Deadline: 13-Sep-20
The Freedom Fund is inviting proposals for its Ethiopia Child Domestic Workers Program. This funding is provided through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office), under PEMS.
The Freedom Fund is making funding available in Ethiopia to reduce the exploitation and trafficking of child domestic workers in Addis Ababa.
Program Objectives
This program aims to improve child domestic workers’ working conditions and reducing domestic work servitude of Ethiopian girls by:
- Influencing the behavior of key stakeholders, primarily formal and informal recruiters, transporters, and employers.
- Improving government ability to monitor child domestic workers’ conditions.
- Supporting CSO voice and capacity to improve government responsiveness and the legislative framework, including mechanisms for children’s participation in advocacy work.
- Improving the quality of services provided to at-risk child domestic workers and survivors, especially access to education and vocational training.
Funding Information
- The Freedom Fund will award $1.2M to projects in line with its program objectives.
- The maximum award per proposal: $150K over 25 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations with existing legal authority to operate in Ethiopia (i.e. registered non-profit organizations, multilateral organizations, academic institutions, and for-profit organizations that do not generate profit from grant-funded activities).
- Organizations that can comply with U.S. government rules and regulations including the Uniform Guidance.
- Organizations that submit a project budget representing no more than 30% of their annual income.
- Organizations that submit their Concept Note on time using the budget and narrative templates provided and complete the due diligence assessment questionnaire.
- Proposals must align with the Freedom Fund’s programmatic areas of change.
For more information, visit https://freedomfund.org/blog/freedom-fund-updates/rfps-ethiopia-safer-migration-and-child-domestic-workers-programs/