Deadline: 27 July 2017 Interested in sharpening your digital skills while working alongside your peers in London? Eager to share your experience with award-winning colleagues abroad? So, what are you waiting for? Apply to the News Corp Media Fellowship for a chance to learn how some of the most prestigious news outlets in the world operate. Working with ICFJ, News Corp will bring two journalists from any country in Africa to London to spend a month honing their journalistic skills at The Times … [Read more...]
Latest Grants , Funding Opportunities and Resources in Swaziland
Here is a list of the latest grants, funding opportunities and resources for NGOs, individuals and other organizations in Swaziland.
News Corp Media Fellowship: Seeking Applications from English-Speaking African Journalists!
June 23, 2017 By
Nominations Open for International Equals in Tech Awards: Recognizing ICT Initiatives Empowering Women and Girls
June 22, 2017 By
Deadline: 15 September 2017 Nominations are now being accepted for international ‘Equals in Tech’ Awards recognizing ICT initiatives empowering women and girls. The awards promote and support gender equality in the ICT field. The “Equals in Tech” Awards (formerly the GEM-TECH Awards) is an annual initiative designed to promote gender equality and mainstreaming in technology. The awards are now part of Equals, an ITU and UN Women global partnership to achieve gender equality in the digital age. … [Read more...]
Lipman-Miliband Trust: Seeking Applications for The Southern Africa Fund
June 22, 2017 By
Deadline: 30 September 2017 The Lipman-Miliband Trust is seeking applications for its Southern Africa Fund in order to support progressive social, economic and cultural projects which originate from, or engage with, Southern Africa. Applications can be for small projects but also could be for larger amounts than the £1,000 limit for projects funded from the Trust’s main fund. The Trust’s mission is to help support the practice and dissemination of socialist education and research, an area … [Read more...]
OSISA Call for Proposals: Youth, Arts and Culture Initiative
June 22, 2017 By
Deadline: 15 July 2017 Are you inspired by the fact that up to 67% of the SADC region’s population is below 40 years and yet youth, especially young women, remain on the margins of the mainstream economy, politics and society? Are you working on promoting and protecting youth’s economic, social and political spaces at a community or national level? Are you inspired to use art and activism to promote voice in the public space? Are you a catalyst in your community- seeking to create spaces for … [Read more...]
DFID: Women’s Integrated Sexual Health Programme for Africa & Asia
June 22, 2017 By
Deadline: 12 July 2017 The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), as a signatory to the global Family Planning (FP) 2020 agreement, is currently seeking applications for its Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme across Africa and Asia with the commitment to doubling its spending on FP by providing services to an additional 24 million girls and women worldwide by 2020. As the UK’s principle lead in working to end extreme poverty, DFID is significantly scaling-up its … [Read more...]
2017 LCA Award: Strengthening Capacities for putting Life Cycle Thinking into Effective Practice!
June 21, 2017 By
Deadline: 29 June 2017 Applications are open for 2017 LCA Award. The Life Cycle Initiative has the goal to enable users around the world to put life cycle thinking into effective practice, and UN Environment serves as its secretariat. As part of the flagship activities being pursued in 2017, support is being provided to practical projects implementing Life Cycle approaches. This activity leverages support from LCA experts, and providers of LCA software and data to institute practical projects. … [Read more...]
Partnership for Clean Competition: Apply for Anti-Doping Research Grant
June 21, 2017 By
Deadline: 1 July 2017 The Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) is currently accepting applications for its Anti-Doping Research Grant program, to contribute to a movement in addressing doping’s root causes and ultimately decreasing the use of performance-enhancing drugs by all participants in all sports at all levels of play. Research Priorities The PCC research priorities are as follows: Developing methods of cost-effective testing to detect and deter the use of banned and illegal … [Read more...]
Call for Applications: International Policy Dialogue Conference on Money, Security and Democratic Governance in Africa
June 21, 2017 By
Deadline: 30 July 2017 The Council for Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have announced an international conference on Money, Security and Democratic Governance in Africa that will be held in Bamako, Mali on October 19-20, 2017. This conference forms part of CODESRIA’s ongoing engagement with the issues of security and governance in Africa. UNOWAS’ involvement reflects its leading role in addressing security and … [Read more...]
ENEA Access Call for Projects: Supporting Organizations and Entrepreneurs in Developing their Energy Access Initiatives in Africa
June 20, 2017 By
Deadline: 31 July 2017 ENEA Consulting has launched the ENEA Access Call for Projects to support Non Profits, NGOs, Technology Developers, and Social Entrepreneurs in developing their energy access initiatives in Africa. To achieve this objective, ENEA has committed to providing each selected project with 30 - 100 days of its consulting services on a pro-bono basis. Program Pillars VOLUNTEERING: Pro bono consulting for social entrepreneurs and NGOs selected through calls for projects. … [Read more...]
