Deadline: 17 August 2018

Tilitonse Foundation has announced a call for Concept Notes under the Open Call Window for Funding from Non State Actors (local NGOs, international NGOs, Networks and Coalitions, umbrella organizations, Community Based Organizations, the media and private sector professional bodies).

Tilitonse Foundation believes that increased capacity of Non State Actors and promoting levels of citizens’ engagement in democratic governance are important to catalyse increased accountability, responsiveness and inclusivity of the state and other service providers. The approach that Tilitonse is advocating is one of collaboration, partnerships, coalition building, and having strong linkages to grassroots communities.

Results Areas

Tilitonse Foundation aims to achieve the following results areas:

• Active citizenship: Duties of citizens; Voice and action; Accountability and transparency; Democratic freedom to participate; Empowerment to participate.
• Local governance: Roles of the Council and committees; Roles of the Secretariat; Councilors and Members of Parliament; Traditional leaders; People centered development planning.
• Gender and social inclusion: Gender Equality; Gender based violence; Marginalized groups
• Economic governance: Access to economic opportunities; Equity of access to capital; Equity of distribution of resources; Pro-poor planning / budgeting; Access to economic skills; Extractive industry; Agriculture/marketing and pricing
• Rule of law: Access to justice; Juvenile justice; Knowledge of and appeal to the law; Minority rights; Respect for the law; Anti-Corruption.

Grant Information

• Applicants and potential grant partners can apply for a grant ranging between of 60,000 Euros – 100,000 Euros.
• The maximum period for the Grant is 13 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Tilitonse Foundation encourages NSAs active in the Tilitonse Foundations result areas to apply for funding.  However, to be eligible for a grant under the Foundation, the following basic criteria must be met:

• Organisations applying for funding must be registered within Malawi;
• International organisations must be registered both in Malawi and in their ‘home’ country with demonstrated well-founded partnerships to local NSAs;
• Organisations should have a governing or management board with a clear corporate governance structure;
• Potential grant partners must be able to supply three years of audited accounts (or one year audited accounts for newly-formed organisations); if the organisation has not been audited for the past year but has letters of recommendation from the most recent funder supported with viable reasons for lack of auditing this will be considered (This would be requested from shortlisted applicants);
• NSAs may apply singularly, in a consortium of partners with one NSAs leading, or as a network;
• Submitted concept ideas/proposals must comply with the Foundation stipulated outputs.

How to Apply

The Concept Notes should be submitted at the address given on the website.

Eligible Country: Malawi

For more information, please visit Tilitonse Foundation.