Deadline: 31-Mar-21 Africa Oxford Health Innovation Platform - a multi-disciplinary programme has been launched to support African innovators develop new solutions to Africa’s health challenges. It does so by connecting research to industry to tackle prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment through impact investment and innovation. AfOx-HIP is a University of Oxford collaborative platform supported by key researchers and led by the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). AfOx-HIP is an … [Read more...] about Call for Applications for Africa Oxford Health Innovation Platform
Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator Program: Equitable Sanitation and Hygiene for All
Deadline: 05-Mar-21 The Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator program has been launched to help social entrepreneurs acquire the knowledge, tools, and networks necessary to improve the lives of children around the world. The goal is to increase the effectiveness, sustainability, and scale of impact of some of the most promising solutions to critical challenges facing the world’s children. Ultimately, the Accelerator supports UNICEF’s goal to give a fair chance in life to every child, … [Read more...] about Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator Program: Equitable Sanitation and Hygiene for All
Netherlands Enterprise Agency: Fund against Child Labour (FBK) Program
Deadline: 1-Apr-21 Do you represent an international company? The entire production chain is not always transparent. You may not be aware of child labour in your production chain. Entrepreneurs that actively want to end child labour in their chain, can get support from the Fund against Child Labour (FBK) programme. Funding Information Applicants may apply for a subsidy of no more than €475,000 for each project, representing a maximum of 70% of the total project costs. FBK will … [Read more...] about Netherlands Enterprise Agency: Fund against Child Labour (FBK) Program
Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Promoting Public Health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Middle East
Deadline: 01-Jul-21 The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation via its grant program seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. The foundation helps build the capacity of organizations and coalitions with grants that support research or improve the learning and generation of local solutions to complex problems. The foundation supports projects that demonstrate local … [Read more...] about Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Promoting Public Health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Middle East
Women Empowerment Award for Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs
Deadline: 28-Feb-21 The Bayer Foundation has launched a Women Empowerment Award. With this award, Bayer Foundation wants to empower women as key change makers and help female entrepreneurs generate social impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. By supporting female entrepreneurs with groundbreaking ideas, Bayer Foundation specifically recognizes and celebrates their role as game changers driving sustainability and social impact through entrepreneurial innovation. By supporting social enterprises … [Read more...] about Women Empowerment Award for Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs
IAS inviting Applications from Youth-Serving Organization in HIV Response
Deadline: 07-Mar-21 Are you a young person under 30 years of age living with or affected by HIV? Are you affiliated with a youth-led, youth-enabling or youth-serving community-based organization? Do you play a leadership role in your community? Are you passionate about using digital technology to network, share, and learn? If yes, you can apply to be one of ten young leaders driving a collective digital space to support young people. The International AIDS Society (IAS), Y+ Global, Youth … [Read more...] about IAS inviting Applications from Youth-Serving Organization in HIV Response
Global Support for Women’s Economic Empowerment – Access and Reform Implementation by Civil Society
Deadline: 18-Apr-21 Office of Global Womens Issues (S/GWI) has announced a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) outlining concepts and capacity to manage a program that will partner equitably with a range of local, women’s civil society organizations in no fewer than two countries and regions to advance women’s economic empowerment (WEE) by reducing barriers to women’s participation in the economy. Goals To grow and sustain the leadership of women’s civil society organizations in … [Read more...] about Global Support for Women’s Economic Empowerment – Access and Reform Implementation by Civil Society
CFPs for International Non-Governmental Organizations to support Development Cooperation
Deadline: 26-Mar-21 The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) has announced a Call for Proposals for International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) to support Development Cooperation. The goal of Finland’s development policy is to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and achieve sustainable development. Finland takes a long-term perspective on development cooperation, focusing on the following four priorities: Strengthening the status and rights of women and girls, with … [Read more...] about CFPs for International Non-Governmental Organizations to support Development Cooperation
MOOC on Children’s Rights and Technology in Digital Age
Deadline: 14-Mar-21 The Global Campus of Human Rights is pleased to announce the MOOC on Children’s Rights and Technology in the Digital Age. This MOOC will take a deep dive into just how often children are exposed to these futuristic, and sometimes problematic, technological developments and investigate what that means for a vulnerable group that may not fully understand the implications – be they positive or negative – or meaning of consent. The course encompasses a 5-week period. … [Read more...] about MOOC on Children’s Rights and Technology in Digital Age
Open Call for Research on Access to Energy, Water, WASH, and Food Security
Deadline: 25-Feb-21 The Impact-Driven and Action-Based Research (Impact-R) project is pleased to invite microfinance institutions, rural or commercial banks, cooperatives, NGOs, and basic service providers operating in Africa, Southeast Asia, or Latin America to participate in the call for funding for research on access to energy, water, sanitation and hygiene, and food security in rural areas. The project aims to contribute to the interdisciplinary field of impact assessment in the sector … [Read more...] about Open Call for Research on Access to Energy, Water, WASH, and Food Security
Call for Applications: ARTICLE 19 Internet of Rights Fellowship
Deadline: 03-Mar-21 ARTICLE 19’s Team Digital is looking for one to two new fellows to join the 2021-2022 cohort of the Internet of Rights (IoR) Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed to be flexible and dynamic to account for each fellow’s skills, interests, and experience. In line with the work plan, mentors will provide assistance such as advocacy coordination, support during meetings, ad hoc training, and in-depth research collaboration. Mentors will also facilitate fellows’ inclusion … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: ARTICLE 19 Internet of Rights Fellowship
USAID’s Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV) Small Grants Program
Deadline: 17-Mar-21 The USAID's Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV) activity is seeking innovative concept note applications for small grants from new, local, and underutilized partners and organizations. Grants can be used to build capacity to generate solutions that elevate the role of staff wellness and resiliency in promoting high-quality, sustainable gender-based violence prevention and response programming; fill global data gaps related to gender-based … [Read more...] about USAID’s Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV) Small Grants Program
Climate Story Fund to support Stories and Impact Campaigns
Deadline: 4-Mar-21 The Doc Society is seeking applications for Climate Story Fund to support stories and impact campaigns from around the world that move us closer to a climate just and biodiverse future. Doc Society is a global non-profit committed to enabling great documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally. They bring people together to unleash the transformational power of independent documentary film. They serve individual filmmakers and the growing network of … [Read more...] about Climate Story Fund to support Stories and Impact Campaigns
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Reporting on Illicit financing in Africa
Deadline: 28-Feb-21 The Thomson Reuters Foundation is inviting applications for its program entitled "Report on Illicit Financing in Africa". Journalists are only considered to have completed the program when they have completed all the elements, including, those who participate in the guidance and support plan, as well as the production of at least one article on illicit financial flows, and they only receive their certified at this point. Program Elements The Wealth of Nations … [Read more...] about Thomson Reuters Foundation: Reporting on Illicit financing in Africa
Earth Journalism Network: Reporting Grants to Indigenous Journalists
Deadline: 12-Mar-21 The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering reporting grants to Indigenous journalists to support the production of in-depth stories that will call attention to climate justice, biodiversity, sustainable ecosystems and other issues related to the rights and well-being of Indigenous peoples and communities. But their perspectives are often missing from global conversations about biodiversity, climate change and other critical environmental issues. Although their … [Read more...] about Earth Journalism Network: Reporting Grants to Indigenous Journalists
UKPHS: Call for Applications for Small Grants Wave 1
Deadline: 12-May-21 The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) is pleased to announce the launch of the 1st wave of Small Grants for UK Partnerships for Health Systems (UKPHS). The program welcomes grant applications from Health Partnerships in any low- and lower middle-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia addressing specific clinical and health system challenges. The UK Partnerships for Health Systems programme (UKPHS) works with low and lower middle-income … [Read more...] about UKPHS: Call for Applications for Small Grants Wave 1
2021 South Africa Development Community (SADC) Media Awards Competition
Deadline: 28-Feb-21 The SADC Secretariat now is pleased to announce the 2021 SADC Media Awards Competition in the fields of Print Journalism, Radio Journalism, Television Journalism and Photo journalism. Prospective entrants are invited to submit their entries accompanied by proof of their nationality to the National Adjudication Committee (NAC) in their respective Member States. The Awards were established following a decision by the Council of Ministers in 1996 to establish a sector … [Read more...] about 2021 South Africa Development Community (SADC) Media Awards Competition
ClimateScience Olympiad 2021 on Solutions to Climate Change
Deadline: 1-Aug-21 The ClimateScience is inviting eligible applicants for its 2021 Olympiad program. The ClimateScience is a global charity creating and providing educational resources on solutions to climate change to 100,000s of people worldwide. The program host two age brackets: 14-17 and 18-25. If you are in one of those at the time of registration, you are eligible regardless of nationality or other factors. Program Topics Biodiversity; Clean Energy; Sustainable … [Read more...] about ClimateScience Olympiad 2021 on Solutions to Climate Change
Apply for Net Zero Challenge Program
Deadline: 12-Mar-21 The Net Zero Challenge is a global competition to answer the following question: How can you advance climate action using open data? The Net Zero Challenge is an Open Knowledge Foundation project. The first stage of the Net Zero Challenge is a 'Virtual Pitch Contest'. Some ways in which you might do this include: Making climate relevant data easier to discover, view and understand by the general data user; Creating a useful pass-through tool or API for … [Read more...] about Apply for Net Zero Challenge Program
Call for Concept Notes: Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund
Deadline: 5-Mar-21 In this Round, The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), with support from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund (AWEF) to fund projects that will pilot, test, or expand scalable solutions to the financing gap for women-led SGBs in eastern, western, and southern Africa to create learnings and insights for uptake by the broader SGB sector. Intervention Gender transformative approaches to … [Read more...] about Call for Concept Notes: Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund
