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Hello All,
Youth-led organisations or youth-focused civil society organisations should check the following information.
Best,
Awa
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UN-HABITAT adopted a resolution in 2007 to establish the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund to mobilize young people for advocating for youth-related policy formulation; support
governmental and non-governmental agencies to respond to youth
concerns; support youth information networks;
implement new ideas on employment, governance, adequate shelter and
secure tenure; share best practices; promote vocation training for
entrepreneurship and employment; and promote gender mainstreaming in
all urban youth matters. The Fund was officially launched as the
Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development on 4 November 2008
at the fourth sessions of the World Urban Youth Forum in Nanjing, China.
NGOs and community-based nonprofit organizations led by young people aged 15-32 years in developing countries can apply for this Fund (This can also mean that if the governing or
management board of an NGO has an active representation of one or more
young persons between 15-32 years, it can still apply for this Fund –
partnerships between adults and young persons are also encouraged).
Applicant organizations should be based in cities or towns with more
than 10,000 inhabitants and they must be legally registered for at
least one year and should have a valid bank account. If small applicant
organizations do not have legal registration but still fulfill the
eligibility criteria, they can apply in partnership with another
legally registered organization which can facilitate the grantmaking
process.
Proposals can be submitted in English, French or Spanish. The application form can be downloaded from the
UN-HABITAT website. Supporting documents need to be submitted along
with the completed application form. Submissions can be made by email.
However, there are different emails for different regions. Budgetary
limitations have been specified: small projects can request up to $5000
while larger projects can receive grants
of up to $25,000. Proposed projects should schedule the starting date
of implementation six months after the submission deadline and should
last for less than 12 months.
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