Positive Action for Girls and Women aims to tackle the harmful
practices and norms that limit the aspirations of girls and women and
increase their vulnerability to HIV. We fund projects which focus on
the reducing the commoditisation of girls as well as supporting projects
and organisations that advocate for girls and women.
This call is focused on non-governmental and community-based
organisations that can deliver change at a community level thanks to
their links with or representation of the communities affected. Please
note: the maximum funding available is £50,000 over two years.
Specific Topics
- Community leadership to improve knowledge of and access to appropriate sexual and reproductive health information and services in early adolescence
- Reducing incidence of and ending community acceptance of early marriage, forced marriage and relationships of power imbalance
- Community interventions to end sexual and gender based violence, particularly amongst adolescent girls
- Community initiatives that support HIV positive adolescent girls to access appropriate SRH information and services; and reduce HIV related stigma and discrimination that may lead to vulnerability for these girls
- Community advocacy that address punitive laws and policies that put adolescent girls at risk of harassment, violence and/or arrest by the police, including girls in key populations
The PAGW supports approaches that demonstrate the PAGW values.
Applicants should demonstrate how their proposals meet one or more of
the following criteria:
- Addresses harmful practices that leads to health/HIV risk
- Promoting rights of girls
- Build aspiration and opportunities to escape poverty for adolescent girls
- Enhance information about and access to SRH services
- Advocacy
- Demonstrating Impact (Monitoring and Evaluation)
- Addresses root causes.
Review Process
Your Concept Note will be assessed for its adherence to the focus of
the PAGW project criteria outlined in the Guidance Notes, with
particular importance placed on its relevance to the five PAGW topic
areas prioritised for this call.
Concept Notes meeting these criteria will be reviewed by the Board at
the board meeting scheduled immediately following submission, keeping
in mind submission deadlines. Submissions made after the deadline but
before a Board meeting, will be rolled over to the Board review meeting.
