Deadline: 15 March 2019
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to design and implement an innovative program to empower women voices on the Kenyan coast. Proposals must include a legal aid component in conjunction with a law school with a campus on the coast.
The project implementers will identify participants from different communities and sub-regions on the Kenyan coast, connect them to each other, and empower their voices through trainings, networking opportunities, improving relationships with government and security representatives, and other activities.
Objectives
The objectives of their activities will include:
- Engage the target audience to empower women voices and increase understanding of the crucial role women play in preventing and countering radicalization of youth as well as the disproportionate impact of violent extremism on women.
- Launch a sustainable legal aid clinic with a Kenyan law school with a campus on the Kenyan coast where participants and surrounding communities can access pro bono legal assistance.
- Organize trainings for participating women to learn their rights as Kenyan citizens and how to access legal aid.
- Teach participating women how to identify and report signs of recruitment and radicalization by violent extremists.
- Connect audiences to each other and to representatives from Kenyan government and security sectors to increase mutual understanding.
- Strengthen community-based organizations (CBOs) on the coast.
Award Information
- Award amounts: $50,000 maximum
- Total available funding: $50,000
- Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in no more than 12 months.
Participants and Audiences
The priority region for this project is the Kenyan coast, and the target audiences should include at least 200 women from diverse communities and sub-regions on the coast.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3); overseas (Kenyan) not-for-profit organizations and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
- Cost Sharing or matching is not required.
- Prior experience working with Kenya’s coastal communities is an added advantage.
- Prior experience working on interfaith programs is an added advantage.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted by email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312185