MENA Com
mmon Ground
G
Institutte Smalll Grantts Call fo
or
Pro
oposals: Tunisiaan and Egyptia
E
n Civil SSociety Scheme
Background
FouryearrsaftertheA
Arabuprisinggsledtorad
dicalpoliticallchangeacro
osstheMidd
dleEastandN
North
Africa(M
MENA),many
ysocietiescontinuetograapplewithin
nsecurity,flu
uidtransition
nsandaggravvated
identity politics. Diaalogue playss a crucial role in coun
ntries undergoing a transition tow
wards
democraccyanditism
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haneverbeffore.
Building onits23yeaarsofexperienceworkin
ngintheMEN
NAregionan
nd33yearsw
worldwidew
witha
physical presence in 35 countriees includingg 6 countriess in MENA, Search for Common Grround
ngagesatthiscriticaltim
mebyinitiatin
ngtheMENA
ACommonG
GroundInstiitute(CGI).
(SFCG)en
The MEN
NA CGI is arregional initiiative toenh
hance dialogu
ue quality in
n the MENA
A region, witth the
overallgo
oal tofostercollaborativ
vedialogueo
onlocal,regiional andnaationallevelssintheregio
on.In
orderto achievethis goal,MENA
ACGIaimsattbuildingth ecapacityofanewgeneerationofArrabic‐
d
facillitation expeerts; supporrting dialogu
ue initiativess and
speaking dialogue deesign and dialogue
heir acceptan
nce by comm
munities, uniions, civil soociety, mediaa and local ggovernmentss; and
raising th
researchiing,celebratiingandrewaardingbestd
dialoguepracctices.
MENACG
GIhascommeenceditsopeerationsinJaanuary2015 withaone‐yyearpilotproject“Promoting
Dialogue
es” targeting
g civil society
y organizations in Tuniisia and Egy
ypt. In the frramework o
of this
pilot inittiative, MEN
NA CGI will first enhance the skillss of local ccivil society organizations in
convenin
nganddesign
ningeffectiveecommunity
yfacilitation anddialogueeprocesses. Inthefirstrround
oftheacccreditedonlinedialogueffacilitationtrraining(Marrch–April,2015)offered
dbySoliya,M
MENA
CGIhasaalreadyengag
gedwithmorrethan16civilsocietyorrganizationsinTunisiaandEgypt.
In additiion, MENA CGI will su
upport locall organizatioons to implement com
mmunity dialogue
initiativesintheircom
mmunities.M
MENACGIwillalsoempooweracadem
micfellowsto
oexpandtheefield
nally,MENAC
CGIinpartneershipwithSSoliya
ofconflictresolutionanddialogueeintheMENAregion.Fin
willproduceanddissseminateaDiialogueFacillitationTrain
ningManual inArabicin
nordertoseccurea
widerreaachandrepliicabilitythro
oughouttherregion.
About the Call
MENA CG
GI is launching a call forr small grantts targeting ccivil society organization
ns in Tunisiaa and
Egypt to design and implement dialogue prrojects on th
he local and
d national leevels. The ovverall
nitiatives in their
objective of the call is to support local orgaanizations too implementt dialogue in
dialogueproocessesbyloccalcommuniitymemberss,civil
communiities.Inordeertoraiseaccceptanceofd
society,m
mediaandloccalgovernmeents,projectsshouldinvoolvemultipleestakeholders.
Projects funded in the framework of this call may focus on diverse topics of local importance
including but not limited to peacebuilding and conflict resolution, countering violent extremism,
civic participation, democratic transition, gender advocacy, sustainable development, and social
entrepreneurship.Mostimportantly,projectsshouldfocusonpromotingandenhancingthequality
ofdialoguewhiledemonstratinghowdialoguecanbeeffectivelyusedinaddressinglocal/national
issues. Proposals should highlight innovation in the promotion of dialogue and mention the
indicatorsoftheproject’ssuccessintheapplicationform.
In addition to the financial grant, the awarded organizations in the framework of this call will
receiveaspecializedtrainingworkshopondesigningdialogueprocesses.
Grant Size
Minimum:$5,000USD
Maximum:$7,500USD
Budgetaryremarks:
a)Humanresourcesbudgetlineshouldbereasonableandproportionatetotheprojectactivities.
b)Anoverhead/indirectcostisallowedupto7%ofthedirectcost.
Duration
Theimplementationperiodfortheprojectshouldbeminimum1monthandmaximum3months.
Projectimplementationshouldstart1Juneandfinishby31Augustatthelatest.
Eligibility
‐
‐
‐
ApplicantorganizationmustbealegalentityregisteredinTunisiaorEgypt.
Proposalscouldbeforprojectsandinitiativestobeimplementedforthefirsttimeorforapre‐
existingandongoingprojectorinitiativethatmatchesthecallobjectives.
Proposals should be complete and respect the designated templates. In case of incomplete
proposals, false information, or using other templates, applications will be ineligible and
excludedbytheMENACGIevaluationcommittee.
Submission
CivilsocietyorganizationsinEgyptandTunisiashouldcompletetheapplicationformandbudget
templatesandsendthembyemailtomenacgi@sfcg.org.Theyshouldindicateinthesubjectemail
“MENACGICallforProjectProposals”.
Deadlineforreceivingproposalsis11May,2015.
Formoreinformationand/orqueries,[email protected].