Gender-based violence and justice

Description

1) Objective

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) proposes to subsidize civil society organizations (CSOs) for the implementation of a financing, reinforcement and structuring mechanism for feminist organizations in partner countries of the France’s development and solidarity Policy. The primary objective is to promote equality between women and men in the countries where AFD operates. Additionally, there is a specific focus, with 60% of the funding allocated to women’s civil society organizations on the African continent (refer to the Terms of Reference – Section XII for further details).

The objective of the call for proposals is to identify and select two consortia comprising French, international, and/or national civil society organizations (CSOs) from partner countries. Each selected consortium will be responsible for managing half of the total funding, which amounts to €3.92 million each. This funding is designated for supporting women’s organizations in partner countries, aligned with French development and solidarity policy as well as AFD operations.

2) Eligibility

This call is open to not-for-profit organizations, national and international civil society organizations (CSOs) from all countries in the world.

3) Location

Each consortium must cover a maximum/minimum of 4 countries by geographical area, including at least 2 of the countries pre-identified by AFD by geographical area: (1) Africa: Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Tanzania; and (2) Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

4) Budget

AFD has a grant envelope of €7.840 million for this purpose, divided into two geographical lots of €3.92 million.

5) Application

Selection will be conducted based on the submission of a project note, along with accompanying documents including a financial outline, a logical framework, a timetable, a financial breakdown table within the consortium, an administrative file, and information sheets. These materials must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 08:00 Paris time. Submissions should be made through the online application form available on the dedicated page for the call for proposals on the AFD website.