Deadline: 16 December 2016
The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER) has announced an open call in the thematic programme of Education and Learning to receive project proposals that are ready to be implemented and can deliver concrete results.
Cross-Cutting Themes
Across SPIDER’s thematic areas and activities, the organisation gives particular focus to a number of cross cutting themes. These are:
- Gender
- Rights based approach
- Social Realities (Social differentiation based on sexuality, ethnicity, age, religious affiliations often strengthen social imbalances and skewed distribution of resources )
- Increased access to ICT + Security and integrity
- Environment
- Disabilities
Funding Information
- The project should not exceed 1 million SEK per year.
- Spider will fund projects in education starting from mid-2017. Projects need to end by mid-2019.
Eligibility Criteria
- Spider will accept applications from institutions of learning, vocational schools and organisations from the following 23 priority countries (mentioned below).
- This call will focus on the heads of children-headed households or, heads of women-headed households, widows or youth in rural-, urban settings and refugee camps.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application template via given website.
Eligible Countries:
- Africa: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar
- Middle East: Iraq, Palestine
- Latin America: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala
For more information, please visit Spider Call for Proposals.