We now have the booklet of case studies for the "Enhancing Women's Dignity" project in French. For the document in English, please click here.
As part of its strategy to use the arts and cultural activism as a means to advance social and political change, TrustAfrica's Zimbabwe Alliance, in conjunction with Magamba Cultural Activist Network and Pemberi Trust organized an exciting program in Harare Zimbabwe, May 1-6. Entitled "Create, Inspire, Change," the festival offered a platform to the usually marginalized youth voices and created an inspiring space for a wide range of artistic expression, including Hip Hop, Reggae, Graffiti, spoken word, painting, and theatre as a mechanism for addressing issues related to democracy, governance and social justice. Take a look at the video created from the event.
The Nigerian Association for the Progress and Defense of Women's Rights is an NGO based in Niger that works to promote women's rights throughout the country. Between 2010 and 2011, TrustAfrica, through it's "Enhancing Women's Dignity" project, gave grants to ANPDDF to finance trainings that would improve the participation of women in elections, increase their leadership capacity and provide them with the necessary legal documents to be able to vote in the 2015 elections. Click here to find out how well they did.
Under the Investment Climate and Business Environment project, the Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature in Porto-Novo, Benin, received a grant for $79,850 to do a study on the difficulties of debt recovery by enterprises in OHADA countries, specifically Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal. This video, in French, talks about the conference held on the results of this study. Click here to watch a news report on the conference.
Who Are We Funding: Learn About Our Most Recent Grants
Name of Grant
Amount of Grant
Country
Date Given
Description
GADY
GIE and Defar Yaraax
$25,000
Senegal
5/1/12 - 3 years
The first grant from our new Neighborhood Support Program, for a women’s group that processes, packages and sells local cereals.
WANEP
West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (Liberia Chapter)
$67,685
Liberia
5/1/12 - 1 year
A one-year bridge grant to consolidate the gains achieved by the establishment of various early warning and response mechanisms to minimize risk of violent conflicts.
Contemporary Affairs Foundation
$12,000
Zimbabwe
12/15/11 - 6 months
In an effort to develop the capacity of young African leaders, grant will support participation in Pan African Universities Debating Championships and Stetson Annual Environmental Moot Court Competition.
Zimbabwe Labour Center
$10,000
Zimbabwe
8/1/12 - 6 months
Street vendors in Zimbabwe face difficult obstacles. This grant will carry out advocacy and support work in promotion of street vendors.
Centre Mauritanien d'Analyse des Politiques (CMAP)
$70,000
Mauritania and Senegal
8/1/12 - 11 months
Determinants of Youth Entrepreneurship in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania and Senegal.
Centre Universitaire de Recherche pour le Développement Economique et Social (CURDES)
$40,675
Burundi
8/1/2012 - 6/30/13 - 11 months
An analysis of the Contribution of Microfinance Institutions to SME Finance and the Empowerment of Women in Burundi.
To find out about some of our other grants, please visit our grants database.
What's Going On with Our Grantees
The Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) is a public interest environmental organization, based in Tanzania. Its purpose is to foster sound natural resources management and environmental protection.
LEAT received a grant through our Agriculture Advocacy Project which seeks to build a more robust advocacy movement for sustainable and equitable agricultural development in Africa. It encourages civil society to make use of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) to hold governments more accountable to their constituents working in agriculture. In August 2011, LEAT received a $30,000 grant to develop a campaign to increase the budget for the agriculture sector in Tanzania, in order to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Specifically, the campaign is for a 10% increase in the National Budget for agriculture in the years 2012-2013.
In light of its objectives, LEAT produced a number of advocacy materials.
The first, written in Swahili, can be translated as "A Critical Analysis on the Importance of Investing in the Agriculture Sector in Tanzania." The booklet examines the importance of agriculture, unexploited opportunities found in the sector, major setbacks and how complying with the CAADP can improve the lives of small farmers.
The second, a brochure, can be translated as "LEAT and the Implementation of the Campaign for Agriculture Development in Tanzania." The brochure introduces LEAT and the Agriculture Advocacy project to give constituents a better idea of funding and focus.
The third document is a leaflet entitled "Basic Information on the Process of National Budget Making." The document explains the national budget so that it is more accessible to a general audience and helps farmers pinpoint when and how to engage themselves in the budget process to advocate for their priorities.
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The toolkit was created to provide clear and concise information that can be used to positively shape young peoples' perception of local governance and other governance stakeholders' perceptions of youth. Knowledge provided through the toolkit is intended to also boost young people's awareness and sharpen their day-to-day decision making skills as participants in local administration and the country's efforts to decentralize government. Preparation of the toolkit included governance forums; media awareness programs to sensitize the local public about the toolkit, youth and governance issues; focus group discussions and validation sessions.
The objective of this study was to collect information and write a report with policy recommendations for the Sudanese government on how to promote female entrepreneurship in Sudan and enhance women's contribution to the national economy. The results were disseminated through a one-day seminar which included local women’s associations, commercial banks, NGOs and other interested parties.
July 2012
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