Consortium to Promote Human Rights, Civic Freedoms and Media Development (CHARM) in Sub-Saharan Africa


Partnership Proposal Application Form


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Part 1


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1.1 Are you registered and operating in Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.2 Do you work with media, journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and/or social movements?
1.3 Do you have demonstrated experience in promoting human rights, civic freedoms and/or media development in Sub-Saharan Africa?


(a) Supporting an enabling legal environment that protects (and expands) civic and democratic rights, including freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly;


(b) Enhancing access to resources, with a focus on resources that sustain social justice movements and traditionally marginalised groups;


(c) Protecting and promoting digital rights and civil society’s safe and secure engagement in digital civic spaces


Please tick all appropriate response/s:


Part 2

ORGANISATION DETAILS

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2.13 Preferred Pronoun*

Please confirm which other pronoun you would prefer


Part 3

ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION


Part 4

ABOUT THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE

Please include in your description the: Duration, target audience, countries of implementation, main activities, expected outcomes, and potential risks.

Please be specific, and indicate which of the following CHARM objectives are most relevant and why:


(1) STRENGTHENED ADVOCACY actions that support an enabling environment that promotes human rights and civic and media freedoms;


(2) COUNTER-NARRATIVES that are inclusive of the diverse perspectives and improved public support for a free and vibrant civil society and media;


(3) COALITION-BUILDING that encourages coordination and joint action, and provides solidarity in the face of attacks and threats;


(4) ENHANCED ACCESS TO RESOURCES, especially by marginalised groups, that strengthen the ability of civil society and the media to withstand civic space restrictions and achieve their objectives.


It is expected that the intervention relates to one or more of the following:


(a) supporting an enabling environment that protects (and expands) civic and democratic rights, including freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly;


(b) enhancing access to resources, with a focus on sustained support to social justice movements and traditionally marginalised groups;


(c) protecting and promoting digital rights and civil society’s safe and secure engagement in digital civic space.

Please include (a) the approximate number of people who would engage in your initiative, (b) who they are and where they are from, (c) how they would participate in the design and delivery, and (d) why the initiative is important to them.


Part 5

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

5.1 Does your organisation have an annual external statutory audit performed at least once a year?*
Have you received a qualified audit in the past 2 years?*

Please indicate the total funds requested, and provide a brief budget narrative, detailing the major costs you would expect to incur.


Please upload any supporting documents you may wish to include in your application

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