Call for National Grant

Handicap International
 
“Advancing the rights of vulnerable and marginalized persons with disabilities in the West Bank through all inclusive advocacy led by the disability movement”

Occupied Palestinian Territories /West Bank

CALL FOR  A JOINT NATIONAL ADVOCACY GRANTS .WB. 2015

‘Micro grant to local and national DPOs to implement joint national advocacy activities focusing on specific needs and demands of PwDs living in marginalized areas and of vulnerable groups of PwDs’

Deadline for submission is April, 31st 2015

Handicap International
Handicap International (HI) is an independent international solidarity organization which works in situations of poverty or exclusion, conflict and natural disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations, the association takes action and speaks out in order to meet their essential needs and improve their living conditions. Handicap International is committed to campaigning to ensure their dignity is preserved and their fundamental rights upheld. Disability rights are important area of advocacy at the heart of our activities. Our organization took an active part in the drafting of the International Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, alongside the States and other members of civil society.

Project Background
Handicap International in partnership with Stars of Hope society are implementing a project funded by the European Commission “European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights”. The overall project objective is “National and local decision makers in the West Bank implement the national disability law and inclusive community development addressing the rights of all Persons with Disabilities. While the specific objective is” Disabled peoples' organizations (DPOs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) at national and local level in the West Bank are engaged in advocacy activities for the rights of vulnerable persons with disabilities   and those living in marginalized areas, fostering a cross-disability approach”.

The project is implemented to support the participation and representation of persons with disabilities and their organizations in five governorates in West bank (Hebron, Nablus, Qalqilia, Jenin and Tulkarem). The action will increase the capacities of the disability movement in West Bank to integrate the interests of DPOs and SHGs at national and grass root level and advance the equal representation.

In addition, the project focus on increasing the participation of most vulnerable and marginalized persons with disabilities, promotes awareness raising on disability rights and mechanisms of self-representation in particularly vulnerable and marginalized groups. The last part of the activity focus on  promotion of inclusive representation and advocacy practices in local and national DPOs/SHGs through grants for advocacy initiatives to be implemented by  local/national DPOs.

The Project objectives:
-To increase the DPOs capacities in understanding and determining their priority areas for an advocacy initiatives.
-To  support capacity building for DPOs to implement advocacy initiatives and influence policy implementation
-To strengthen disability movement in West Bank through increasing coordination, networking opportunities and joint efforts.

Who can apply?
-Legally registered non-governmental Disabled People Organizations in: Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilia, Tulkarem, and Hebron);
-Non registered groups of People with Disabilities/ or parents of people with disabilities (in the five targeted areas) can apply through registered non-governmental Disabled People Organizations.

Priority areas of the project:

The support (Jointly initiatives between two DPOs or more are encouraged) will target five fields: 
1-Campaigning for acknowledgement of rights of persons with disability.
2- Advocating for improvement of accessibility for PwDs to services and needs focusing on vulnerable and marginalized PwDs.
3-Advocating towards right to work/health/education of PwDs
4-Advocating towards policy implantation related to rights of PwDs.


We do not fund:
-Organizations that work for persons with disabilities but do not have persons with disabilities well-represented at governance, management, and staff levels: 51% of the board are PwDs.
-Income-generation or service-provision.
-Individuals and scholarships.
-Travel to conferences outside the target country.
-Public schools and universities.
-Governmental entities.

National grant description:
-Eligible for local and national DPOs . Self-help groups of persons with disabilities can only participate or apply through registered DPOS.
-All proposed initiatives are to be implemented at national level (Only initiatives proposed at national level will be considered).
-Initiatives’ objectives must address vulnerable and marginalized PwDs.
-Grants selected are to be implemented within one month starting from the day of signing the agreement.
-Grants amount will range from NIS 18000 – NIS 20000 (eighteen thousand to Twenty thousand NIS).
-DPOs of women with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the Grants.
-Joint initiative between two DPOs or more will be considered.
 

Application procedures and guidelines:

1-Download the online grants application form and all the related documents:
-Application form.
-Initiative guideline.
-Annex 1: Activity action plan.
-Annex 2: Budget breakdown.

2-All parts of the Grant Application and annexes must be completed and submitted together.
3-It is possible to attach additional documents that may support your proposed initiative.
4-Submission of English translation for the Initiative summary should be as an annex.  (Should not exceed 2 pages).
5-Names of the organization/DPO, name of SHG group if involved, application title and all attachments have to be clearly stated in the application form.
6-Send the grant proposals to hr.opt hi-me.org; Click the box send, and make sure to receive a confirmation message.
7-The deadline for sending the application and grants proposal is April,9th  2015.
8-ONLY ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

For any additional information please contact:
Mr. Mahmoud Breighith
Project Manager
Palestine Mission – West Bank
Handicap International
[email protected]

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