Hivos Southern African Hub aims towards an open and green society,
inspired by humanist values such as freedom, dignity, responsibility and
curiosity. Our objective is that every person can live in freedom and
dignity on a planet that is sustainable. We pride ourselves as upholding
the principles of Social innovation of generating new ideas and
approaches that resolve existing social, cultural, economic and
environmental challenges for the benefit of people and planet.
The Regional SRHR Fund (RSRHR Fund) is a regional mechanism that was
set up by Ford Foundation and Hivos Southern Africa in 2010 to
strengthen regional work in the region on SRHR with a view to improve
coordination efforts to address major SRHR issues. At the end of 2017
the Fund signed a contract for additional funding from the Swedish
Embassy in Lusaka to enable it to expand the breadth and focus of its
work. The Fund currently focuses its efforts on Adolescent and Youth
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR). To do so, it supports
civil society responses to a diversity of ASRHR issues that are
relevant at both the national and regional levels using grant-making as
the main mechanism of support.
Funding: Grants will be provided to organisations
proposing innovative ways to address the key challenges that young
people and adolescents face in accessing sexual and reproductive health
rights (SRHR) services. Grants will principally focus on providing
support to regional ASRHR advocacy and capacity development efforts,
although strategic linkages with broader initiatives in other regions
will be encouraged.
The following funding categories are open:
Category 1 Grants: Youth led organisations (both established and emerging):
This category supports activities at a national level to a maximum of
$25, 000. Category 1 grants aim to ensure that youth-led organisations
have enhanced capacity to conceptualise, design and coordinate
Adolescent SRHR targeted activities in a more efficient and effective
way. These activities will include advocacy, organisational capacity
strengthening and knowledge management. A total of 8 grants will be
awarded under category 1.
Category 2: Youth focused and serving organisations
This category supports activities at both national and regional
level. Applicants may apply for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of
$100, 000. Category 2 grants aim to support youth focused initiatives
that significantly and meaningfully contribute to improving adolescent
SRHR outcomes at national and regional level. The maximum number of
grants to be awarded under this category is 10.
Category 3: Research organisations and Institutions
This category supports both national and regional research
initiatives to a maximum of $20,000. Category 3 grants aim to support
innovative adolescent focused SRHR research initiatives from both
academic and non-academic institutions. Priority will be given to
research that aims to identify the key challenges and solutions in
relation to young people and adolescent’s ability to access and utilize
SRHR services including a focus on the most marginalized groups and on
addressing gender inequalities. A total of 2 grants will be awarded
under this category.
