be particularly encouraged;
- The project takes into account in a transversal way the fight against climate change climatic and/or digital;
- The project proposes clear short and medium term objectives as well as outcome and impact indicators that its results at the end of the financial support of the OIF.
For more information, visit https://jeunesse.francophonie.org/appels-et-concours/item/1367-3e-edition-du-fonds-la-francophonie-avec-elles
