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The United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan within the framework of the project “Strengthening Community Resilience and Regional Cooperation for Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism in Central Asia” is announcing a competition for grants among non‑governmental/non-commercial organizations for supporting initiatives and action plans of vulnerable youth in target areas of Aktobe and Karaganda oblasts. The purpose of the grant: to identify the non-profit sector partners of Aktobe (Kandyagash, Shubarkuduk, Shalkar) and Karaganda (Zhezkazgan, Satpayev, Balkhash) oblasts for conduction and administration of the small grants programme to support the initiatives...

The British Council (British Council) calls entrepreneurs for applications for two-day training “Mentoring Program” within the framework of the “I-SEED: Innovation – Social Entrepreneurship and Education” project, implemented by the British Council in partnership with Chevron and the Akimat of Atyrau Oblast since 2017. The aim of the project: to support Kazakhstani socially active youth, to ensure sustainable solution of social issues by promoting social entrepreneurship, to popularize social entrepreneurship among active youth in the country. Requirements for potential mentors: to be an Atyrau citizen being committed to devote time for mentees following the principle that...

Asia-Europe Foundation (hereinafter referred to as – ASEF) is seeking a training organisation to design and deliver training on the topic of human rights education and training in order to: • Support ASEM Partners’ efforts to strengthen the implementation of national programmes in human rights education (HRE); • Take stock of the progress of some HRE programmes as case studies and identify best practices and challenges related to their implementation; • Build capacity and improve competency in using existing practical tools, methods and techniques to evaluate the implementation of HRE programmes; • Facilitate information-sharing on evidence-based best practices in human...

The Community Solutions Program (CSP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and implemented by IREX, provides community leaders from around the world with an intensive, professional development exchange program in the United States from August to December 2020. CSP fellows gain valuable experience in community work and strengthen their capacity for leadership and development in their home countries. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Applicants must be between the ages of 25-38 as of January 1, 2020 Applicants must have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a full-time or part-time employee or...

Application deadline: November 15 Participation requires knowledge of English at a high level. Fellowships are principally awarded to people from 25 to 45 years old and working in one of the following fields: Policy and society Media and culture Human rights and peace Sustainable development. The purpose of the program is to strengthen civil society and support professionals who develop social projects, the development of non — formal political education and digital civil media. Within two to three months of practical training in host organizations in Germany, the participants will exchange experience and acquire the skills to work on an interdisciplinary level. Practical training...

“The Association for Civil Society Development” ARGO ” announces a grant competition to increase the participation of civil society in decision-making processes at the national and local levels and to support advocacy initiatives of non – profit organizations (NGOs) of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the framework of the program “Partnership for Innovation-P4I”, implemented with the financial support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The purpose of the program: Strengthening the influence of civil society in Central Asia on the decision-making process to promote the interests of beneficiaries and target groups in the formation and...

The ” KUSANONE (Grass roots)” program of gratuitous assistance to small-scale social projects to ensure human security is a program of the Government of Japan, to finance local authorities, regional schools, medical and other institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations, public associations and foundations. This program is aimed at helping ordinary people through the implementation of various social projects to ensure human security. Project budget: no more than 10 million Japanese yen = about 85 thousand us Dollars. FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS local authority medical institution educational institution Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) public organization public...

The United Nations organization for gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN-women) in Kazakhstan announces an open competition for Organizations to conduct research on gender in entrepreneurship, identify barriers at the institutional and legislative levels to the development of women’s entrepreneurship. Deadline for submission of proposals: August 7, 2019 17.00 (GMT+6) City: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan This is the deadline for submitting proposals. All offers after this date will not be considered. Method of application: Submission of an offer by e-mail Address for application: for Technical proposal: central-asia.technical@unwomen.org for financial proposal:...