Micro-Grants to support Monitoring, Documentation and Collection of Strategic Information

Deadline: 3-Jul-23

The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities is providing micro grants to support the monitoring, documentation, and collection of strategic information to carry out evidence-based advocacy with civil society (the shared incident database).

Target

To enhance the capacity of CSOs to document rights breaches, and enable data sharing to support redress through the establishment of the shared incident database (SID).
This online platform is a comprehensive data collection system through which Civil Society Organisations can record, analyse and exchange information on incidents of rights violations.

Funding Information

US$30,000 over two years US$15,000 per annum.
Implementation Period: Two (2) year grant commencing July 2023 (contingent upon a satisfactory progress evaluation after the first quarter of the grant has been completed).
Number of Grants: Five

Deliverables: This grant is an activity-based contract; therefore funding is contingent upon the achievement of certain deliverables.

Activities

KP receive HIV, GBV and human rights related services.
Collect, monitor and document cases of GBV and human rights violations using SID.
Develop and implement Advocacy Plans using SID data and related assessments.
Sensitization of duty bearers and rights holders re GBV and human rights issues using SID data.

Eligibility Criteria

Civil society and community-based organizations working with key population groups in Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad.
The organization must be legally constituted or have an experienced fiscal sponsor through which to receive money.

Requirements

The organization must be a member or apply to be a member of SID to document cases of human rights violations.
The organization must provide legal assistance to members of key populations, facilitating their access to justice.
The proposal must prioritize actions and strategies in search of compensation/redress for damages.
The organization must include in its indicators the following (among other indicators to be determined by the organization in its proposal);
Number of cases documented in the Shared Incident Database (disaggregated by age, KP community); and number of documented cases receiving redress by type of redress (disaggregated by age, KP community).

For more information, visit Caribbean Vulnerable Communities.