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Information for Grantseekers

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from AJWS. Please note that AJWS is not accepting letters of inquiry (LOIs) for 2010. Our funds for 2010 are fully committed, with any new grants being made to organizations that we have already identified through referrals and outreach. Please check back in late 2010 for information about our 2011 grantmaking plans. We wish you every success in securing funds for your program.

Merci de vouloir introduire une demande de subvention. Veuillez noter que nous n’acceptons plus de lettres de requête pour l’année 2010. Nos fonds pour 2010 ont été alloués, avec des provisions pour de nouveaux partenaires ayant été identifiés à travers nos mécanismes en place. Vous pouvez nous contacter en fin 2010 pour plus d’information sur nos plans d’activités pour 2011. Nous souhaitons beaucoup de succès dans vos programmes.

Muchas gracias por su interés en solicitar apoyo financiero del AJWS. Queremos comunicarle que el AJWS no aceptara cartas de intención para el año 2010. Nuestros fondos para el 2010 ya han sido comprometidos, y solo proveeremos nuevas subvenciones a organizaciones que ya hemos identificado por medio de referencias e investigación. Por favor vuelva a revisar nuestra página a fines del 2010 para obtener información acerca de nuestros planes para el otorgamiento de fondos en el 2011. Le deseamos mucho éxito en la búsqueda de fondos para su programa.

AJWS FUNDS: non-governmental and community-based organizations in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia working in the following thematic areas:

1. Sustainable Livelihoods and Sustainable Development

Building the capacity of grassroots organizations to attain economic and environmental sustainability, promote fair labor standards, and raise the social status of women and marginalized communities to meet their basic needs

Areas we fund:
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity
  • Food Security
  • Land and Resource Rights
  • Economic Opportunities
  • Slum and Urban Development

2. Community Health

Ensuring that communities achieve minimum standards of health through increased access to services, community engagement in disease prevention and control, the promotion of reproductive health and rights, and the elimination of gender-based violence

Areas we fund:

  • HIV/AIDS care and support, anti-stigma efforts, and advocacy
  • Disease prevention and control through health education and nutrition with a focus on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
  • Reproductive Health and Rights
  • Maternal and Child Health and Rights
  • Efforts to strengthen community and government health systems
  • Violence Prevention

3. Education for All

Facilitating access to quality primary and secondary education for all

Areas we fund:

  • Access to government and non-formal education with a focus on retention for girls and orphans and vulnerable children
  • Improving the quality of education, including teacher training, curriculum development and fostering community engagement and oversight of schools
  • Vocational and literacy training for youth and adults
  • Early Childhood Development

4. Community Response to Conflict and Emergencies

Supporting local organizations affected by disasters and conflict to move toward peace and development

Areas we fund:

  • International and community-led disaster response, preparedness and risk reduction
  • Psychosocial support for affected communities
  • Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants, particularly children
  • Women and youth-led peace-building and economic empowerment efforts
  • Transition from disaster to development in the areas of sustainable livelihoods, community health and education for all

5. Community Voice: Civic and Political Participation

Facilitating community participation in the debate and design of policies and programs that affect their lives, prioritizing groups for which securing civil and political rights is a necessary stepping stone toward development.

We fund policy advocacy and community mobilization efforts that are led by community-based organizations working for:

  • Women’s Rights
  • Indigenous Rights
  • Religious and Ethnic Minority Rights
  • Sexual Minority Rights
  • Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Rights
  • Farmer and Worker Rights
  • Youth and Adolescent Participation
  • The Rights of People with Disabilities
  • The Rights of People Living with AIDS

AJWS will prioritize support for groups that are working on policy change in the four program areas listed above: Sustainable Livelihoods and Development, Community Health, Education for All and Community Engagement In Conflict and Emergencies.

AJWS DOES NOT FUND

  • proselytizing activities
  • individuals, orphanages
  • political parties
  • hospitals
  • private enterprises
  • government structures
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