ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ( ECREEE) presents “Think Again”, a film on women who have made it as leaders in the energy sector in West Africa. The video documentary goes beyond the common understanding of gender and energy issues by replacing the traditional story of women as victims in energy development with stories of women as influential contributors to improving energy access. If you thought women were only end-users of energy, Think Again.
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Think Again - A film on Women in Energy
ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, 4 March 2016
Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program — Anglophone Africa: A toolkit for researchers and communications officers
Results for Development Institute, CommsConsult, Anglophone Africa PEC program team: September 2014
In July 2013, 13 think tanks in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda embarked on a mission to strengthen their Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) capacity. Over the course of 15 months, the think tanks worked with a mentor to diagnose their capacity needs and develop a PEC workplan to strengthen their knowledge and capacity. Work included designing and refining communciation strategies, engaging peers and external stakeholders, and leveraging tools to sharpen their strategic messaging and outreach. The work resulted in the creation of new tools, skillsets, and shared lessons and strategies. This toolkit is a collection of the knowledge generated over the course of the work. It is intended to help the 13 think tanks - and many others - continue excelling and improving in their PEC abilities. It contains guiding principles, tips and suggested approaches to help better plan, package, disseminate and evaluate PEC strategies.
Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Resources and Grants for Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation: East African Edition
German Foundation for World Population: 2011
Tips and Tricks East Africa has been divided into five sections based on geographic coverage. The first section is regional and includes European funding programmes managed by the European Commission as well as bilateral programmes from European countries, available for non-profit organisations working in the population and reproductive health sector in the region. In addition, non-European programmes have been included when they are particularly relevant. The remaining sections have been divided by individual country. Organisations are advised to review the information in their country’s section as well as the Regional Section. Section 2 includes funding programmes in Ethiopia, Section 3 in Kenya, Section 4 in Tanzania and Section 5 in Uganda.
Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Resources and Grants for Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation: Kenya Edition
German Foundation for World Population: 2011
This publication aims at providing current, accurate, practical and user-friendly funding information to governmental and non-governmental institutions in Kenya. It includes information on European Union (EU) donor governments’ bilateral and multilateral ODA, priority sectors, relevant activities and cooperation with NGOs. Tips & Tricks seeks to increase transparency of EU and other donors’ resource allocation for sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS and population assistance in Kenya. It lists funding priorities in Kenya of the European Commission, European funders, governmental agencies, international NGO’s and private foundations, so that each applicant and funding agency can clearly see what efforts other agencies are undertaking and direct their own endeavours accordingly.
Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Resources and Grants for Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation: Tanzania Edition
German Foundation for World Population: 2011
Tips and Tricks is intended to be a resource to grant seekers, as it will provide a source of detailed information on grant-giving organisations existing in Tanzania in the following areas: reproductive health; safe motherhood; adolescent and sexual reproductive health; HIV and AIDS; population and development; women empowerment/gender; health integrated projects; and livelihood.
Tips and Tricks on How to Apply for Resources and Grants for Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation: Ugandan Edition
German Foundation for World Population: 2011
This guide gives information on funding opportunities relevant to civil society organisations with particular interest to those addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Uganda. Tips & Tricks seeks to increase transparency of European Union and other donors’ resource allocation for sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS, and population assistance in Uganda. It lists funding priorities in Uganda of the European Commission, European funders, governmental agencies, international NGO’s and private foundations, so that each applicant and funding agency can clearly see what efforts other agencies are undertaking and direct their own endeavours accordingly.
Tool to help NGOs deal with climate change
Wiggins S: Tearfund, 2009
This tool, entitled 'Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation Assessment' (CEDRA), helps non-governmental organisations (NGOs) access and understand climate change and environmental degradation, and the science behind it, and compare this with local experience of environmental change. The tool was developed through NGO experience of problems as a result of changing weather patterns in countries like Afghanistan. CEDRA involves six steps: identifying environmental hazards, prioritising hazards that need to be addressed, selecting adaptation options, addressing unmanageable risks, considering new project locations, and a process of continual review, which should take place every year. It provides a check-list for each of the steps, with samples of questions that need to be asked, and underlines the involvement of beneficiary communities at every stage.
Toolkit : Proposal writing and fundraising
This toolkit provides tips and practical suggestions for applying for funding and proposal writing. It is based on interviews with experienced research fundraisers. Obtaining funding for your research is a difficult achievement, so we hope this guide will help give your proposal the best possible chance of success.
Toolkit for fundraising for HIV-Related Community-Based Projects Serving Gay, Bisexual, Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Individuals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
amfAR: 2011
This guide was developed by amfAR’s MSM Initiative to provide fundraising assistance to community-based organisations that provide HIV-related programs and services for gay men, transgender individuals, and other men who sex with men (MSM) in low- and middle-income countries. In this guide, a number of key questions are answered about external funders, grants, programmes and projects The guide offers information about who is funding MSM/LGBT groups, snapshots of what those grant programmes look like, how to approach funders, and what projects those grant makers have supported in the past. This toolkit goes beyond traditional funders, such as private foundations, and offers information and ideas about other organisations that provide funding to, or partner with, MSM/LGBT groups. Finally, the guide offers general tips on fundraising, from networking to proposal writing, and includes templates to help organisations and activists get started.
Toolkit for Integrating Gender in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs
MEASURE Evaluation, December 2017
This toolkit aims to help international health programs integrate a gender perspective in their monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities, measures, and reporting. It is designed for use by health program staff working in various health sectors (such as HIV; malaria; reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health; and tuberculosis), and for various health agencies and initiatives. The toolkit will support health program staff to integrate gender in their programs, projects, and M&E activities. Its objectives are to provide processes and tools for integrating gender in a health program’s M&E activities, guidance on facilitating communication with primary stakeholders on the importance of gender and M&E, and additional resources on gender-integrated programming and M&E.