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    Building Strong Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon

    EMB-YAOUNDE-PDS-CSO-FY24-08

    Arnold A Ngameleu Grantor

    Opening date 7 Aug 2024, 12:00AM

    Closing date 8 Sep 2024, 12:00AM

    Funding Opportunity Number: EMB-YAOUNDE-PDS-CSO-FY24-08

    Opportunity Category: Discretionary

    Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy Programs

    Expected Number of Awards: 01

    CFDA Number(s): 19.040 -- Public Diplomacy Programs

    Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

    Posted Date: Aug 07, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Closing Date: Sep 08, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Estimated Total Program Funding: 50000

    Award Ceiling: $50000

    Award Floor: $40000

    Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

    Additional Information on Eligibility: PDS encourages applications from the United States and Cameroon:• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, community associations, and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience • Individuals• Non-profit media organizations• Professional trade organizations • Non-profit or governmental educational institutionsFor-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply

    Agency Name: Arnold A Ngameleu Grantor

    Description:

    The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for applications to carry out a program to strengthen the organizational and managerial capacity of Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon. The program will provide a better understanding of the role of civil society organizations as a pillar of democratic systems, provide CSO leaders from across Cameroon the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively manage their organizations while leveraging all available opportunities for enhanced community impact. The program should provide participants the opportunity to learn from each other to develop standard operating procedures that ensure effective achievement of organizations’ goals and objectives.

    Please carefully follow all instructions below.

    Priority Region: All regions of Cameroon

    Program Objectives: 

    The program will consist of series of 5 workshops in 5 different regional headquarters of Cameroon. Each regional workshop will bring together participants from two regions.

    Each workshop will consist of a three-day training focusing on various aspects of CSO management. Topics covered will include, among others:

    -         The role of CSOs in a democracy

    -         Managing community organizations in emerging democracies

    -         The legal framework of CSOs in Cameroon

    -         Servant leadership and community engagement

    -         Proposal writing and project management, including the elaboration of key performance indicators and reporting

    -         Understanding the USG Federal Assistance principles and mechanism

    -         Financial management for sustainable CSOs

    -         Effective use of traditional and modern communication tools for enhanced impact

    The final training curriculum should be developed following an assessment of Cameroonian CSOs capacities and weaknesses.

    Participants and Audiences:

    Each workshop will bring together 30 established CSO leaders with at least two-years of experience working in an association, NGO, trade union, or community-based organization. Each participant will commit to organize a pass-it-on activity for a minimum of 10 CSO members in his/her town. There should be plans for robust media coverage to broaden the impact of the project.

    The launching of each of the workshops would be open to local authorities. The grantee should design a robust media coverage plan ensuring that the project will have high visibility.

    American Content:

    Proposals must include an element of American expertise, American resources on the topic at hand, or American cultural or societal experience relevant to the topic. This may be accomplished by incorporating U.S.-origin materials, theories, or other resources, or the involvement of American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) – or Cameroonian alumni of U.S.-sponsored exchange programs – that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, culture, policy, and/or perspectives.

    The following types of activities are not eligible for funding:

    ●      Scholarships for study in the United States or to fund conference attendance or study tours to the United States

    ●      Activities that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship

    ●      Construction activities

    ●      Programs that support specific religious activities

    ●      Fund-raising campaigns

    ●      Cash prizes for participants

    Grantor Contact Information: Gaïna Dávila Grantor Phone 00237222201500

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