Deadline: 13 June 2019 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the 10th International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a multi-donor fund, established by the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005) to support its implementation in developing countries. The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) is a multi-donor … [Read more...]
Thomas Foundation announces Journalism Now World Team Challenge
Deadline: 1 March 2019 Thomas Foundation has announced the Journalism Now World Team Challenge. The Foundation gives a group of participants the chance to win an all-expenses-paid one week UK work-study trip in London during the autumn of 2019. Best regional performers will also be chosen and honoured and prizes will be awarded for exceptional content. It's applicant chance to create a media brand on a social media page, channel or other medium of their choice with mentoring from their … [Read more...]
YouthLead: A Chance to become YouthLead Ambassadors
Deadline: 28 February 2019 YouthLead is announcing its new YouthLead Ambassador activities for young changemakers. They are seeking a self-directed and motivated youth with a proven track record in mobilizing other young changemakers and youth in the course of their change making activities. YouthLead Ambassadors are local changemakers with a proven track record in mobilizing other young changemakers and youth in the course of their change making activities. Applicants need to have … [Read more...]
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of DRL: Women’s Workforce Participation Program
Deadline: 23 April 2019 The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) has announced an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects to promote international labor standards and women's right to equal, safe, and full participation in the workforce. Funding Information Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Award Floor: $1,000,000 Eligibility Criteria DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based … [Read more...]
USAID: Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA)
Deadline: 16 April 2019 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA) program with the intention to issue up to two cooperative agreements. TIFA, a key component of the USAID Global Accelerator to end TB and the Journey to SelfReliance, will develop and manage partnerships with local government entities, and other local partners, to implement locally … [Read more...]
Sida International Training Programme on ‘Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation – Integrated Processes’
Deadline: 5 April 2019 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is seeking applications for its International Training Programme “Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation – Integrated Processes” to contribute to planning and implementation of better sustainable urban water and sanitation services, where the rights, needs and demands of all citizens, including those of marginalised groups, are taken into account. The term sustainability addresses environmental, social … [Read more...]
SEED Awards 2019: Identifying Innovative and Promising Start-Up Eco-Inclusive Enterprises
Deadline: 2 April 2019 Is your start-up enterprise innovative, locally driven, and eco-inclusive? Is your enterprise making significant contributions to inclusive climate change mitigation and/or adaptation? Does your enterprise aim to replicate business activities in another region or country? If yes, then apply for the SEED Awards to take your enterprise to the next level. The SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development is an annual awards scheme designed to identify the … [Read more...]
2019 International Essay Contest: Promoting Youth in harnessing Culture of Peace and Sustainable Development
Deadline: 15 June 2019 The Goi Peace Foundation is seeking applications for 2019 International Essay Contest for Young People to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a difference in the world. This program is an activity within the framework of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education … [Read more...]
APWLD: Asia Pacific Regional Feminist Legal Theory and Practice (FLTP) Training
Deadline: 18 March 2019 Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is inviting applications from women human rights advocates to the Asia-Pacific Regional Feminist Legal Theory and Practice (FLTP) Training, which will be held in Penang, Malaysia, from 17-21 June 2019. The FLTP training has been one of the core capacity building activities of APWLD that has now grown into a dynamic program that offers a unique model in the region. The FLTP framework has feminism as its core … [Read more...]
2019 GlobalGiving Accelerator Program to Achieve Crowdfunding Success
Deadline: 26 April 2019 GlobalGiving is currently accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for its June 2019 Accelerator program in order to build skills, access tools, and grow their base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding success. The GlobalGiving Accelerator is a virtual training program and crowdfunding campaign that will help to take fundraising to the next level. Following an optional two-week training curriculum, participating organizations must raise at least $5,000 … [Read more...]
IUCN NL Small Grants for the Purchase of Nature to Provide Funds for Local NGOs
Deadline: 1 May 2019 The International Union for Conservation of Nature Netherlands (IUCN NL) is currently accepting applications for its Small grants for the Purchase of Nature (SPN) to enable strong local conservation NGOs to secure, connect and efficiently protect habitat of Red List species. The IUCN NL programme Small grants for the Purchase of Nature (SPN) provide funds for local NGOs to acquire (through purchase or lease) threatened nature, create safe reserves and connect wildlife … [Read more...]
