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    Apply: Disability Rights Advocacy Fund

    Deadline: 01 July, 2020

    A Letter of Interest process is now open to applicants from Uganda. The Disability Rights Fund and Disability Rights Advocacy Fund are grant-making collaboratives that support persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all.

    Benefits

    • Small Grants range from $5,000–20,000
    • Mid-Level Coalition Grants range from $30,000–40,000 per year ($60,000–80,000 over the course of two years, if approved for the second year of funding)
    • National Coalition Grants range from $30,000–50,000 per year ($60,000–100,000 over the course of two years, if approved for the second year of funding)
    • Grants will support activities to be implemented over the course of two years, however, grants are given one year at a time

    Eligibility

    • The organisation must be a local organisation based in Uganda
    • The organisation must represent and advocate the right of people with disabilities or groups identified as marginalised
    • The organisation must be legally registered, or have fiscal sponsorship from an organisation with legal registration
    • The proposed project should focus on advocacy related to the Covid-19 response and recovery

    To apply and for more information, click here.

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    Oluwabunmi Aderibigbe
    Oluwabunmi Aderibigbehttp://www.developmentdairies.com
    Oluwabunmi Aderibigbe is a keen curator for Development Diaries. He has a BSc in Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State and a master's degree in view at The African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), Ile-Ife, Osun State. Oluwabunmi is a strong believer in the power of positive thinking, SDGs advocate and a Pan-Africanist.

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