Nothing About Us Without Us! Awards for KENYA

Description

1) Objective

NOW-Us! Kenya is looking to honour ONGOING initiatives that are led by and have been fully developed by the rightsholder groups and/or communities themselves to promote/demand their inclusion in society. In particular, such initiatives should be about the promotion of:

• Improved access to (productive) resources (finance, land and water) and employment
• Improved access to social services, health and education in particular
• Improved spaces for political participation and citizen engagement

These initiatives should be led by one or more of the following groups and/or communities:

• People with disabilities
• Women facing exploitation, abuse, and/or violence
• Vulnerable youth and elderly
• Indigenous groups and/or ethnic minorities
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people

2) Eligibility 

In order to be eligible for NOW-Us! Kenya, you and your initiative must fit ALL of the following criteria: Your organisation (a not-for-profit organisation, community-based organisation, self-help group or social enterprise) is Cambodian–based and legally registered as a local organisation (with a working bank account in your local currency); If you are not a registered organisation, please list a host institution that can serve as the legal and financial host for your initiative; Your organisation is fully led by individuals (staffing, governance, design and implementation) that belong to the very same rightsholder group that it serves and benefits; You have a track record on being inclusive in your ways of working; Your initiative is innovative and has the potential for impact.

3) Location 

Actions must take place in Kenya.

4) Budget 

Grants may range from €10,000 – €25,000.

5) Application

The application is open until 30 November 2022. Application is done online.