Deadline: 20 October 2018
On behalf of the USAID-funded Afghan Civic Engagement Program (ACEP), Counterpart International, Inc. (Counterpart) is currently accepting applications for Women Empowerment Grants to encourage women-focused and/or women-led CSOs to design, develop and implement activities that enhance women’s political participation in the upcoming elections through dialogues, partnerships and civic engagement i.e. voters’ education, women’s leadership, women’s right, women’s political participation and access to justice to enable women to defend their rights.
Considering capacity-building activities targeting relevant institutions that are responsible for the implementation of UN Resolution 1325 and other related conventions aimed at addressing discrimination against women at the community, district and provincial level.
Outcomes
It is anticipated that at least one of the following outcomes will be achieved upon completion of grant activities:
- Capacity of women-led and women-focused CSOs to participate in each phase of the electoral cycle is increased.
- Women-led and women-focused CSOs’ awareness and understanding of women’s rights, obligations and responsibilities regarding their civic rights and especially elections are increased.
- Participation of women in the upcoming elections as voters, candidates and observers is increased.
Activities
The following activities are only examples for illustrative purposes and applicant organizations are encouraged to propose other activities:
- Monitoring of the Afghan government’s commitment to conventions as well as optional protocols
- Policy Dialogue, Partnership and Networking for Women Empowerment and political participation
- Women, Democracy, Rights and Peace Process
Funding Information
Four (4) Fixed Amount Award Grants shall be issued. Each FAA grant shall be for up to six (6) months period of time (Dec 31, 2018 – June 30, 2019) and cannot exceed Afghani One Million and Eight Hundred Thousand 1,800,000.
Criteria
- Registered women-focused and women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can apply to implement activities that promote women empowerment focusing women’s effective political participation and women leadership in Afghanistan.
- Applicants must demonstrate interest, project experience, professional aptitude, institutional capacity and accomplishments in (1) promoting women rights; (2) improving their quality of life; (3) providing sustainable leadership opportunities; (4) strengthening and encouraging political reform benefitting women and girls; (5) reducing violence against women and girls; and/or (6) encouraging women empowerment and activism.
- The proposed activities should be targeted with sustainable results and assistance efforts that positively impact lives of women and vulnerable groups through cooperation with local stakeholders such as; Department of Women Affairs (DOWA), EMBs and election related units in provinces, provincial councils and other related public institutions.
How to Apply
Complete Applications must be emailed at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Afghanistan
For more information, please visit Women Empowerment Grants.