Africa Art Lines Call for Proposals: Inviting Applicants for Artistic Mobility Fund in Africa
June 16, 2017 By
Deadline: 16 July 2017 Africa Art Lines is seeking proposals for its Artistic Mobility Fund in Africa to allow artists and cultural operators carrying artistic projects between morocco and other African countries to benefit from grants for their travel expenses. Africa art lines is open to artists and cultural professionals living and working within the continent and holding projects related to morocco. Africa Art Lines is a project initiated by Afrikayna, a Moroccan non-profit organization … [Read more...]
Applications Open for World Bank Group’s Young Professionals Program (YPP)!
June 15, 2017 By
Deadline: 28 July 2017 The World Bank is currently inviting applicants for its Young Professionals Program (YPP) with an aim to provide opportunity for younger talent who have both a passion for international development and the leadership potential to grow in fascinating top technical and managerial roles in the World Bank Group. The program is designed for highly qualified and motivated individuals skilled in areas relevant to WBG technical/operations such as economics, finance, education, … [Read more...]
Human Rights INGO Call for Proposals 2017: Preventing Discrimination in Development and Promoting the Right to Health of Women and Girls
June 15, 2017 By
Deadline: 14 July 2017 The Unit for Human Rights Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has announced a Call for Proposals directed to international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) that focus on promoting human rights and preventing discrimination in development or promote the implementation of the right to health of women and girls. The selected overall objectives of the Call this year are promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, in particular the right to … [Read more...]
Business and Arts South Africa: Seeking Nominations for BASA Awards
June 13, 2017 By
Deadline: 30 June 2017 Business and Arts South Africa is seeking nominations for its BASA Awards that is jointly sponsored by Hollard & Business Day. It is the only awards ceremony that acknowledges business support of and partnerships in the arts in South Africa. The BASA Awards recognise and encourage excellence and innovation in the field of business support for the arts. Imaginative, innovative, and cost-effective partnerships between business and the arts are highlighted, … [Read more...]
EU Call for Proposals: Supporting Long-term Sustainable Ecosystem Management and Wildlife Law Enforcement in Transboundary Conservation Areas
June 13, 2017 By
Deadline: 27 July 2017 The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Support to Long-term Sustainable Ecosystem Management and Wildlife Law Enforcement in Transboundary Conservation Areas under the Cross-Regional Wildlife Conservation programme in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean”. The objective of this Call for Proposals is the identification and subsequent implementation of actions by stakeholders living in or … [Read more...]
Grand Challenges Canada: Requesting Proposals for Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
June 9, 2017 By
Deadline: 3 August 2017 The Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, is seeking bold ideas with big impact from the best and brightest talent, for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) are addressed in low- and middle-income countries. The bold ideas are expected to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health through one or more of the following … [Read more...]
ICCS Call for Applications 2017: The Biodiversity Fellows Programme for Developing Countries
June 8, 2017 By
Deadline: 2 July 2017 The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) is seeking applications for its "Biodiversity Fellows Programme" to improve engagement between researchers, conservation practitioners in the international and local NGO sectors, and businesses developing and implementing corporate biodiversity strategies, in order that scientific research is informed by, and meaningful for, real-world conservation issues. There is a widely recognised problem of a mismatch … [Read more...]
Call for Applications: Workshop on Reporting Africa-China Engagements in Ethiopia
June 8, 2017 By
Deadline: 18 July 2017 The Wits Africa-China Reporting Project and the Oxfam Africa-China Dialogue Platform are inviting journalists from Africa and China to attend the three-day workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop will focus on the crucial sectors of agriculture and industrialisation/manufacturing. The workshop will bring together selected African and Chinese journalists to equip them with knowledge, skills and training for covering current Africa-China engagements. Workshop Key … [Read more...]
Wellcome Trust’s Seed Awards in Science: Supporting Researchers based in the UK, Ireland and LMICs
June 8, 2017 By
Deadline: 3 July 2017 Wellcome Trust is currently seeking applications for its Seed Awards in Science to help researchers develop novel ideas that will go on to form part of larger grant applications to the Wellcome Trust or elsewhere. Scopes and Methodologies The awards give scope for innovative methodologies and activities, such as: pilot and scoping studies preliminary data gathering proof-of-principle studies planning sessions collaborative network meetings. Funding … [Read more...]
Japan Water Forum Fund 2017: Supporting Grassroots Organizations in Developing Countries to Address Water-Related Issues
June 8, 2017 By
Deadline: 31 July 2017 The Japan Water Forum (JWF) is currently accepting applications for its funding program 2017 with an aim to support organizations addressing water-related issues at the grass-roots level in developing countries. Successful applicants are provided with grants. JWF Fund is formed and operated by utilizing membership fees of Japan Water Forum and donations to Charity for Water. During the past 13 years, JWF Fund supported 156 projects in 27 countries, benefiting more than … [Read more...]
Astraea’s International Fund: Supporting Groups led by LGBTQI Communities
June 7, 2017 By
Deadline: 1 July 2017 The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is seeking applications for its International Fund to support groups led by LGBTQI communities working for progressive social change, addressing oppression based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression, and advancing work for racial, economic and gender justice. Priorities The fund prioritizes funding to groups that are: Led by and targeted to lesbian/bisexual/queer women Led by and targeted to … [Read more...]