AmplifyChange @ Women Deliver 2019 Opportunity Grant: Inviting Women-led Civil Society Organisations
Deadline: 5 March 2019 Applicants are invited to apply for the AmplifyChange @ Women Deliver 2019 Opportunity Grant to support women-led organisations who, as part of a wider existing or new movement, seek to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights. Outcomes should be focused on building stronger SRHR movements and working collaboratively to improve SRHR outcomes. In this funding call, AmplifyChange will support movement building work that contributes to: Strengthening the … [Read more...]
EU Call for Proposals: EIDHR Country Based Support Scheme for Bangladesh 2018-2019
Deadline: 29 March 2019 The European Union is seeking proposals for its "European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Country Based Support Scheme for Bangladesh 2018-2019". The global objective of this call for proposals is to support and strengthen civil society organisations, democracy activists and human rights defenders working on critical human rights and democracy issues in Bangladesh. Priority Areas economic, social and cultural rights freedom of … [Read more...]
Common Fund for Commodities announces 14th Call for Proposals to Support Commodity Development Activities
Deadline: 15 April 2019 The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is inviting applicants for support of commodity development activities in its member countries. The CFC provides a range of financial and technical instruments in support or business activities contributing to commodity sector development in Developing Countries. Examples include agriculture, commodity value addition and trade, minerals and metals. Besides generating a viable financial return, eligible activities should also … [Read more...]
Raoul Wallenberg Institute Call for Applications: Regional Human Rights Research Initiative 2019
Deadline: 25 February 2019 The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is seeking applications for Regional Human Rights Research Initiative 2019 to strengthen research skills and thematic knowledge on connections between human rights, gender equality and environment in the Asia region, with the ultimate objective to influence knowledge, policy, practice and discourse. Thus the initiative’s focus is to strengthen the capacities of academics to contribute to relevant policy and legal developments, … [Read more...]
Unitaid Call for Proposals: Accelerating Impact of Long-Acting Technologies in Low- And Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
Deadline: 4 March 2019 Unitaid has announced a Call for Proposals to support development of long-acting products of medicines to treat and/or prevent diseases affecting LMICs, notably HIV, HIV coinfections/comorbidities, TB, and malaria, with broader consideration for management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Proposals should include the following elements: repurposing critical standard-of-care medicines into long-acting products, examples of such products may include injectables, … [Read more...]
Call for Proposals: Better Tools for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasmodium vivax Malaria
Deadline: 4 March 2019 Unitaid has announced a Call for Proposals for the following interventions aimed at accelerating the availability, adoption and scale-up of improved tools to diagnose and treat P. vivax malaria, including: Establishing a supply of quality-assured paediatric primaquine, and supporting the early introduction of paediatric tafenoquine Activities may include support for the market entry of paediatric tafenoquine, including additional studies as needed, and … [Read more...]
Applications Open for Regional Youth Conference on Peace and Security
Deadline: 24 February 2019 Applications are open for regional youth conference on peace and security to enable young people to better understand social change through democratic institutions and appreciate the views of others locally and globally. Young people at the conference will take part in interactive workshops on community cohesion, active citizenship, leadership, digital literacy and preventing violent extremism. The event also includes a day-long simulation of the Commonwealth … [Read more...]
United Nation’s Global Climate Action Award: Addressing Climate Change
Deadline: 30 April 2019 The search for the United Nation's Global Climate Action Award is on! If you are leading a results-driven project that is successfully addressing climate change, they want to hear from you! Spearheaded by UN Climate Change's Momentum for Change initiative, the UN Global Climate Action Award shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change. Focus Areas Applicants must … [Read more...]
A Youth Grant Program for Grassroots NGOs working with Children and Youth
Deadline: 28 February 2019 KEEN is seeking applications for its Effect Youth Grants Program to support projects that bring together different groups of children and youth through outdoor adventures, environmental awareness and nature education. The KEEN Effect Youth Program creates experiences and outdoor values that shape the future of children and adolescents for a long time. By selecting programs that bring diverse audiences of children outside for adventurous recreation, … [Read more...]
