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2018 N-PEACE Small Grants For Civil Societies
2018 N-PEACE Small Grants For Civil Societies
N-Peace, or ‘Engage for Equality, Access, Community and Empowerment’ is a UNDP flagship initiative founded in 2010 to commemorate a decade of UNSCR 1325 implementation via the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
Currently unique to the Asia-Pacific region, N-Peace operates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Nepal, with the goal of implementing UNSCR 1325, and enhancing the role of women in conflict resolution and peace-building. N-Peace is built on the premise that if targeted women and men are supported with increased investments in capacity and skills, they will be able to create institutional and social shifts that prioritise the inclusion and empowerment of women and girls, and ultimately change the discourse on the roles of women in peace-building. N-Peace therefore serves four primary goals: first, to conduct dialogues among communities, governments and other groups related to WPS; second, to build the capacity of women peace activist; third, to expand and strengthen the network of peace-building activists to best implement UNSCR 1325; and finally, to support women’s participation in peace and security through sharing their stories.

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Through its yearly N-Peace Awards, the initiative aims to recognise the powerful stories of peace-builders and activists in the region who embody the WPS agenda. Former N-Peace awardees have gone on to report increased access to the decision-making arena and other partnerships.

Grant request should be between USD 5000 – USD 10000

The small grants component is rolled out starting from 2018 to support civil society action on the ground in implementing

  • participation – ensuring women’s equal participation in the decision making process;
  • protection – protecting and promoting the rights of women in conflict affected situations; and,
  • prevention – preventing conflict and all forms of violence against women in conflict and post conflict situations.

The 3 categories of the 2018 N-Peace Small Grant include :

Category 1: Local/community level initiatives on women peace and security

This category will help to strengthen local/community efforts to implement the women peace and security agenda.

Category 2: Cross border/regional level initiatives on women, peace, and security

This category will help to strengthen cross boarder/ regional efforts to implement the women peace and security agenda.

Category 3: Youth led initiatives on women peace and security 

This category will help to strengthen youth led community initiatives that implement the women peace and security agenda.

To apply

 

To apply, please fill out the CSO Application Form for 2018 Awards and send together with other required documents as listed in the form to n-peace@undp.org.

Please read the CSO Guidelines for 2018 Awards carefully before submitting an application. 

Applications will be accepted between March 8th ~ March 30th 2018.

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