Deadline: 11 September 2017
The Open Society Foundations (OSF), South Africa is seeking proposals for its program entitled “Popularising the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) and the African Minerals Governance Framework (AMGF) in South Africa”.
Objectives
OSF-SA seeks a partner to conceptualise and roll out workshops in mine-affected communities to:
- popularise the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) and the African Minerals Governance Framework (AMGF), and
- build capacity within identified communities on using the AMV and AMGF as advocacy tools to promote good governance and shared benefit across the value chain in the mining sector.
Proposed Activities
- Conduct scoping research, and draft a report on the extent of exposure of mine-affected communities to the AMV.
- Develop an agenda for the national and provincial workshops as per the objectives.
- Host one national workshop on the AMV targeting CSOs working on mineral governance from across the country. This workshop will seek to popularise the AMV and solicit input from participants on developing an advocacy strategy based on the AMV.
- Host at least 4 provincial workshops in 4 provinces on the AMV targeting mine-affected communities, specifically women and youth. These workshops will seek to popularise the AMV and solicit input from participants on developing an advocacy strategy based on the AMV.
- Based on the workshop outcomes, develop an advocacy plan for how mine-affected communities and NGOs can use the AMV to advocate for good governance.
- Draft a report based on the scoping study and workshop outcomes including an assessment of the value of using the AMV in mineral governance advocacy.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via email given on the website.
For more information, please visit Open Society Foundations.