Deadline: 29-Mar-24
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is seeking to partner with one civil society organization in Kenya and Zambia that has experience with advocacy and interest in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS).
Civil registration systems are the systems that register births and deaths, thereby creating and retiring an individual’s legal identity. Civil registration data is used to produce vital statistics, which are essential for government planning and policymaking.
Under the D4H Initiative, GHAI provides technical assistance to help countries strengthen their CRVS systems through legal reviews and reforms, budget advocacy for increased and sustainable funding of CRVS systems, projects that support gender equity in CRVS, and civil society organization (CSO)-led advocacy to support these objectives.
Across all its programs, including D4H, GHAI supports its CSO partners through provision of grants and strategic technical assistance to strengthen political will through comprehensive locally-led advocacy campaigns that push for stronger laws and policies and increased budgets.
Currently, GHAI is supporting legal review/reform, gender equity, budget advocacy and civil society-led advocacy projects in several countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and is expanding to select additional countries in 2024-2025.
Grantees will be funded for 12 months to lead national advocacy in support of CRVS system improvement efforts and/or law reform and/or budget advocacy for increased domestic financing. Based on the relevant context, the funded CSO will highlight these issues through comprehensive political and/or media advocacy campaigns, targeting key decision-makers as well as building coalitions and highlighting human interest stories to bring a sense of urgency to the need for improved CRVS laws/policies, systems, and/or budgets.
Funding Information
- Proposals can be submitted for grants up to USD 50,000 each year. Funding levels should be consistent with the scope and capability of your organization. Cost reasonableness is a factor in the consideration of proposals.
- 12 months, to be renewed for up to 12 months based on successful completion of project targets in year one. The anticipated start date for this project is August 1, 2024.
Expected Outcomes
- Depending on the country context and the bottlenecks identified by governments and their partners, the objectives of the advocacy effort of the applicant must lead to one or more of the following:
- Increased support for or passage of a birth and death registration law/bill or regulations
- Increased public awareness and demand for birth and death registration
- Increased decision-maker prioritization of birth and death registration
- Increased or sustained funding for birth and death registration from domestic budgets
Who can apply?
- Non-governmental organizations based in Zambia or Kenya can apply for grants, including but not limited to civil society organizations, educational institutions (for example universities) and independent policy institutions (‘think tanks’). Applicants must be recognized, legally registered entities capable of entering into contractual arrangements, receiving foreign funds for the proposed activities and assuming legal and financial obligations. The grants program does not fund individuals or government agencies.
For more information, visit Global Health Advocacy Incubator.
