Deadline: 5 November 2017
The USAID/Afghanistan is seeking applications for its ADALAT Legal Outreach and Awareness Grants Program to catalyze innovative solutions to address deficits of public legal advocacy and challenges to effective and equitable justice in Afghanistan.
Through this RFA, Checchi/ADALAT Grants Program is awarding grants to civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and media houses that support projects and/or initiatives on legal outreach and awareness strategies/campaigns, including those that resonate with target audiences such as those with disabilities, youth, Internally displaced persons or people who may feel disenfranchised on the most critical issues currently limiting both women’s and men’s legal rights and protection based on the existing Afghan law and Islamic Sharia.
Activities
ADALAT is seeking organizations to apply innovative approaches for the following types of activities:
- Raising awareness of legal rights in Afghan communities where educational and economic opportunity has recently or historically been limited;
- Advocacy campaigns that mobilize citizens and encourage influential authorities to promote social justice and gender equality through better policy and practice; and
- Collaboration with justice institutions to encourage accountability and improve the performance and public perception of courts and Huquq. The collaboration should involve research and public engagement. It may, for example, include the collection of data on cases related to divorce, separation, forced marriages, early age marriages, marriage age, right of choosing spouse, right of getting information after accusation, suspects due processes, custody or property rights that will contribute to knowledge about how women are treated in the judicial system and how women’s justice needs and interests may be better understood – and met.
- Organizing multi-stakeholders’ local public events on the Afghan citizens’ legal rights as well as their roles and responsibilities in raising the awareness of their other local communities on their legal rights.
- Design programs/awareness campaigns to bring attention to justice sector reforms and rule of law principles (e.g., the work of journalists investigating or monitoring human rights cases, tracking the enforcement of newly-enacted laws, changes to statutes and regulatory policies on matters related to legal rights).
Funding Information
- It is anticipated that each grant award may range from between USD 80,000 – USD 150,000, the final amount will be dependent upon grant activities and final negotiation and may be lower or higher than that range.
- The anticipated period of performance anticipated is 12 months from date of award. The anticipated start date for this program is on or about December 01, 2017.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications should be from qualified Afghan non-governmental organizations, such as private, non-profit organizations (or for-profit companies willing to forego profits), including private voluntary organizations, civil society organizations, universities, research organizations, media houses, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Afghanistan
For more information, please visit USAID/Afghanistan.