Research on Climate-Smart Technology to Reduce Women’s Burden in Nepal’s objective is to generate relevant evidence from South experience on climate-smart technologies to reduce women’s time poverty and work drudgery.

Eligibility

• Proven technical competencies in climate change and intersectional feminist approaches to advance gender equality
• Strong understanding of the social, gender, and regional context of Nepal, India, and China
• Competence in analytical assessment of data/issues in relevant areas and ability to handle primary and secondary sources, methodological tools, and problems in social science
• Proven record of designing, leading, and conducting field-based research on gender and social issues, climate change impacts, and adaptation in Nepal and/or the neighboring countries with similar climate and geographical context, with publications on these
• Record of publications on social issues, climate change, DRR, and related topics
• Expertise in technical knowledge of related technologies and analyses of these
• Established networks and good working relations with government agencies, research institutes, NGOs, community-based organizations, and civil society organizations
• Good networks and working experience with women’s organizations is highly desirable

Benefits

• The Climate-Smart Tech Program will provide funding up to USD 27,157.

Application Process

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Eligibility

• Only non-profit organisation can apply as lead organisation.
• For-profit organisations can participate in the call for proposals as partners within a consortium.
• Government agencies and/or departments are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation or partner in a consortium.
• All consortia must have at least one local partner. The local organisation does not need to be the consortium lead. A local partner is an organization operating in Brazil under a National Register of Legal Entities (Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica – CNPJ).

Benefits

• UK PACT will support one project with a grant valued at no more than £500,000 per financial year up to a maximum of £1,000,000 over two years.

Application Process

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All the guidance you will need to make an application can be found here

• Terms of Reference (English): Forest Project 1 — strengthening territorial and environmental management of indigenous lands here.
• Terms of Reference (Portuguese): Forest project 1 — strengthening territorial and environmental management of indigenous lands here.
• Terms of Reference: Forest project 2 — strengthening Brazil’s National Bioeconomy Policy here.
• Applicant handbook here.

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Call for Conflict Prevention Initiatives call aims to address the escalating conflicts and promote peacebuilding and rule of law, efforts in North-West Nigeria. Conflict Prevention Initiatives also support innovative and creative projects that contribute to sustainable peace and stability in the region, addressing the root causes of conflict and promoting societal inclusion and cohesion.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Call for Conflict Prevention Initiatives  applicants must be:

• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
• Community-based organizations (CBOs), and
• Civil society organizations (CSOs) are eligible to apply.
• The organization should have a unique insight and be well-positioned for the implementation of projects in conflict-affected areas and possess relevant experience in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and Rule of Law.
• Partnership with local organizations, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders is strongly encouraged.
• The proposed project should align with the objectives of this call and demonstrate a clear strategy, methodology, and expected outcomes.

Download proposal template here.

Benefits

• Applying organizations may request for grants within the range of $30,000.00 to $150,000.00.
• The proposed projects should have a duration of 6 – 12 months.

Application Process

• To join, groups need to send in their plans in English, using the special form, and give all the information they’re asked for, like showing they’re a real group.
• The plans must show how they fit with what we want to do.
• Plans should have a clear plan, how they will do it, and what they hope will happen.
• The plans must say how much money they need, with details like how much goes to people, workshops, office stuff, and anything else they need.
• They also need to say how they will check if things are going well and what good things happen because of their plans.
• The email title should be “Conflict Prevention Plan – [Group Name].”

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Fund for Innovation in Development offers a singular opportunity to many organizations, especially in low- and middle-income nations. It aids in overcoming the shortage of resources, both public and private, devoted to experimentation and invention, proof of concept work, and encouraging further investment.

Eligibility

• Priority sectors: FID funds projects in all sectors but gives priority to proposals in education, health, climate and gender equality.
• Priority Areas: FID is open to all types of innovations deployed in low and middle-income countries. It gives priority to the least favoured and most marginalised territories and populations.
• Eligible Structure: All types of organisations can apply, either independently or as part of a consortium: research institutions, governments, NGOs, private companies, universities, etc. Only projects led by individuals or multilateral organisations are not eligible to apply.

Benefits

Fund for Innovation in Development supports selected innovations through 5 phases associated with funding stages.

