Available to Target-led Organisations based in Africa and/or Asia
Are
you an organisation that is led by one of Voice’s target groups? Do you
see an opportunity to guide or influence global and/or regional bodies
so that they are more open and receptive to the needs and interests of
your target group? Do you want to inspire attitudinal and policy change
amongst people and governments in your region towards your target
group? Do you want to try innovative and new ways to influence globally
and/or regionally?
If you answered “yes” to the questions above, then consider applying to this Call for Proposals.
What do we wish to fund?
This Call for Proposals will help Voice meet its objectives and
incorporates feedback received from a consultation with key
stakeholders. Voice will fund projects that focus on the following
target groups:
- Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence
- People with Disabilities
- Age-discriminated (youth and elderly)
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people
- Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities.
Often
the most marginalised and discriminated are those who may be vulnerable
due to multiple reasons. Therefore, Voice has a strong preference for
projects that intend to work with more than one target group to address
overlapping vulnerabilities.
Your project can look at any or all of the following themes:
- Improved access to (productive) resources (finance, land and water) and employment
- Improved access to social services, health and education in particular
- Space for political participation
We
are seeking projects that are multi-country or regional. This may mean
that your project focuses on influencing political bodies (such as the
African Union, ASEAN and the East Africa Community) or specialised
regional institutions and forums (such as the Africa Development Bank,
the Asian Development Bank, the Forum for African Women Educationalists
(FAWE) and the Eastern Partnership Framework). Your project could also
interact with mechanisms designed to enable influence and advocacy of
vulnerable groups such as the
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
and the reporting mechanisms of various treaties (for example; the
Universal Periodic Review, National Reviews of the Sustainable
Development Goals, Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW) and others.) Proposals that focus on the interaction between
national and regional influencing are of particular interest to Voice.
Your grant can be from €25,000 to €500,000 and up to 36 months in duration.
What do we mean by Innovation?
For Voice, Innovation means anything that has not been tried
before in a particular context, prioritising human-centred methodologies
and approaches. If you have a new idea, method or approach, you are
welcome to propose it in your application. Innovation also means using
tried and tested influencing methods but for new purposes and with new
target groups, audiences and themes.
Voice encourages network,
partnership and consortia applications because each organisation may
bring new ideas to the project and each partner can learn from each
other. You may also wish to partner with "unusual suspects" like media
companies, campaigners and artists who may encourage new ways of
advocacy and influence.
Who do we wish to fund?
Applications are only being accepted where the organisation (or
lead applicant if you are applying in consortia) is registered in either
Africa or Asia and at least one of the consortia members operates in at
least one, but preferably more, of the ten Voice focus countries.
The
applicant or the lead party (if the application is made by a consortium
or on behalf of a network) must be a legally registered not-for-profit
civil society or community-based organisation with an operational bank
account in the applicant’s name.
The (lead) applicant must be
target-led. This means that the target group that the organisation
purports to represent governs and manages the organisation and the
principle of Nothing About Us Without Us guides the work.
