Deadline: 16 October 2017
Is your organisation target-led by one of the below-mentioned target groups? Are you working in Karamoja, Acholi, Lango or West Nile region? Is your organisation’s or group’s annual budget smaller than Euro 50,000? If yes, then apply for Uganda Empowerment Grants.
Voice is seeking applications from (informal) groups or organizations for its Uganda Empowerment Grants to raise awareness, develop trans-formative leadership, build skills and confidence of the Voice target groups.
Empowerment grants focus on the redistribution of power for marginalized and discriminated groups in society. It aims at building confidence in order to engage and interact with each other as well as in public, and build mutual trust while acknowledging their differences.
Funding Information
- In Uganda, empowerment grants are available from €5,000 up to €25,000.
- Empowerment grants are small grants with a maximum timeframe of 24 months.
- Informal groups can access funding by partnering with formal ‘host’ organizations.
Target Groups
Empowerment grants are targeting (informal) groups or organizations led by the following Voice target groups:
- Persons living with disabilities
- Indigenous people and/or ethnic minorities
- Age-discriminated vulnerable groups especially youth
- Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence
The overall aim is to strengthen and enhance their capacity to lobby and advocacy. The target groups need to be in the driver’s seat, whether leading on their own, with allies, or exploring and co-creating solutions with those in power. Preference will be given to local groups, community groups or organizations.
Activities
This grant will support activities aimed at, amongst others:
- Building the capacity of the target groups or organizations that work with/for them such as through institutional strengthening of their organizations. Applications for capacity building must provide clear sustainability plans.
- Supporting initiatives to build self-confidence among indigenous groups especially those that have been pushed away or affected by war or draught or other reasons.
- Facilitating transformative leadership among members of the target groups at community level.
- Bridging gender gaps and power differences and other imbalances that affect the target groups at grassroots level.
- Empowering the target beneficiaries with information about their rights, opportunities, safe spaces, and linkages that can advance their access to justice, resources, or political participation.
Eligibility Criteria
- In Uganda, demographic surveys indicate that Eastern Uganda (particularly Karamoja sub-region), Northern Uganda (particularly Acholi and Lango sub-regions) and West Nile sub-regions are the most marginalized areas and therefore Voice shall ONLY accept applications from groups and/or organizations from and/or working in those regions.
- Furthermore, only local organizations and groups whose annual budgets are not more than €50,000 are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
Eligible Country: Uganda
For more information, please visit Uganda Empowerment Grants.