Deadline: 31 May 2020
The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) has allocated funds to sponsor small scale short-term projects that focus on building dialogue bridges between diverse religious and ethnic communities in the Arab region.
Projects focusing on the following areas will be given preference:
- Countering & preventing hate Speech in the name of religion on the national /regional level.
- Promoting the role of diverse religious leaders and institutions as active partners involved with policymakers, governments, and international institutions to confront this pandemic and deal with crises in general, and this includes, but is not limited to: raising awareness of individuals and societies, facing all the effects of the crisis in various fields such as education, unemployment and the economic implications, psychological support, combating social stigma and domestic violence etc.
- Enhancing the role of Interreligious dialogue (IRD) in responding to Covid-19 in promoting public health. Preference will be given to interfaith initiatives focusing on community engagement and responses to the current situation concerning COVID-19 outbreak amongst vulnerable groups (elderly, people with special health conditions, women, children, and refugees, etc.)
The following methods, approaches and formats could be used to address the topics highlighted:
- Advocacy for policy changes.
- Capacity building (preferably online workshops and training).
- Traditional/Social media engagement, live streaming events, broadcasting, radio programs, TV programs, short videos, documentaries, etc.
- Knowledge exchange.
- Awareness raising.
- Research and publications, online and offline publications (digital/print), policy papers, booklets, infographics, articles and blogs.
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as phone Application, text messages and push notifications.
Funding Information
- Possible grants range from 3000 Euro to 5000 Euro and will be evaluated based on specific selection criteria.
- Projects should be fully implemented within six months upon the receipt of the grant, including the submission of the final reports.
Eligibility Criteria
The small grants scheme targets organizations and institutions, as well as individuals who can support interfaith efforts to respond to the themes identified in this call. More specifically, these partners include the following entities:
- Interfaith/interreligious dialogue platforms, organizations and networks.
- Religious leaders and faith-based organizations (FBOs).
- Youth and women organizations and other civil society organizations.
- Social media influencers and bloggers.
For more information, visit https://www.kaiciid.org/what-we-do/kaiciid-small-grants-scheme-call-applications-2020