Deadline: 1-Aug-22
Hivos People Unlimited is pleased to launch the Champions for Climate Justice Grant, a short-term grant structured to enable the participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and individuals active in the climate space (with focus on youth, women, and Indigenous people) in COP 27.
COP 27 Champions for Climate Justice Grant
The VCA program aims to bring excluded voices to the public debate and amplify them to engage and influence a just climate transition. To be able to expand civic space, three main mutually-reinforcing outcomes are needed.
- First, because there is power in numbers and diversity, and a united, strong civil society will be better able to advocate for locally-shaped solutions that benefit people and nature, diverse civil society groups will need to collaborate on a shared climate agenda.
- Second, the voices of citizens and civil society will need to be amplified so they can shape a new narrative and public debate around a just climate transition.
- Third, policy, practice, and investments will need to be influenced, adapted, and become more locally inclusive and impactful to reflect this new reality.
Funding Information
The VCA Champions for Climate Justice grant will support an organization and or a consortium with EUR 65,000 to achieve the below in a period of a maximum of six months.
Eligible Activities
Some of the activities related to this grant include but are not limited to:
- Design of the selection criteria for the participants to be engaged
- Identification and selection of participants to attend
- Participation in COP 27 in Egypt. This will be done in collaboration with the Hivos team
- Capacity development of the participants on Climate Justice, COP processes, and the basics of negotiations in Egypt
- Provide support in developing stories during and after COP 27 from the selected participants.
Eligibility Criteria
The call is open to organizations registered as not-for-profit, networks, and or community-based organizations based in any region in Kenya. Registration documents will be required if your organization is shortlisted. The organization has to fulfill all the below requirements.
- The organization must have good knowledge and a proven track record working on climate justice and policy work at local, regional, and international levels.
- The organization must be able to provide pre and post-COP support to the participants. This includes capacity development in a number of areas including COP processes, climate justice, storytelling, photography among others, and logistical support during COP 27 in Egypt and post-training, reporting, and collection of stories.
- Organizations can also apply as a consortium with a maximum of two members with clearly defined roles for each consortium member.
- The organization should be able to pre-finance some of the activities related to this gran.
- Applying organizations should have at least EUR 100,000 in annual revenue over the past two years. If in a coalition, this amount can be made up of the total income of both organizations
- Preferable but not mandatory: Organizational support for selected participants’ accreditation to COP 27.
For more information, visit https://hivos.org/news/call-for-proposals-cop-27-champions-for-climate-justice-grant-2022/