Deadline: 04-Aug-21
The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Promoting Human Rights For Vulnerable Children in Haut-Katanga.
Children can face many challenges in the DRC, including vulnerability to human trafficking, lack of access to education, sexual and gender-based violence, exploitation for labor, recruitment by armed groups, and/or discrimination based on a disability.
A project focused on both promoting the human rights of children and strengthening local support services can reduce human rights abuses and increase child protection in the province of Haut-Katanga.
Program Objectives
- The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa of the U.S. Department of State announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to raise awareness of children’s rights among the local population, improve the capacity of local human rights defenders and service providers to assist child victims, and increase accountability of authorities in Haut-Katanga in their responsibility to protect children.
- To strengthen the local human rights framework by building the capacity of local children’s rights advocates, government officials, and service providers.
- To support local human rights defenders in advocating for youth.
- The project activities to promote human rights of vulnerable children in Haut-Katanga will:
- conduct a “listening session” to learn more about the challenges children in Haut-Katanga face;
- support local health and social service providers to better assist child victims of human rights abuses;
- conduct brief surveys, both a baseline and end of project survey, to track increase in local knowledge of and attitudes towards children’s rights and how to protect them;
- train local organizations to build the capacity of human rights defenders to support children and advocate for children’s rights; and
- conduct a local education campaign on radio and other appropriate platforms.
Funding Information
- Period of Performance: 24 months
- Funding Amount: $395,000.00 US Dollars
- Number of Awards: 1
Expected Results
Expected Results for the program should include:
- A measurable increase in awareness and support for children’s rights among the local population in the Haut-Katanga Province, including the right of children to acquire an education and thrive free from violence and exploitation;
- Increased children’s rights advocacy and child protection; and
- Improvement of support services for children in the Haut-Katanga Province.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, and overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations.
For more information, visit https://cd.usembassy.gov/embassy/grants/