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GRANTEE/ PROJECT
AMOUNT REQUESTED (As
per Project Proposal) (US$)
AMOUNT RECOMMENDED BY STAFF (US$)
AMOUNT APPROVED BY BOARD (US$)
SADC Lawyers Association: Promoting human rights and the rule of law in the SADC region
South Western Region Gender Network: Advocacy for improved uptake of health care services in the south western region of Zimbabwe
Southern African Youth Movement: Two2Tango
Stepping Stones International: Kg’oesakene: Opportunities for
second chance learning and human rights for youth
The Seinoli Legal Centre: Community legal empowerment programme
Urban Trust of Namibia: Community and Local Authority-Based Violence Prevention Project (CLAB-VPP) In Namibia (Phase 2)
Zambia Ministry of Home Affairs on Behalf of PAN: Disability and the criminal justice system in Zambia
Zimbabwe Deaf Media Trust: Enhancing access to information for deaf people: Action Power television project
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR): Strengthening human rights through litigation and advocacy
The Board flagged the following points:
$ 116,780.00
$ 90,990.00
$ 426,376.00
$ 99,939.00
$ 98,896.00
$ 239,000.00
$ 120,000.00
$ 67,087.00
$ 87,427.00
$ 116,780.00
$ 90,990.00
$ 180,000.00
$ 97,013.00
$ 98,900.00
$ 239,000.00
$ 120,000.00
$ 67, 087.00
$ 90,427.00
$ 116,780.00
$ 90,990.00
$ 180,000.00
$ 97,013.00
$ 98,900.00
$ 239,000.00
$ 120,000.00
$ 67,087.00
$ 90,427.00
à Composite Memo write-up by Media and Access to Information Programme is programmes.
recommended for emulation by all à Standardise professional fees taking into consideration the complexities of the different countries.
à It is commendable to see that in this grants session, new organisations are being funded. Thus, taking a step in the right direction for OSISA.
à More needs to be done to attract project proposals from Mozambique, Botswana and Namibia.
à More attention must be paid to the governance and structure of the organisations.
The Board recommended that the courses run by the former Civil Society Partnership Programme should be integrated into the clusters going forth.
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