Deadline: 30 November 2016
Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ECOM) is seeking applications for its Regional Program ‘Right to Health’ Community Actions to Increase Access of MSM and Transgender People to HIV Services in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The goal of this program is to contribute to an increased uptake and retention across the continuum of HIV services for MSM and trans people in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Objectives
- To contribute to increasing MSM and trans community participation in decision-making in national HIV responses.
- To contribute to building the capacity of MSM and trans organizations by strengthening organizational structures, technical competence and fundraising capacity.
- To strengthen enabling environments for HIV services for MSM and trans people, through fighting stigma and discrimination, promoting and protecting human rights, and removing legal and policy barriers.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of funding provided Under this Call for Applications is Euro 51,000.
- Funds will be given for 2017 for a total of 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The call is open to non-governmental organizations that meet the following requirements.
- Must be legally registered in the one of the five target countries: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Macedonia.
- Must be a community-based organization of gay men and other MSM and/or trans people
- Must have a history of at least 3 years of operation in HIV and human rights of gay men and other MSM and/or trans people
- Must share the objectives of ECOM’s Regional Program as confirmed by the organization’s articles of association, strategic plans and/or current projects.
- Applicants are encouraged to form consortia of interested community organizations, as a catalyst to encourage more productive cooperation for the Program implementation. These applications will be given priority with all other factors being equal.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application from via given website.
For more information, please visit ECOM Regional Program.