Deadline: 16-Dec-22
The Love Alliance is inviting organisations led by sex workers, people who use drugs (PWUD), and LGBTIQ+ people, including people living with HIV.
This call for proposals is specifically for organisations based in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, that advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights for key populations.
The Love Alliance runs from 2021-2025 with a focus on advocacy on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights for sex workers, people who use drugs (PWUD), and LGBTIQ+ people, including people living with HIV. Starting in 2023, ARASA will be responsible for the participatory grant-making in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe and at sub-regional level.
The Love Alliance is a strategic partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Aidsfonds, UHAI EASHRI, ISDAO, GALZ, Sisonke, SANPUD and GNP+ with ARASA as a grant-making partner for Southern Africa from 2023/2024.
The Love Alliance aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of sex workers, people who use drugs, LGBTIQ+ people including people living with HIV in Africa through advocacy at national, global, and regional levels. The Love Alliance works towards a significant reduction in HIV incidence by influencing policies, organising communities, and raising awareness of health rights in ten countries. Love Alliance brings together organisations led by the communities which are most affected by HIV and AIDS across Africa.
Funding Information
The project duration must not exceed 21 months. Specifically, activities under the project must take place between 1st April 2023 till 31st December 2024. Each application can consist of a minimum of €10,000 to a maximum amount of €100,000 per year. The total available amount under this call is € 650,000 for Mozambique, € 260,000 for South Africa and € 520,000 for Zimbabwe
Eligibility Criteria
They are looking for community-led organisations and consortia in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. To be clear community Led organisations are LED BY: LGBTIQ+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, including people living with HIV and young key populations, who are:
- Advocating for an end to sexual violence, gender-based violence, stigma and discrimination against sex workers, LGBTIQ+ people, people who use drugs, including young key populations and people living with HIV.
- Advocating for equal access to inclusive, people-centred, accountable, integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health services.
- Interested in creating or participating in a movement of capable, inclusive, influential, and mutually supportive key population-led organisations in an unrestricted civic space.
- To qualify as community led, the organisation must:
- Have an active board of directors, governors, or advisors with the majority of the board members being LGBTIQ+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, including people living with HIV and young key populations.
- Have at least 50% senior management identifying as LGBTIQ+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, including people living with HIV and young key populations; and
- Have at least 2/3 of staff, volunteers, or members who are LGBTIQ+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, including people living with HIV and young key populations.
For more information, visit https://arasa.info/small-grants/
