Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is excited to announce its open call to support emerging Women’s Rights civil society organisations (CSOs) in Southern Africa through organisational development grants.
This open call for concept notes seeks to address the impact of Covid-19 on social justice organizations in the region.
Focus areas
This call focuses on community-based organizations that:
- Work at community-level to promote women’s customary land rights and legal empowerment; and / or
- Uses advocacy and legal empowerment methods to improve the interaction between survivors of gender-based violence and the criminal justice system.
Funding information
The maximum grant amount is USD12,000 for a year.
Eligible Countries
This Open Call is an invitation to women’s rights CSOs in the following countries to submit concept notes: Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grassroots organizations, representative of the communities they serve.
- Organizations with an annual income of not more than USD100,000.
- Organizations should have been in operation for not less than 3 years.
- Evidence of community work and impact.
- The entities must be directly responsible for the management of the grant.
- Partnerships with other NGOs are allowed based on the principle that the leading applicant takes full responsibility for grant implementation and management.
Exclusions
The South African Litigation Center will not fund:
- Individuals representing personal interests that does not benefit the greater community;
- Activities that are targeted at building the capacity of government officials and / or the private sector;
- Faith-based organizations;
- Academic study.
For more information, visit https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/2021/12/08/open-call-for-organisational-development-grants-womens-rights-csos/