Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund: Announcement

For ongoing small-scale initiatives, proposals can be limited to the identification and development of specific project components deemed urgent to complement or strengthen efforts to achieve the overall project's original objectives.

Projects proposed are expected to contribute to the achievement of one or both of the following objectives:

1. Facilitate innovation using ICTs from the ground-up to further strengthen and promote the growth and maturity of civil society participation in the Information Society.
2. Promote and facilitate the fertilization of multi-stakeholder partnerships for the upscaling and/or replication of small-scale and community-based initiatives.

Project/Project Component Term: One to six months, or successfully completed by 30th November 2020 whichever is earlier.

Final reporting for grant provided: 7th December 2020

Intellectual Property Rights: In supporting any projects or project components, GKP would like to be able to publish and or disseminate the experience or results of the project concerned through any method and means, freely and without reservation, towards the realization of its vision and mission.

PRIORITY AREAS OF FOCUS

Project proposals may either aim at an intended group of beneficiaries or at addressing an issue. Special preference will be given to projects designed and implemented by minority or disadvantaged groups, such as women, youth, indigenous communities and the poor. The four priority areas of focus for grant-making are:

1. ICTs for Women’s Empowerment
2. ICTs for Youth Participation
3. Indigenous & Displaced Communities & ICTs
4. ICTs for Poverty Reduction

Issues addressed could include, but not necessarily be limited to:

• Accessibility and affordability of ICTs
• Social, political and/or economic empowerment and participation
• Human rights advocacy, knowledge and awareness-raising
• Gender equity and equality
• Non-discrimination
• Violence Against Women (VAW)
• E-health
• E-learning/life-long learning

Criteria for Selection and Implementation

• Strategic use of ICTs
• Capacity-building, information-sharing and knowledge creation
• Mobilisation and participation
• Ground-up relevance and grassroots links
• Use and mix of new media with traditional media and the arts (theatre, music/dance, writing, art).
• Diversity of stakeholder involvement
• Inclusive, participatory and transparent management practices and implementation
• Clearly identified monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and tools

[NOTE: Criteria are not ordered in terms of priority and each need not necessarily be given the same weightage in final selection for funding]

Important: TIPS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS are outlined in Annex 1.

For more information, please contact:

Angela M. Kuga Thas
[email protected]

The application form is available on the GKP portal: www.globalknowledge.org

Date of this Document: 25th April 2020

ANNEX 1

TIPS FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

In preparing your project/project component proposals, GKP suggests using the following guiding questions for submissions:

• What needs will the project/or project component satisfy?
• How will it achieve this?
• What impact will the project/project component have?
• Who are the intended beneficiaries (immediate and ultimate)?
• What must the project/project component produce in order to achieve the desired results?
• What actions are needed to produce the outputs?
• What resources are needed to carry out the actions?
• Who will implement the project/project component (management responsibility and structure)?
• How will the project/project component be executed?
• What is the project/project component time-frame?
• What external factors must be present to ensure the project/project component’s success?
• What follow-up is required to determine the impact of the project/project component?

KEY CONSIDERATIONS OF PROJECT PLANNING & DESIGN TO BE INCLUDED

In addition to the above questions, project proposals submitted for funding should incorporate the following key considerations:

• Problem Validation and Data Gathering
• Partnerships
• Management Strategies
• Project Integrity, Accomplishments and Potential Sustainability
• Resource Development

Download application form here