The Her Voice Fund calls for applications to their program from organizations in sub-Saharan Africa. The fund supports projects that work with organizations for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to develop a more effective response to HIV/Aids. The grant is supposed to support the inclusion of AGYW voices in policy processes. The maximum amount that organizations can apply for is USD 2000 and the deadline for this opportunity is 30th of November 2018.
To be eligible for applying to the Her Voice Fund you must be a registered or unregistered group, network or community-based organization of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) or young people; or a community-based organization implementing programs for AGYW and/or youth. Your organization has to work in the following countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
Your organization must demonstrate community work experience and willingness to mobilize peer groups.
The Her Voice fund supports projects and activities that aim to influence policy processes. The fund wants to ensure that organizations representing AGYW or youth have the ability to take part in policy development. The support can be used for transportation to attend meetings related to Global Fund processes; meeting arrangements to facilitate dialogue processes by community-based organizations and communication processes related to participation in key discussions and forums, among others.
Additional activities that could be supported also include meaningful participation in national legal and policy reforms processes.
To get a better idea of what the fund supports, you can also check their website here.
To apply to the Her Voice fund you have to fill out the application form given on the website of the fund. In the form, you have to give information about your past work, explain in detail the activity you propose and give a budget. Furthermore, you have to provide three references that can give information about your past work.
Best of luck for your application.
Eva is based in Germany and has worked for nearly a decade with NGOs on the grassroots level in Nepal in the field of capacity development and promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. Before that, she worked in South America and Europe with different organizations. She holds a Ph.D. in geography and her field of research was sustainability and inclusion in development projects.
Thanks Eva for your precious article.I wish you the best of luck in your PHD.
We appreciate your updates
Interested in the opening but am operating with a social enterprise, can I apply though not an NGO or a community based organisation.
Thank you for your support Eva. I wish my country, Rwanda, could be eligible too.
Good luck with your PhD