Introduction:
Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) under funding from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) on the Global Youth Connect project announces the call for applications of project proposals through the small grant scheme.
About the Global Youth Connect Project:
Global Youth Connect is a digital platform established by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and hosted by Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU). It is centered on empowering diverse young people with vast, accurate, and age-appropriate information on sexual and reproductive health hence improving their well-being. The platform, whose major strategy is meaningful and inclusive youth engagement/ participation takes on the form of an online information portal that features a website with vast interactive features and linkages with other IPPF youth communication channels.
The global youth connect platform performs explicitly three core functions:
- Collation, sharing, and debating youth participation practice (tools, standards, policies, ideas)
- Connecting and amplifying IPPF youth communications channels
- Scanning for and sharing opportunities to advance the IPPF youth agenda i.e. training, grants, advocacy forums, etc.
What does the small grants scheme seek to achieve?
The scheme seeks to support youth-driven initiatives and innovations that advance adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health across the federation. We believe that young people have the ability to develop and implement solutions geared towards improving their own sexual and reproductive health and being provided with a financial stimulus, their capability would be accelerated.
Who should apply? The scheme targets:
Young people (10-24years) within or attached to the IPPF Member associations are interested in designing and implementing interventions aimed at improving the SRHR of fellow young people.
Themes under which the application should be based: Note: Your application can be directed in any of the themes listed below.
- Creative Artistic Art or videos to promote SRHR for adolescents and young people
- Strategies to increase SRHR for vulnerable populations, especially Persons with disabilities (PWDs), Young people LGBTQI+, Young people living with HIV, Young people living in poverty, young people using drugs, etc
- Strategies/ideas to increase access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education for adolescents and young people
- Using digital media to amplify youth networks and empower young people with SRHR information across the federation
Please note:
- Your proposal should be in pdf format
- Your submission should be shared in English
- Your proposal should include all the details included in the project proposal summary
- There should be no administration costs as per budget.
- Young people can apply either as individuals or groups. Only young people affiliated with IPPF associations are eligible.
Duration: 6 Months (December 2022 –May 2023)
Grant amount: $5,000
Deadline: 20th November 2022
Download the PDF's below
Call- English, French, Spanish
All proposals should be sent to info@youthsconnect.org. Please also keep in copy rhu@rhu.or.ug
