Our Approach
The grants mechanism
The grants mechanism was designed following consultation with stakeholders in the end FGM/C movement at the grassroots and county level in Isiolo and Narok counties, Kenya. The design was also informed by a review of promising practices in participatory and feminist grant-making. The grants mechanism shifts decision-making power around the allocation of grants to the local level, and the existing end to FGM/C champions.
Our Approach
To achieve this, local grants panels have been constituted from the local community and led locally by people/organisations who know the local end FGM/C ecosystem. The panel includes local representatives from women’s, youth, and girls’ organisations, government, religious leaders, lobby groups, survivors, activists, networks, and representatives from excluded or under-represented groups including people living with disabilities and people living in more remote communities. The panel also consists of people with deep local knowledge of the ending FGM/C and broader Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) actors in the area.
The first-time grass-roots organisations are prioritised, based on their reputation and existing anti-FGM/C work within the community.
This locally-led selection process aims to ensure that resources flow to those who are known within their local communities for effective work to end FGM/C.
