Deadline: 23-Aug-21
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is calling for proposals to generate and mobilize Knowledge and Innovation for Early Learning.
The IDRC, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the LEGO Foundation invite proposals from individual organizations, or consortia of organizations, for projects to generate and mobilize knowledge to enable national education systems in developing countries to address challenges associated with two targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These are:
- Targets 4.1:“By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes” and
- Target 4.2: “By 2030, ensure that all boys and girls have access to early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education”.
Objectives
The objectives of this regional call for proposals are to:
- build knowledge about innovative solutions to shared policy challenges related to quality early learning, including the transition between pre-primary and early grades of primary school and how the positive impacts of these innovations can be scaled;
- support the use of that knowledge in and across education systems for policy, practice and technological development and implementation; and
- strengthen capacities to generate and use knowledge and innovation for early learning.
Funding Information
- KIX will allocate CA$5 million through this call, with individual projects receiving funding between CA$700,000 and CA$1 million.
- Projects can be up to 22 months in duration.
Countries
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana
Eligibility Criteria
- This call prioritizes funding to African organizations. Proposals should demonstrate that the organization applying for the grant is working in and has relationships with relevant education stakeholders in the target countries. An applicant organization/lead organization or any other organization that will enter into a grant agreement with IDRC as part of a consortium must have legal corporate registration and capacity to administer foreign funds. Proposals may be submitted by individual organizations or by consortia that include up to three organizations working together. Applicants from organizations that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be screened out at the first stage of proposal review.
- Individual organizations: Eligible organizations may include, but are not limited to, civil society organizations, research institutions, universities, think tanks, network secretariats and associations, non-profits, or private sector organizations, with independent legal registration in an African country. For organizations with offices on multiple continents, to be eligible for this call, their headquarters should be in an African country.
- Consortia:
- Consortia may have up to three organizations.
- One of the three organizations must be named as the lead. The lead organization must meet the eligibility criteria listed above for individual organizations. They must also have the capacity to coordinate and subgrant to the other organizations.
- Other consortium members may include organizations from Africa; national, regional or international offices of multi-lateral organizations or international NGOs; or other organizations from outside Africa.
- Private sector: Proposals from or that include private sector partners are welcome. Such applications should demonstrate how private sector resources (financial or technical know-how) will contribute to the project, in partnership with others.
Ineligible
- Individuals
- Government ministries and agencies are not eligible for funding but can be involved in projects
- For-profit providers of core education services
For more information, visit https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/call-proposals-east-west-and-southern-africa-generating-and-mobilizing-knowledge-and