• Prepare grant: Grant of up to €50 000 to prepare for a pilot in real conditions or for an impact evaluation depending on the progress of the project. At the end of the prepare grant, applicants are invited to position themselves for a stage 1 or stage 2 grant.
• Stage 1 – Implementation of a pilot: Grant of up to €200 000 to implement an innovation in real-life conditions.
• Stage 2 – Testing and preparation for scaling up: Grants of up to €1.5 million to fund the experimentation and impact evaluation of innovations that have already been piloted to transition them to scale.
• Stage 3 – Scaling up: Grant of up to €4 million to support the scaling-up of innovations whose impact has already been demonstrated.
• Transformation of public policies: Grant of up to €500 000 to develop governments’ capacity to integrate evidence-based innovations into public policy. There are two types of TPP projects:
  • Institutionalizing specific, mature evidence-based innovations with demonstrated cost-effectiveness and scalability into public policies at a large scale.
  • Strengthening the capacity of low- and middle-income governments to design, test, pilot, and/or scale evidence-based innovations.

Application Process

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Note: The FDI call for proposals is open throughout the year. You can apply at any time, work collaboratively, and come back to your file as much as necessary.

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The L’Oréal Fund for Women assists grassroots groups in their work to aid women in escaping poverty and to stop domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence against them. The Fund is dedicated to empowering women and girls, especially through initiatives that assist their social or professional integration and education.

Eligibility

Relevance of the organization:

•  Grassroots non-profit or not-for-profit organization, of general interest, with official accreditation and eligible for philanthropic funds.
• An organization that cannot distribute any part of its revenues to its members, directly or indirectly.
• An organization with more than two years of official existence (unless the organization has a strong documented innovative component responding to a specific need).
• Organization with a minimum of 50 beneficiaries per year.
• An organization operating directly (not providing only engineering or coordination of the project), without subcontracting to local/smaller organizations.

Nature of the activity/project for which the request is made:

• The final beneficiaries must be highly vulnerable women or girls: In situations of poverty/underprivileged (absence or lack of revenues, homelessness, single parent, Isolation In rural areas or In the suburbs, etc.), victims of violence, refugees or in situation of disability.
• Beyond emergency relief, the activity focuses on women or girls’ empowerment, encouraging especially social and professional Integration, or access to education.
• Activities can take the form of a service, an instrument with a social purpose, or a field operation.

Scope:

• The Fund is open internationally and can support local or national projects/activities.
• Projects can be in the design/ideation phase, in the implementation phase, or already in the operation phase.

Benefits

The benefits of the L’Oréal Fund for Women are:

• Funding
• Recognition
• Networking

Application Process

The list of documents to attach in your application are:

• Project description
• Accreditations of your organization (mandatory)
• Presentation of your organization
• Detailed budget of your project (mandatory)
• Last annual report of your organization (mandatory)
• Last annual budget of your organization (mandatory)

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Commonwealth Foundation Grant 2023 supports projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, in policy and decision-making. Every year, the grant offers up to £30,000 for projects lasting up to two years to civil society organisations in the Commonwealth. They support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making.

Eligibility

Benefits

• Commonwealth Foundation Grant 2023 offers funding of up to £30,000 for projects lasting up to two years.

Application Process

Applications must address one or more of our three priority themes. All applications are required to demonstrate how they will integrate gender considerations into their project design and implementation. 

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Climate Resilience Fund for Non-profit Organizations & Social Enterprises provides financial support to innovative projects that address pressing global challenges.

Eligibility

• Any type of organization may apply. This includes social enterprises, for-profit companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies, international organizations, and research institutions in any country. It is recommended that individual innovators, entrepreneurs, or researchers apply through an affiliated organization.

Benefits

The Global Innovation Fund  provides:

• Pilot (up to $230,000)
  • Stage of development: Pilot innovations are at an early stage but you have a credible plan for how it can be developed and tested in a real-world setting.
• Test & Transition (up to $2.3m)
  • Stage of development: For test and transition investment your innovation has already shown promise of success at a small scale, and you have some information on your operational, social, and financial viability which you want to solidify before you scale.
• Scale (up to $15m)
  • Stage of development: For scale investment, your innovation should have a clear evidence base and a credible plan for scaling to reach millions of people which is logistically, politically, and financially feasible.

Application Process

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Reece Foundation Grant 2023 supports projects that help communities that need it most, both internationally and locally. The Reece Foundation Grant initiative supports individuals and organizations passionate about social change by providing grants.

Eligibility

The Reece Foundation accepts Grant applications that meet the following guidelines:

• The application is submitted by a registered charity or not-for-profit organization.
• Identifies a need for access to clean water, sanitation, or water for agricultural & food security purposes.
• Clearly articulates the potential impact on the community.
• Outlines how the organization has consulted with and involved the community in the proposed project development.
• Includes the trade skills required for the project in addressing the need identified by the community.
• If you’re applying on behalf of a not-for-profit organization; have permission to apply from the charity you are seeking to support, and provide evidence of permission as an attachment in the application.

Benefits

• The funding request is between $5,000 and $30,000.

Application Process

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