Deadline: 30-Jun-23
Hivos is looking to partner with Kenyan civil society organisations that will contribute to the goals of the program in different ways.
They are looking for organisations that can present an exciting, innovative program that will contribute to amplifying marginalised voices and stories by citizens, enhancing public participation and action in climate policy and budget processes and contributing to policy and financing change that will lead to enhanced climate action at local, national and global levels. This program will not support any ‘hardware’ or ‘implementation’ projects.
Types of Grants
- Campaign/movement grant: for an organisation or coalition (two or more organisations)
- Hivos seeks to partner with organisations aligned with the goals of the program, which are involved in existing climate movements in Kenya. Of key interest are movements led by youth, women, indigenous people, or other marginalised groups. This grant will focus on strengthening the movement to achieve its goals through supporting campaigns spearheaded by the movement, and any capacity development the organisation might need. If applying as a coalition, one organisation must be designated the lead in the application. The lead organisation should also be able to demonstrate in assessments if shortlisted, institutional capability to manage sub-granting to the other organisations in the coalition.
- This grant will last for an initial period of approximately a year and a half from January 2024 to April 2025. Budget: EUR 90, 000.
- Indigenous organisations grant: for a coalition (three or more organisations)
- This grant will support a group of organisations representing the specific concerns and perspectives of indigenous people and communities in Kenya. The coalition will create a program in any combination of the program pillars related to climate action. The coalition must consist of at least three organisations, and one organisation must be designated the lead organisation. The lead organisation should also be able to demonstrate in assessments if shortlisted, institutional capability to manage sub-granting to the other organisations in the coalition. This program must include an element of policy/budget influencing and can operate at either sub-national or national level, or both. If operating at sub-national level please indicate the counties you intend to work in.
- The program pillars are:
- Mutual capacity strengthening for co-creating alternative scaled climate solutions
- Agenda setting and movement in climate action through amplified storytelling
- Joint lobbying and advocacy to make policy and financial flows responsible to locally shaped climate solutions
- This grant will last for an initial period of approximately a year and 4months from January 2024 to April 2025. Budget: EUR 70, 000.
- Media fellowship or storytelling grant – for an organisation or coalition (two or more organisations)
- Hivos seeks to partner with Kenyan organisations active in the media space to see an increase in both stories of inspiring climate action in the media, and more citizen stories being amplified for the public. Your organisation should have experience in facilitating storytelling sessions with communities and citizens with tangible outputs, and/or experience implementing media trainings and fellowships, as well as using stories for influencing at local and national level. If applying as a coalition, one organisation must be designated the lead in the application.
- This grant will last for an initial period of approximately a year and 4 months from September 2023 to December 2024. Budget: EUR 90, 000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Locally registered non-profit Kenyan organisation with an operational bank account in the applicant’s name.
- For coalitions, the lead must fulfil the eligibility criteria. It is not required for other members of the coalitions to be registered organisations.
- Organisations must have a clean human rights record.
- Applicant with the ability to link to and mobilise larger networks or capacity to access, mobilise, convene, and influence power holders.
- It will be considered favorable if the coalitions/organisations:
- Have prior experience in lobby and advocacy, capacity strengthening, movement building, storytelling, or collaborating closely with and representing marginalised groups including but not limited to indigenous people, women and girls, youth, and people with disabilities.
- For coalitions, the inclusion of actors not traditionally working in climate justice issues, but that have skills and tools which are relevant and/or scalable is a plus; especially as lead organisations.
- Willing to collaborate with other organisations within and outside the program for increased impact
- Not eligible:
- International organisations
For more information, visit Hivos.