The Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a Special Grants Fund for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Commonwealth Associations (CAs) to undertake strategic and innovative projects that will promote the Commonwealth theme for 2011, ‘Women as Agents of Change’.
This year, the theme celebrates the significant contributions that women make to development and their relatively untapped potential as agents of change.
Grant applications for up to £20,000 are invited from registered CSOs and CAs from the 54 countries across the Commonwealth from 1 June -1 July to undertake projects lasting between three to six months which meet at least two of the following criteria:
1. Foster collaboration and learning between women’s organisations in more than one Commonwealth country;
2. Involve collaboration with national women’s machineries (NWMs) and governments in promoting women and girls’ social, economic and political empowerment;
3. Showcase the achievements of women in addressing social, economic and political change at national or regional levels.
4. Projects which will have an impact on women at a regional level;
5. Bring together women from different geographical, social and ethnic background to promote national and regional priorities.
Priority will be given to applications which address one or more of the following areas:
• Capacity enhancement for Women’s organisations in policy development and implementation.
• Implementation of the Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action (PoA)
• Women’s leadership and participation in democratic governance.
• Social protection and girls’ development.
• Opportunities for rural women and girls.
• Women’s social, economic and human rights.
Each eligible organisation can submit only one application to the Fund.
Link to text and application form
sommaire en français
La Fondation du Commonwealth est heureux d’annoncer le lancement d’un Fonds spécial de subventions pour la société civile et du Commonwealth Associations d’entreprendre des projets stratégiques et novateurs qui favoriseront le thème du Commonwealth en 2011, «Les femmes comme agents du changement». Les demandes peuvent être présentées par des organisations dans les pays du Commonwealth.
resumen en español
La Fundación de la Commonwealth se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de un Fondo de Donaciones para Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil y de Asociaciones de Commonwealth para llevar a cabo proyectos estratégicos e innovadores que promuevan el tema de la Commonwealth de 2011, “Las mujeres como agentes de cambio”. Las solicitudes pueden ser hechas por las organizaciones en los países de la Commonwealth.
