{"id":8702,"date":"2017-12-13T20:22:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T20:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/?page_id=8702"},"modified":"2019-03-18T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:57:30","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-faq-leading-from-the-south-application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/frequently-asked-questions-faq-leading-from-the-south-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ): Leading from the South Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"ELIGIBILITY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: What is the basic eligibility criteria for qualification for a LFS grant?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: The eligibility criteria is indicated in the LFS guidelines<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0What does it mean to be a women led organisation?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0A women led organisation means that the organisation director must be a woman, 70% of the board must be women and 70% of staff must be women and the project applied for must be managed by a woman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0What does it mean to be a women\u2019s rights organisation?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0The organisation must be women-led, must have a track record of work on women\u2019s rights, must have a stated commitment to women\u2019s rights\/gender equality in the organisational mission\/vision\/values; at least 70% of programmatic resources must be dedicated to direct programming on women\u2019s rights;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Why are only women\u2019s rights organisations in Africa and the Middle East qualified to apply<\/b>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0AWDF\u2019s founding mandate as a grantmaker is to support women\u2019s leadership and agency to transform our societies towards full rights, justice and equality. We cover the African continent, and for the period of the Leading from the South initiative will also support women\u2019s organisations in the Middle East countries listed in the guidelines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ques: \u00a0Can a mixed gender organisation based in any of the countries mentioned above apply?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0An eligible organisation may have people of different genders working in it, however we still require that it is women-led and that 70% of the board, management and staff are women. Furthermore at least 70% of the organisation\u2019s overall budget must be dedicated to promoting women\u2019s right. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0What languages can we apply in?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0AWDF will accept applications in English and French.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Is it possible for an organisation which does not have audited accounts for the last three years to apply?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No only organisations which have audited accounts for the last three years will be considered. \u00a0This is because AWDF need proof of consistent prudent financial management, and one sure way to determine that is through the unqualified audit reports.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIE<\/span>S<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: What is Advocacy? \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans:\u00a0<\/span>By advocacy we mean the strategies, practices and tools used to positively influence policies, laws, decision-making and public attitudes around women\u2019s rights and gender equality, and to ensure that women\u2019s rights remain on political and social agendas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: Can we apply for educational support and scholarships for girls\/women under LFS? \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No. The LFS funds supports advocacy activities only. Scholarships for girls would fall under service delivery which the LFS fund does not support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: Can we apply for projects for economic empowerment or provide a guarantee to enable women to access credit? \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No, support for income generation is considered service delivery and thus is not eligible for advocacy-focused support that LFS provides.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Do you fund legal aid services for women?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: No. Although we recognise the importance of legal aid services particularly for economically marginalised women, they are considered service delivery and are therefore not eligible for funding under the LFS initiative.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0If my organisation is based in Europe \/ USA but working with women in Africa or the Middle East, can we apply for an LFS grant?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No. The Leading from the South Initiative was established specifically to resource women\u2019s rights advocacy organisations based in an operating from the global South. In the case of grants from AWDF, this includes African and selected countries in the Middle East as indicated above. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an organisation based in Syria, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan apply for LFS \u00a0funds?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No, unfortunately due to banking regulations it is not possible to transfer funds to organisations based in Syria, Syria, Iran, Somalia, Sudan or South Sudan . It is however possible for organisations with NGO registration and a bank account in an eligible country to apply to conduct work around advocacy for women\u2019s rights in these countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Can a women\u2019s rights organisation registered and based in Africa apply to work in a number of countries in the Middle East?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0Yes, however in all cases we look at the applicant\u2019s experience and history of working in the proposed countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an international NGO registered to work in an African country apply for this stream of funding?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No. International NGOs are not eligible for funding from Leading from the South.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Can an organisation apply for a Pamoja grant to work in just one country? \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0Yes an organisation can apply for a Pamoja grant to work in just one country, however preference would be given to organisations applying to work in multiple countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MULTIPLE GRANTS OR APPLICATIONS<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an organisation apply even if they have a running grant with AWDF?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0Once you have an active grant with AWDF you will not be considered for another grant unless the current grant ends and your final reports have been submitted and accepted by the time the LFS grants are being considered by the AWDF board. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an organisation apply if they have already submitted an application to the AWDF main grants category?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0If you have an application with AWDF and the results of that application has not been communicated to you, you are able to apply for any call that AWDF puts out including the LFS call. However you may only ever have one active grant from AWDF at any one time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Can an organisations apply for more than one category of grant if they are so eligible. For example, applying jointly for the Pamoja grant, and individually for Ananse or Yalla grants.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0We will not consider funding organisations twice via separate LFS grants. We would thus encourage you to consider the best option to take- i.e. a consortium application or individual application. If you do submit two applications only one will be considered for funding, if it passes the eligibility criteria. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an organisation submit two proposals – each with a different thematic focus?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: No, applicants are encouraged to send only one proposal. In the programme design however, applicants may be working on an initiative which tackles one, two or three of the thematic focus areas. \u00a0We welcome this mix of themes, where relevant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BUDGET<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Question: \u00a0What is the required minimum organisational budget in order to apply? \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0An applicant cannot apply for an amount that represents more than half of the organisation\u2019s confirmed annual income as indicated in its last audited account. \u00a0For example if an applicant had a confirmed annual \u00a0income of USD100,000 in their last audited accounts, they can only apply for a maximum grant of USD50,000 a year. \u00a0If the application is on behalf of a \u00a0coalition, the total confirmed annual income of all the members of the coalition will be considered. