USAID/Russia is making a special call for the submission of concept papers that support partnerships between non-profit organizations and the private sector. Applications addressing the following thematic objectives are sought:
- Cooperation between civil society, government and business to advance local economic and social development.
- Improved entrepreneurship in the North Caucasus in the areas of agriculture, and small and medium enterprises.
- Improved private sector involvement in combating tuberculosis and improving the health and well-being of women, children and youth.
The purpose of this Annual Program Statement Addendum is to:
- harness the unique skills, perspectives, and resources of the private sector, private foundations, local governments, and other organizations to address development challenges within Russia;
- increase the total value of resources available to address development needs in Russia; and
- enhance the financial sustainability/diversity of non-governmental organizations in Russia.
Follow the link below for more details about this funding opportunity.
The SEEP Network's HIV & AIDS and Microenterprise Development (HAMED) Working Group is holding a weeklong online conference that addresses savings-led approaches in HIV & AIDS integrated programming. Discussion will be facilitated by HAMED members with the expert assistance of a panel of Savings-Led guest 'speakers' who will draft expert posts during the course of the weeklong conference. This conference is designed to be an open dialogue space for interested MED and public health professionals, a learning platform, and source of virtual peer review.
The Women's Refugee Commission is holding a three-day highly participatory workshop designed to bring practitioners from throughout the region to learn new techniques, share experiences, and collect tools designed to improve practice on the ground. Two days of the workshop will focus on findings from the Women’s Refugee Commission’s three-year research project on livelihoods in refugee, IDP, and returnee settings and will include practice sessions on usage of the newly released Livelihoods Field Manual. A third day of the workshop will cover findings on the Commission’s project on livelihoods as a tool of protection against gender-based violence and how GBV and livelihood programs should complement each other to better protect women.
Apply for this event by July 10, 2009
Participants will be required to cover their own travel expenses. Meals and materials will be provided. There will be a very limited amount of financial assistance available to local NGOs only for partial coverage of travel and hotel expenses.
To request an application or for any questions, please contact Gillian at: gillianda@wrcommission.org
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation works in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and southern Africa. The foundation focuses on children, and has three funding priorities: 1) Learning; 2) Food, Health, and Well-Being; and 3) Family Economic Security.
The foundation seeks proposals that have the potential to:
- Have a measurable impact on children and families who face significant barriers to opportunity for success
- Strengthen the “opportunity grid” (the systems and services) within communities that create opportunities for children
- Make significant and sustainable change
- Engage promising innovative solutions and technologies
- Work in partnership with communities, governments, businesses, and experts
- Leverage support from other sources
- Build on existing Kellogg Foundation work
Grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. Follow the link below for more details, or see the links above for region-specific information.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s primary goal is to support and initiate programs that directly serve the needs of children living in urban poverty. Their focus areas are education, childhood health, and family economic stability through microfinance.
Currently, most of their funding for economic initiatives is focused on projects in urban India, while African funding focuses on childhood health. This regional/sectoral focus is not an official requirement in their application process, but priority is given to projects that align with the Foundation's geographic and sectoral focus areas.
To learn more, see the foundation's FAQs.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Apply using the link below.
