The small grants are awarded directly to small/new organisations for a period between six (6) months to one year. These grants are intended for partners who may never have received formal grant funding in the past or have only managed very small grants.
Small grants are suitable for groups comprised of volunteers, youth groups, some survivor-led groups, and/or groups in more remote areas where the end FGM/C movement is less developed.
Grantee partners in this category may progress to larger grants over time, as the grants team support them to strengthen their financial management skills and experience, develop policies, and gain experience in project implementation.
These grants are intended for more established organisations at the grassroots level for up to one (1) year. The organisations applying for this category must have certain key policies in place and be able to provide recent financial records.
These organisations are likely to be established Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) or Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) with some track record in managing grants and carrying out end FGM/C initiatives. The grants will support grantee partners’ training and capacity building from both the programme consortium and the local anchor partner, as well as resource them to carry out prevention, protection, communications, and/or advocacy initiatives aligned with the programme outcome and principles.
These grants are intended for larger, well-established organisations to support small- and medium-grants partners in their area for a period of up to one year. There is likely to be one such grant awarded in each sub-national area.
These grantee partners will: