CFA- Grants for Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Open Society Institute
Posted by: OSI International Womens Program <women@sorosny.org>
Open Society Institute
International Womens Program (IWP)
Call for Proposals 2008
~ Equality and justice under the rule of law ~
The mission of IWP is to use grant-making and programmatic efforts to
promote and protect the rights of women and girls in priority areas
around the globe where the principles of good governance and respect
for the rule of law are absent or destroyed because of conflict. IWP
seeks to promote the advancement of women's rights and gender equality
in law and practice, and the empowerment of women to ensure
participation in the democratic processes.
IWP invites proposals from local, national, regional or international
organizations which focus on one or more of the following objectives:
1) Reducing discrimination and violence against women
IWP seeks to support initiatives that improve the status of women by:
* Strengthening legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms that
focus on women's rights
* Strengthening civil society's capacity to hold governments
accountable to implement laws
* Increasing women's capacity to understand and claim rights
2) Strengthening women's access to justice
IWP seeks to support initiatives that strengthen judicial response to
women and reduce the obstacles to access by ensuring:
* Legal aid, counsel and assistance is available and resourced
* Judges, lawyers and prosecutors understand and apply gender justice
* Transitional justice mechanisms are equitable and inclusive of women
3) Increasing women's role as decision-makers and leaders*
IWP seeks to support initiatives that encourage and increase women's
role as decision-makers in a number of arenas including the following:
* Peace and reconciliation processes
* Electoral and legislative processes
* Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), Security
Sector Reform (SSR) and reconstruction programs
Grant support
Organizations can apply for general support grant or support for a
specific project. General support grants are intended for
organizations which focus on one or more of the listed objectives. A
general support grant supports unspecified organizational costs. Such
a grant is not awarded for any particular project or purpose. The
review process for this grant type will be exceptionally selective.
The project support grants are intended to fund targeted initiatives
related to one or more of the listed objectives.
Preference is given to:
* Organizations managed and led by women
* Organizations that have a five-year plus track record and
demonstrate sustainability
* Organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society
groups working on similar issues
* Local/indigenous independent non-governmental organizations or
initiatives that link local and international organizations
Proposals must benefit populations in one of the following countries only:
Africa:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Asia:
Burma
Cambodia
Nepal
Tajikistan
Middle East and North Africa:
Algeria
Iraq (including refugees in region)
Lebanon
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Latin America
Guatemala
Europe
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Proposals benefiting populations in other countries will NOT be
considered at this time.
Grant amount & funding timeframe
Organizations can apply for one to three year grants ranging from
$25,000 to $200,000. Please note multi-year proposals will require an
annual assessment report prior to releasing the subsequent trench of funds.
Timeline
Proposals must be received in English by email (preferred), fax or
mail on or by July 7, 2008. Incomplete proposals or proposals
received July 8 or later will NOT be considered under any circumstances.
Please email completed proposals to: women@sorosny.org (please write
proposal call 2008 in the subject line of your email)
If your organization does not have email access, please fax or mail
application to:
International Womens Program / Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019, USA
(Fax) 1.646.557.2601
Organizations will receive notification of decision by the first week
of October 2008. For those awarded grants, funding will be allocated
by December 2008.
General support proposal guidelines
Title page
1. Organization name
2. Amount requested
3. Proposed effective dates of grant period (calendar year, or
organizations fiscal year)
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website) of organization
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director or signatory of
the grant letter and the proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization, its mission, goals, history and
capacity to carry out the work.
2. Statement of need for the organization's work and its relevance to
the mission and mandate of the OSI International Womens Program.
3. General overview of the previous years activities
4. Detailed explanation of expected activities in the year for which
the organization is seeking support, related timelines, and methodologies.
5. Explanation of how organization's outcomes and impacts will be measured.
6. Bios or C.V.'s of the organizations executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
7. Annual organizational budget, noting all sources of funding
received or anticipated from other donors. Include all aspects of
organizations budget, including salaries, overhead (e.g., rent),
communications, specific project costs, etc.
Project support proposal guidelines
Title page
1. Organization name
2. Amount requested
3. Proposed effective dates of grant period
4. Contact information (mailing address, street address, telephone,
fax, email, website) of organization
5. Contact person(s), including the executive director or signatory of
the grant letter and the proposal contact
Requirements
1. A description of the organization, its mission, history and
capacity to carry out the work.
2. Statement of need for the organization's work and its relevance to
the mission and mandate of the OSI International Womens Program.
3. Detailed explanation of project activities and objectives, related
timelines, and methodologies.
4. Explanation of how organization's outcomes and impacts will be measured.
5. Bios or C.V.'s of the organizations executive director and key
staff members working on the project and a list of the Board of
Directors or other managing body, if applicable.
6. An organizational budget and project budget, noting funding request
to OSI, and additional sources of funding received or anticipated from
other donors. Include those donor names.
* Please note that OSI cannot provide funding for electoral purposes
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