Governance and Human Rights

Request for Proposals: Co-designing just energy transition interventions in Mpumalanga

The Embassy of France in South Africa is inviting proposals to lead and facilitate an inclusive and participatory process to co-design just energy transition interventions in the Mpumalanga province. This work will be funded under the programme “Contributing to a just transition to a low carbon society in South Africa” of the Embassy of France, implemented in 2023-2024 with the aims to: promote inclusive and participatory processes in the context of the just transition in South Africa; provide seed funding to interventions co-designed by a community affected by the shift away from coal. Download the Guidelines of this Request for Proposals, with information on how to apply. Through this Request for Proposals, the French Embassy seeks to support project(s) that: → Focus on an area / community affected by the…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for tenders: civil society workshops on unintended early pregnancy in South Africa

The Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is inviting bids for the organisation of workshops with civil society organisations (CSO) working on the drivers of early pregnancy in South Africa. These workshops are planned under the Embassy of France’s cooperation programme ‘Strengthening the prevention of unintended early pregnancy in Malawi and South Africa', which aims at supporting the strengthening of the prevention of unintended early pregnancy in these two countries, by adding value and complementing existing interventions by governments, civil society and other development partners. The programme consists of three work streams: research & exchange of expertise; multi-stakeholder engagements and youth participation on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); and capacity-strengthening of practitioners, including CSOs working to advance adolescent SRHR. Purpose of the workshops: foster practical…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for Expressions of Interest: Civil Society Initiatives

The French Development Agency (AFD) is launching its annual Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for civil society initiatives, to shortlist development and international solidarity projects that may be funded from 2024. Both French civil society organisations (OSC) and organisations from Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipient countries, can apply. Areas of implementation: the facility funds projects implemented in ODA recipient countries. Sectors: all of AFD's sectors of competence - agriculture, environment, biodiversity, climate, urban development, energy, water and sanitation, education, vocational training and occupational integration, health, social action, the productive sector, microfinance, governance (human rights, local development, citizen participation and oversight, gender equality), structuration of the non-profit sector. The following sectors are not eligible: Francophonie, university cooperation, emergency humanitarian aid. Projects aimed at structuring the local CSO sector, and projects…

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Governance and Human Rights

Marianne Initiative – Call for applications 2023

The Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders aims to better assist them in their struggle, both abroad and in France. https://www.initiativemarianne.fr/en/ The initiative was launched in December 2021 and provides support to human rights defenders. This support includes reception (and accommodation if necessary), the payment of a monthly grant for living in Paris, personalised support and networking with human rights defenders during a period of 6 months. This Initiative might be for you if you are committed to the promotion and defence of human rights in your country: You are a human rights defender in the sense recognised by the United Nations (https://www.ohchr.org/fr/special-procedures/sr-human-rights-defenders/about-human-rights-defenders), adult and of non-French nationality, regardless of your place of residence; You can provide document(s)/evidence, produced by others (recommendations, press articles, etc.), attesting to your commitment/action in…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for Proposals: Study on interventions for the prevention of unintended early pregnancy in South Africa & Malawi

The Embassy of France in South Africa is inviting bids for a study aimed at assessing the relevance, effectiveness, coherence, and adequacy of interventions to prevent early and unintended pregnancy in South Africa and Malawi. The prevalence of unintended pregnancy amongst adolescent girls remains high in both countries, despite a multitude of stakeholders involved and interventions rolled out to attempt to prevent and manage these situations. Therefore it appears useful to reflect on the relevance, effectiveness, coherence and adequacy of the interventions deployed, as well as the volume of resources dedicated to prevention. This study will be commissioned to generate much-needed factual and analytical information about existing prevention interventions, so as to inform decision-making and future programming by stakeholders concerned (governments, civil society, etc.) This study falls under a framework…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for Proposals: Research on the resources allocated to the prevention of unintended early pregnancy in South Africa and Malawi

The Embassy of France in South Africa is inviting bids for research on the resource allocations (government / civil society / international organisations / private sector) towards the prevention of early and unintended pregnancy in South Africa and Malawi. The prevalence of unintended pregnancy amongst adolescent girls remains high in both countries, despite a multitude of stakeholders involved and interventions rolled out to attempt to prevent and manage these situations. Therefore, it appears useful to reflect on the relevance, effectiveness, coherence and adequacy of the interventions deployed, as well as the resources dedicated to prevention. This research will be commissioned to generate data about the resources currently allocated to prevention interventions, and an assessment of their adequacy. The research findings are expected to inform decision-making and future resource allocation by…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for tenders: external evaluation of the Civil Society Development Fund 2021-2022

The Embassy of France in South Africa is inviting bids for the external evaluation of the project “Supporting feminist organisations for gender-based violence prevention and economic empowerment of rural women in South Africa and Lesotho”. The project started in 2021 and will be fully completed in December 2022. The evaluation foreseen in the project plan will cover all activities undertaken until September / October 2022, and will serve to assess the project design, its implementation and achievements. The Evaluator will be expected to formulate recommendations to guide future interventions to support South African civil society initiatives on issues pertaining to human rights, democratic governance and development. The evaluation will take place in September-October 2022, and must be completed by 30 October 2022. Download the Terms of Reference (ToR) spelling out…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for Expressions of Interest: youth-led SRHR networks in Malawi

Are you a youth-led network of citizens and civil society organisations working on sexual and reproductive rights and health (SRHR)? The Embassy of France of South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from networks like yours working to advance SRHR policies, interventions and access in Malawi. France is a committed member of the Generation Equality SRHR Action Coalition, which brings together government, civil society and international organisations to catalyze collective action and deliver concrete results for SRHR and gender equality. The Generation Equality campaign encourages greater youth involvement in shaping and overseeing SRHR policies and interventions geared at improving the realization of SRHR for Malawian youth. Particular attention will be paid to the prevention of unintended teenage pregnancy, as a priority issue identified by stakeholders involved…

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Governance and Human Rights

Call for Expressions of Interest: youth-led SRHR networks in South Africa

Are you a youth-led network of citizens and civil society organisations working on sexual and reproductive rights and health (SRHR)? The Embassy of France of South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from networks like yours working to advance SRHR policies, interventions and access in South Africa. France is a committed member of the Generation Equality SRHR Action Coalition, which brings together government, civil society and international organisations to catalyze collective action and deliver concrete results for SRHR and gender equality. In South Africa, the SRHR Action Coalition is keen to foster greater youth involvement in shaping and overseeing SRHR policies and interventions geared at improving the realization of SRHR for South African youth. Particular attention will be paid to the prevention of unintended teenage pregnancy,…

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