German Foundation for World Population (DSW) on how to apply for Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS grants, for sustainable development in Kenya German Foundation for World Population (DSW) Kenya and Tanzania GTZ Building/ Lenana Road P.O. Box 0100 47051 Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: 00 254 2 57 50 70/1 Fax: 00 254 2 57 72 12 E-mail: [email protected] design by Table of Contents Foreword Tips and Tricks on how to apply for grants on reproductive health and HIV/ AIDS in Kenya is the first report that was created with the generous support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The report gives guidance to anybody who wants to use it and targets NGOs, CBOs and FBOs seeking for grants on Reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. The guide will be updated annually. It was compiled and edited by Irene Tindi, Programmes & Communications Officer, with inputs from DSW Kenya country staff, Jairus Ligoo, Keziah Gachoka, Emma Odegi, Anthony Osundwa and Albert Muigai. The layout, design and printing was done by Noel Creative Media Limited. Our special thanks go out to the staff members of all the organisations who have been so helpful in providing information for the contents of this guide. We hope that you will find the report useful. For more information about Tips & Tricks, Please contact: Dr. Jeorg Maas, Executive Director, German Foundation for World Population (DSW) Goettinger Chaussee 115 D- 30459 Hannover. Tel: +49 (0) 511 9 43 73 - 0 Fax: +49 (0) 511 9 43 73 - 73 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.dsw-online.de or Lynette Injette Ochola, Country Director, German Foundation for World Population (DSW) Kenya and Tanzania GTZ Building/Lenana Road P.O. Box 0100 47051 Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: 00 254 2 57 50 70/1 Fax: 00 254 2 57 72 12 E-mail: [email protected] Introduction to DSW 3 Background 5 KG /1A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 6 KG/1B Embassy of Sweden (SIDA) 9 KG/1C German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 11 KG/1D 13 The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany KG/1E The French Embassy 15 KG/1F The Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) 17 KG1 Family Health International (FHI) 19 KG2 Pathfinder 21 KG3 Family Care International (FCI) 23 KG4 The Netherlands Embassy 25 KG5 Oxfam Kenya 27 KG6 National Aids Control Council (NACC) 29 KG7 31 The British High Commission Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Grants on Reproductive Health and HIV/ AIDS in Kenya I N T RO D U C T I O N Introduction to German Foundation for World Population The German Foundation for World Population, (DSW), was founded in 1991 with an aim of contributing towards sustainable development. In this respect, DSW particularly support efforts for the empowerment of individuals combined with a humane decline in world population growth. DSW aims at contributing to the dignity of women and men throughout the world by promoting policies and implementing action plans adopted in the Cairo Programme of Action (ICPD 1994). DSW established a country office in May 2000 in Nairobi, Kenya, and appointed a Country Director in May 2001. This office coordinates programmes in both Kenya and Tanzania. In Kenya and Tanzania DSW: n Focuses its project work on sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescent using the Youth to Youth concept with a special approach towards cross boarder collaboration. n Supports the capacity building of NGOs working in the area of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health. n Facilitates the implementation of innovative reproductive health projects together with grassroots NGOs (with emphasis on Information, Education and Communication (IEC), network initiatives and income generating activities). n Promotes advocacy for reproductive health and networking and collaboration amongst NGOs and Self Help Initiatives (SHI), and other key players in population and development. n Provides a platform for youth to voice their views on reproductive health and take responsibility, including youth to youth outreach using the cascading approach and formation of communication networks (ComNET). Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Grants on Reproductive Health and HIV/ AIDS in Kenya 3 I N T RO D U C T I O N Introduction to Tips & Tricks In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, set an internationally agreed agenda for the issues of sexual and reproductive health, HIV / AIDS and population. The EU has acted on this agenda by committing more than 780 million euros to actions in line with ICPD objectives. However, the situation of the available budgets with respect to population funding outside Europe is quite different: restricting budgets is under discussion in the US, Africa and Asia. As a result, the work of NGOs and governmental institutions in developing countries may soon be affected to the extent that it might restrict budgets for family planning activities worldwide, and even endanger the support for multilateral institutions like the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and others. For these reasons, it is of importance to secure the world wide available resources for implementing the programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, as well as to help developing countries, NGOs and government institutions to identify and allocate funding for projects in this field. Therefore, appropriate and full information about the various existing grant-giving organisations in Kenya and Tanzania is necessary. Nairobi has remained the hub of regional offices for most grant-giving organisations. In serving governmental and non-governmental institutions worldwide, Tips and Tricks on how to apply for the grants in Kenya and Tanzania for Sustainable Development is intended to be a valuable resource to grant seekers, as it will provide a source of detailed and annually updated information on grant-giving organisations existing in Kenya and Tanzania in the following areas: 1. Reproductive Health: n Safe motherhood. n Adolescent and sexual reproductive health. n HIV / AIDS. 2. Population and Development. 3. Women Empowerment / Gender. 4. Health Integrated projects. Each of the entries gives contact information, a review of financial information and, most importantly, detailed information about how to put in a proposal and how to apply for funding. 4 Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Grants on Reproductive Health and HIV/ AIDS in Kenya B AC K G RO U N D Background DEPARTMENT It describes the branch or department, which is responsible for releasing information or application forms, including guidelines about funding and programmes. CONTACT It indicates the name and title of the person to contact for information or an application. MAIL ADDRESS / STREET ADDRESS It always provides a complete address. BACKGROUND It presents a description of the organisations and their activities. TYPES OF GRANT It describes the kind of support provided. GRANT SIZE It gives an indication of the average amount of funding, describes the minimum and maximum amounts. OWN CONTRIBUTION It defines the necessity of providing own resources or contributions in cash or in kind in order to receive grant. FUNDING PRIORITIES Indicates the sector for which funding can be obtained and what a proposal should specifically focus on. GRANT-MAKING CRITERIA It gives details of prerequisites for application, which may lead to approval or disapproval of an application. PROJECT DURATION It provides information about the average time scale of a project. DEADLINE It describes existing deadlines for submitting proposals and funding applications to the funding institution. APPLICATION FORMS It outlines application procedures and existing forms, which must be completed. APPLICATION AND PROCEDURES Explains how to apply and the different steps to be taken in order to apply for funding LANGUAGES Indicates the languages in which the proposals may be submitted. TIPS Shows how the quality of a proposal could be improved and who should be contacted in order to guarantee a successful application. LATEST UPDATE OF THIS DATASHEET It indicates the last update of the institutional profile, either by DSW or its cooperating partners. Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Grants on Reproductive Health and HIV/ AIDS in Kenya 5