Djibouti: Call for proposals: IGAD Regional Civil Society Drylands Governance Facility CURRENT CALL: 2014-2015

The IGAD Regional Civil Society Drylands Governance Facility (IGAD CSO Facility) welcomes project proposals from CSOs within the drylands of the IGAD region to engage effectively with regional environment, water and natural resource governance issues.

The IGAD CSO Facility through the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) aims at promoting resilience in drylands in the region by supporting CSOs working on resilience and drylands issues at trans-border and national level.

The proposed call fits with the Fund’s purpose which is “Environment and natural resources are managed sustainably and equitable access to natural resource is ensured in the IGAD Region”.

The IGAD CSO Facility supports CSO projects with a grant size up to 500,000 USD for 17 months.

The IGAD NGO CSO Facility will receive questions concerning the fund from potential applicants until March 10th 2014 17:00 EAT.

The deadline for the submission of projects is March 27th 2014 17:00 EAT.

Only applications received before the deadline will be considered.

Eligible Candidates

The IGAD CSO Facility invites proposals from CSOs in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan.

The CSOs should have a presence nationally or regionally and may also be a consortium of CSOs in the above mentioned countries. The CSOs must have work in and with drylands.
Further details inclusive of full guidelines and the application form for applicants are attached to this item and also available on http://www.igad.int/