Deadline: 03-Nov-2024

The Goethe-Institut invites Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to bid for a service agreement for the design and implementation of a training programme/s for young women and the organisation of a small-scale public event.

This initiative is part of the “African Feminisms – Rights, Representation, Resources” project. The project is implemented by the Goethe-Institut in Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Aim

• The aim of the project is to apply feminist practices in training and capacity-building programmes and to open new perspectives on feminisms through discursive and artistic work.
• The “African Feminisms” project follows the triad formulated in the guidelines of the German feminist foreign policy which are:
  • Women’s rights for feminist politics of the future
  • Representation of feminist positions in politics and civil society, and artistic contexts
  • Access to resources for feminist opinion-forming and projects (finance, knowledge, community)

Themes

• Taking feminism and intersectionality into consideration, the training can be in – but is not limited to – the themes of
  • gender rights and advocacy,
  • technical/educational training,
  • feminist leadership,
  • technology/digital space,
  • access to resources and representation of young women in the political,
  • economic and social sphere.
• The explicit target group is young women between 18 and 30 years.

Funding Information

• Up to 20.000 EUR

Expected Outcomes

• CSOs have independently conducted training programmes and public events in the field of feminisms
• CSOs have expanded their portfolio of services
• Young women have gained knowledge about their rights, and have increased political, social and economic participation and/or access to resources in their respective countries
• Young women have gained confidence and can make use of their acquired knowledge to bring about change through their activities and in their daily lives

Guidelines

• The required services shall be implemented from December 2024 until latest May 2026
• The activities shall follow approaches and practices in line with a feminist ethos (CSOs that may not explicitly identify as feminist are welcome, provided they subscribe to feminist principles and gender-sensitive or transformative approaches)
• The activities shall focus on young women between 18 and 30 years
• The activities shall target strengthening young women from marginalized groups. This, can be, but is not limited to, women from rural areas, women with disabilities, and women with limited access to education, among others.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Registered Civil Society Organisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
• At least two years of proven work experience in the fields of gender-justice, equality & feminism(s) across relevant themes
• Track record of designing and implementing capacity-building programmes for young women in Sub-Saharan Africa: and
• Proven experience in project management and budget monitoring
• Profiles of internal and external team members demonstrating competence for the conceptualization and implementation of the training programme

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