Deadline: 6-May-21
Applications are now open for the Partnership Grant Program to support established organisations from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to build and strengthen civil society movements advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
The Partnership grant is a new instrument (replacing the Strategic grant). This funding responds to the need expressed by grantees to extend the reach of AmplifyChange and strengthen solidarity and linkages between civil society groups working on the same subject in the same region. This funding will better embed support and advocacy within local settings.
Partnership grants help strengthen the capacity of a growing constellation of organisations in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to be dynamic regional and global leaders in advocating for SRHR to support more sustainable and resilient local responses. This will encompass the facility to on-grant to smaller local groups to foster their capacity.
Partnership grant funding will enable organisations to provide grants, and organisational support, to smaller grassroots civil society organisations within their movement advocating for SRHR. Partnership grantees can also provide knowledge for advocacy support to smaller grassroots civil society organisations by enhancing the recognition, connections and contributions to the SRHR evidence-base by southern civil society organisations.
Funding Information
- Partnership grants will initially be between £200,000 to £1,500,000 for up to 3 years (with the potential to extend the grants up to 5 years – and up to £2,500,000 – depending on grant performance and the availability of AmplifyChange funding).
- The minimum time period Partnership grant applicants can apply for is 2 years.
What are they looking for?
They welcome all applications that address at least one of our five priority themes from the AmplifyChange Theory of Change:
- Eliminating gender-based violence, including sexual violence, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage
- Addressing the causes of unsafe abortion including decriminalisation of abortion
- Challenging stigma and discrimination, attitudes and laws that undermine human rights, including based on gender or sexual orientation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals
- Improving sexual health of young people and girls, including comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), promoting menstrual health and youth-friendly service delivery
- Increasing access to comprehensive reproductive health services for poor, vulnerable and marginalised people
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant organisation must be a civil society organisation registered in an eligible sub-Saharan African or South Asian country. The proposed project must be also implemented in an eligible sub-Saharan African or South Asian country/countries or region.
- All eligible organisations are welcome to apply, including current AmplifyChange grantees. All applications will be considered equally.
- International non-governmental organisations based in, or originating from, the Global North are not eligible to lead a Partnership grant application; they may contribute to a project where relevant and demonstrate good value for money.
- Organisations may submit only one application as a lead organisation in this Partnership grant round.
For more information, visit https://amplifychange.org/grant_type/partnership/