Deadline: 30 May 2018
Do you have a new idea to share? Do you have an innovative idea to address the marginalization, discrimination and exclusion experienced by the target groups of Voice? Do you want to know if this innovation is effective and can be extended? Do you see an opportunity where new technologies and approaches can be used to address the challenges your community faces? If you answered yes to the questions above, then apply for what’s up! Mali Innovation and Learning Grant Program.
This is intended for groups, organizations, networks, consortia, social enterprises to test and scale up new approaches.
Target Groups
- Vulnerable and age-sensitive groups, including young people and the elderly
- Women at risk of exploitation, abuse and / or violence
- People with disabilities
Grant Information
Innovation and Learning Grants currently accept formally registered entity proposals for projects covering a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months, with a budget ranging from 5,000 to 200,000 euros.
Themes
- Improved access to (productive) resources (eg finance, water and land) and employment
- Improved access to social services, health and education in particular
- Space for participation and civic engagement
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization, or lead applicant for consortia, is a local Malian organization or a Malian social enterprise with a bank account number on its behalf.
- The applicant (and all co-applicants, in the case of a consortium application) represents an organization with key values similar to the objectives of Voice, namely fair treatment and equal rights for every human being, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, disability status, sexual orientation, social status and age.
- The applicant or lead organization works with Voice’s target groups to build their capacity to lobby and advocate for their interests and voices.
- The project will be implemented in at least one of the following geographic areas: Kayes, Koulikoro, Sikasso, Segou, Mopti and the District of Bamako.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form and budget template via given website.
Eligible Country: Mali
For more information, please visit Mali Innovation and Learning Grant.
