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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: AU-EU YOUTH LAB REPRESENTATION GRANTS

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Application Deadline: 19th of February, 2025

LOCATION: Europe

Are you a youth-led organisation or group supporting initiatives led by or benefiting underrepresented and marginalised youth? This is a grant supporting initiatives led by underrepresented and marginalised youth in Africa with the overall goal of enabling young people to deliver the change they want in their communities. 

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for a Representation Grant, your organisation must meet the following requirements:

Youth led organisations or groups focusing on either underrepresented or targeting the marginalized youth.

The organisation or group must have young people between 15 – 35 years as the decision makers, founders or at least co-founders must be under 35 years of age.

At least 75% of the staff must be under the age of 35 years

Must be registered youth-led group, CSO, networks, alliances, collectives

Your organisation or group must be based in one of the 12 African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The organisation or group must be active at the grassroot, sub national, national, sub regional and regional.

BENEFIT:

Size of the grants

The Representation Grants’ current first cohort are between 10.000 and 20.000 EURO.

Funding Period will be 12 -15 months.

Up to 20 grants will be awarded in this first call for proposals.

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COMMONWEALTH 2025 PEACE PRIZE FOR COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS.

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Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.

LOCATION: England

The Commonwealth Peace Prize will be awarded to a distinguished peacebuilder with a strong track record of faith-based engagement in conflict resolution, promotion of social cohesion, and sustainable peace. The prize, organised and delivered by the Khalili Foundation in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is a part of the Commonwealth Faith Festival and Faith in the Commonwealth Initiative.

ELIGIBILITY:

The winner of the Prize will be a living, distinguished and long-serving individual/ Commonwealth citizen over the age of 30 who:

is considered a respected and trusted broker between conflicting parties, with a strong and lengthy track record of successful peacebuilding in Commonwealth societies;

has built sustainable mechanisms, institutions or processes for dialogue which have, based on objective evaluation, contributed to a definitive end to conflict, lasting peace, social cohesion, or other observed positive change;

has, in the pursuit of those efforts, consistently used their significant influence to promote the Commonwealth values of tolerance, respect, understanding, moderation, celebration of cultural, racial, ethnic diversity and religious freedom; and

has used principles of religious faith and/or faith in the Commonwealth Charter to create positive and sustainable peace towards the aim of free and democratic societies and inclusive development.

Individuals who have received other international peace prizes or have been recognised for their efforts at a high level are eligible for nomination.

Nomination requirements:

Nominations open on International Peace Day, 21 September 2024, and close on 17 January 2025

Only member governments, through their High Commissions in London or non-resident High Commissioners or accredited officials to the Commonwealth, and

Heads of Commonwealth Accredited Organisations are eligible to submit official nominations.

Nominations must be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretariat by email to PeacePrize@commonwealth.int and be received by 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.

Nominations must be submitted as an official letter of recommendation, including an impact biography of the candidate, which outlines how the candidate meets all the specified criteria.

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BENEFIT:

The winner will be presented with a citation and a letter of award outlining a financial award of £50,000 to be used to continue their work.

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