Deadline: 27-Aug-21
The Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique De l’Ouest (ISDAO) is offering ASANKA Fund – Creative Initiatives to support, through the provision of grants, innovative creative activism developed and carried out by LGBTQI groups/organizations in the West African region as well as by individual West African LGBTQI activists living in the region and in the diaspora.
For the purposes of this support grant, creative initiatives are those that are other than initiatives typically included in traditional forms of activism. This includes, but is not limited to, all initiatives in this spirit undertaken by LGBTQI groups/organizations or individual LGBTQI activists in support of LGBTQI Activism in at least one of ISDAO’s focal countries. This could be, for example, the production of a mini-documentary, the editing of a book, a comic book, the creation of a web radio station, a photo project, etc.
In general, ISDAO encourages innovative strategies for advocacy, mobilization, and movement building, including strategies for changing narratives through art, literature, video, photography, choreography, etc.
Funding Information
ISDAO grants for the Asanka Pilot Fund range from $3,000 to $5,000 for a period of one year, depending on the proposed creative project. It should be noted that the final grant amount awarded may differ from the amount originally requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- For organizations/groups/associations: Be an LGBTQI organization/group/association working in at least one of the nine ISDAO focal countries – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo.
- For individual activists: Be an LGBTQI activist based in one of the ISDAO focal countries or from an ISDAO focal country and residing in the diaspora, whose work is connected to the local LGBTQI movement. The work must involve local partner(s) in at least one of the nine ISDAO focal countries.
- All concept notes received will be checked by ISDAO for completeness and eligibility.
- Community-led: Community-based organizations/groups led by LGBTQI people may submit a concept note for this call. ISDAO accepts applications from organizations/groups regardless of their registration status. This means that you do not need to be registered as an organization, association or group to be eligible for this call.
- Individual activists: Individual LGBTQI activists based in one of the ISDAO focal countries or from one of the ISDAO focal countries whose work is rooted in and connected to the local movement in the region or in one of the ISDAO focal countries and involves local partners may submit a concept note for a creative project.
For more information, visit https://www.isdao.org/asanka-fund/