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: If my organisation\u2019s income is set to significantly increase this year. Can we still only apply for only half of last year\u2019s audited income?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0We base our assessment of annual income on audited accounts as these provide a reliable indication of actual organisational income. We do understand that funding for women\u2019s rights fluctuates and will consider major increases in current year income on a case by case basis with adequate documentation. However as a rule our assessment tool is income as indicated in the most recent audited financial accounts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0When the application says an applicant cannot apply for more than 50% of the organisation’s annual income, what exactly does annual income mean in this context?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans; Here annual income refers to the confirmed total annual income of the applying organisation as it appears in their last audited account.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

COALITION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0How many organisations can be in a coalition?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0There is no limit to the number of organisations that can form a coalition to apply to AWDF. \u00a0However, the lead organisation can transfer funds to only four (4) members of the coalition for <\/span>project activities.\u00a0<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0If a coalition of organisations apply for an LFS grant, must there be a lead organisation?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0Yes one of the coalition members must serve as the lead organisation. \u00a0This organisation will submit its documentation such as registration documents, reference letter and audit reports even though AWDF reserves the right to call for the documentation of any of the other coalition members. \u00a0AWDF will sign the grant agreement with the lead organisation who in turn will be expected to have an MOU with the other coalition members who will receive part of the funds. \u00a0AWDF will transfer the funds to the accounts of the lead organisation and the lead organisation would be responsible for reporting and accounting to AWDF<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Will an application from a coalition of organisations be disqualified if one member of the coalition has been in existence for less than three years?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No! such a coalition will not be disqualified. \u00a0It is the documentation of the lead organisation that will be considered, and it is the responsibility of the lead organisation to report on the project and properly account for grant received. \u00a0However the lead organisation and the other coalition members would have to demonstrate how they would support this new organisation to effectively implement project activities if necessary, more especially if funds would be transferred to that new organisation for project activities. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Would an applicant be disqualified if the annual budget of the co- applicant is higher than the budget of the lead applicant?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0No an applicant would not be disqualified simply because the budget of the co-applicant is higher than the budget of the lead organisation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0If a partnership or a coalition of organisations are applying for the grant, should all the members complete the form or only the lead organisation will use its organisational information to complete the forms?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0It is the lead organisation that uses its organisation\u2019s information to complete the forms except where the question demands specific information about the co applicants such as the budget of the other organisations in the coalition<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0If two organisations form a consortium specifically for the purpose of responding to this call do they need to answer questions like name of consortium, when was it formed among others?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0Yes once you apply as a coalition or consortium you will be required to respond to the questions pertaining to coalitions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DURATION<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0What is the duration of a project that an organisation can apply for?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0An organisation can apply for projects which are one year duration or two years durations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0Can an applying organisation choose its own preferred start date for the project? \u00a0Or AWDF will determine the start dates for the projects?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0AWDF will determine the start dates for the projects which is dependent on when the grant is announced and the grant agreement is signed<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LEARNING<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Under the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning section in the application is the question “What are your key learning questions for this project? How will you use these learnings?” What does this mean?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0We understand that advancing women\u2019s rights is complex, and that thinking, analysing and learning about the methods we use, the approaches we take, allegiances we make, backlash and resistance we encounter and successes we achieve is vital in order to keep improving on our work. The idea of having learning questions is for you to identify a few key questions you will be asking yourselves as you implement the advocacy initiative. They may be questions that are about whether your approach or methods were the best ones to use, whether some of the assumptions you were making about how you would achieve your outcomes were indeed correct, whether the alliances and target groups you chose were the right ones, if new issues emerged as you implemented the advocacy initiative and how you engaged them etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“For example if you are working on a project that is seeking to change policy, a learning question could be: ‘Did the method we have chosen to build public support and interact with policy makers work? If so what made it work? If not, what could we consider changing so that we have more success next time?”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The learning questions should not be complicated and necessitate a research study- the idea is to set two to three clear questions that can be discussed and answered by the implementing team, and feed into improving your approach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0What does the question \u201chow will you use these learnings” mean?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0We are interested to know how your organisation\/consortium would use the lessons you learn during the implementation of the project. \u00a0For example how will you use the lessons to improve on the approaches chosen, address any emerging concerns, build on successes and\/or help in future program delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TIMETABLE FOR CALL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: How many more rounds of LFS calls by AWDF will there be?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: AWDF will be issuing four calls for LFS applications in total. The first round was assessed and approved in 2017. There will be two application rounds in 2018 and a fourth and final round in the first quarter of 2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ques: \u00a0Where can I find the application and the guidelines for the LFS call?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: \u00a0The application is available on the AWDF website and a prospective applicant should be able to download it during the period in which the call is open. \u00a0If for any reason a prospective applicant cannot download the application, that person can write to awdf@africlub.net\/awdf for assistance or for the application and guidelines to be emailed to her.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

OTHER STREAMS OF FUNDING<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Que: \u00a0What others funds are available from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans: The Leading from the South fund is an independent fund run by the African Women’s Development Fund although resourced by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 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