Deadline: 2 November 2018

Are you a new and/or informal group that is led by one of Voice’s target groups? Do you want to learn how to (better) work together? Do you want to work on leadership and/or increasing confidence of and within your group members? Do you want to embark on a journey to change attitudes and/or social norms in Laos towards your target group? If your answer is “yes” to the questions above, then apply for Voice’s Laos Empowerment Grants!

Themes

• Improved access to (productive) resources (finance, land and water) and employment,
• Improved access to social services, health and education in particular, and
• Fostering space for citizen participation

Funding Information

• Grant can be from €5,000 to €25,000 and from 12 to 24 months in duration.

Target Groups

• Voice will fund projects that focus on the following target groups:
  • People with disabilities
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI)
  • Indigenous people and ethnic minorities
  • With at least one of the following target groups as a cross-cutting issue:
    • Age discriminated vulnerable groups notably the young or elderly
    • Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence
• Often the most marginalised and discriminated are those who may be vulnerable due to multiple reasons. Therefore, Voice has a strong preference for projects that intend to work with more than one target group to address overlapping vulnerabilities.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are only being accepted from locally registered Lao organisations as lead applicant.
• International organisations are not able to be a lead applicant but can team up as a co-applicant in the case of consortium applications.
• The (lead) applicant must be target group-led.

How to Apply

Applicants can download the Application Form via given website.

Eligible Country: Laos

For more information, please visit Laos Empowerment Grants.