Deadline: 11-Nov-22
The Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest’s (ISDAO) regional call for proposals is now open for LGBTQI led communities.
ISDAO is a West African activist-led Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Fund dedicated to strengthening and supporting a West African movement for gender diversity and sexual rights by adopting a flexible approach to grant-making, and ultimately developing a culture of philanthropy that is committed to equality and social justice.
ISDAO has a flexible approach to grantmaking and is building a culture of philanthropy committed to issues of equality and social justice.
ISDAO stands for the following values:
- Equitable representation of the LGBTQI community.
- Building and strengthening ideologically principled movements, based on a recognition of unequal power relations.
- Autonomy, inclusion, diversity, and intersectionality, allowing for self-determination at all levels.
ISDAO offers flexible grants to support the overall coordination, operations, and strengthening of groups, organizations, or networks.
Funding Information
- Budget between $5,000 and $20,000.
Eligible Expenses
- The grant can be used to support initiatives such as organizational formalization (registration fees, development of normative and strategic documents, recruitment of staff, etc.), advocacy, capacity building, membership meetings, networking events, participation in strategic conferences, programs, projects and any other areas of interest that contribute to a West Africa free of violence, stigma and discrimination against LGBTQI communities
Eligibility Criteria
ISDAO grants are currently awarded to organizations, networks and groups that:
- Are led by lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex and trans (LGBTQI) people. ISDAO considers a group to be “LGBTQI-led” when LGBTQI people are in decision-making positions, including setting the organization’s strategic and financial priorities and representing at least 75% of staff, spokespersons, and board members or other decision-making bodies;
- Are based in at least one of the current ISDAO focal countries, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal or Togo.
- Are dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQI people at the local, state or national level.
- Are committed to engaging and strengthening the movement to promote the human rights and inclusion of LGBTQI people.
- Are open to collaborating with other LGBTQI organizations and allies and willing to share their experiences to strengthen the LGBTQI rights movement.
- ISDAO does not require a group to be legally registered to be eligible for grants.
- Projects proposed by individuals, government institutions or political organizations will not be eligible for funding.
For more information, visit https://isdao.org/en/grant/regional-call-for-proposals-5th-cycle/