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22 December 2009: The West Africa Treatment Action Group (WATAG) is seeking for new applicants for its 5th Grant Cycle. WATAG Announcement for fifth Call for proposal, grant cycle 2010-2011 The West Africa Treatment Action Group (WATAG) seeks applicants from Non Governmental Organizations in the West Africa Region to support initiatives of civil organizations that represent the interests of people living with HIV/AIDS. Proposals that cover the following areas shall be considered priority areas for funding: Funding Priorities The main priority areas for funding are: a) HIV Treatment Literacy – Carrying out work that supports the increase in knowledge of HIV and its treatment b) HIV treatment access Advocacy – Involves project activities that advocate for access to HIV Treatment for all PLHIV including Children & Adolescents. c) Community mobilization to fight stigma and discrimination of PLWHA - Involves project activities that bring communities together to address issues with regard to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support as well stigma and discrimination issues. d) TB and HIV co-infections - Involves project activities around TB as a co-infection of HIV and include TB treatment access. e) Positive Prevention- Includes project activities that directly support HIV infection risk reduction by providing information and skills as well as access to needed commodities amongst PLHIV f) PMTCT – Includes project activities that promote PMTCT. Who can apply? - Legally registered Non Governmental Community Based Organizations working on HIV treatment education and advocacy and related issues - These organizations must be based and conduct their activities in one of the following West Africa countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Capo Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. - Joint Applications / Proposed partnerships from NGOs are encouraged, as well as projects related to setting up and supporting of advocacy coalitions. - Organizations which have not yet been legally registered by the time the application is submitted, should seek to partner with an existing organization that which will be the fiscal agency and can provide technical assistance and support for them to register as a nonprofit organization, and PLWHA organizations and other organizations representing groups most vulnerable to HIV are particularly encouraged to apply for grants. Vulnerable groups such as women’s groups, sex workers and men having sex with men. Grant Ceiling Grants will be allocated to successful applications for a period of up 12 months to a maximum amount of $ 10,000 US dollars. Unfortunately, we cannot do anything about fluctuating exchange rates between your currency and the USD. If you are selected as a grantee, the total amount of funds for your project will be transferred at the current US exchange rate upon completion of required documents. Currency losses or gains in comparison to the original proposal will be borne by the grantee. In either case, we work with grantees to ensure that all budget and work-plans are accurately managed. Submission Please submit all applications to:
- Email (preferred):
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- ATTN: BUKIKI Sylvere , Regional Coordinator Or - Physical Address:
Regional Coordinator West Africa,
HIV Collaborative Fund
16 P.O. Box 1945,Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire
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Tel: (00 225) 08 95 66 21/22 52 44 63
Email:
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Deadline All proposals MUST be received by 6:00pm on or before Monday 15th February 2010. Please, find attached 4 templates: Announcement Application template Application guide, Budget template It is important for you to read the announcement attached and follow the application guide it will help you to fill your application.
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