INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS - Global Disability Summit Grants

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Aug 17, 2022
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About the Opportunity:

The Global Disability Summit (GDS) is a unique global mechanism that improves the lives of persons with disabilities worldwide. It was created in 2017 to convene global stakeholders that share the same goal and vision for disability inclusive development.

The Global Disability Summit (GDS) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are granting DPOs to support local and national initiatives contributing to the implementation and monitoring of GDS commitments for change.

As part of the GDS mechanism, this Call for Proposals (CFP) envisages the launch of actions and initiatives to strengthen the GDS mechanism at the national and regional levels and support the GDS cycles. These actions and initiatives may be related to:

Advocacy efforts to promote and disseminate GDS2018 and GDS2022 commitments through workshops, promotion materials, dissemination of progress reports, etc.
Supporting stakeholders in the implementation of the commitments they submitted.
Supporting GDS related advocacy efforts and campaigns.
Producing case studies regarding the progress of supporting commitments implementation from the GDS 2018 and GDS 2022.
Supporting the signature of and the follow up to the Youth Call for Action.

Benefits of the Opportunity:

Funding Information;
Duration and amount of the program: 85,000 EUR between 03 October 2022 and 30 April 2023
Maximum number of grants: 15
Grants budget and duration: Between 4,000 EUR and 7,000 EUR for a period of seven (07) months.

Eligibility Criteria:

Application organisations must meet the following requirements and qualifications:

Being a legal entity or organisation of persons with disabilities.
Being legally incorporated (registration documents will be required).
Currently operating in the country which they are applying.
Having a bank account in the name of the organisation and the financial capacity to pre-finance 20% of the activities.
Showing project management skills, as evidenced by the successful delivery of projects and grants of similar size.
Being able to provide evidence of experience in the field of the call for proposals and a vision that corresponds to the objectives of the call.
Ability to work proficiently in English for project management and reporting purposes (with delivery to be conducted in local languages).