Government of Canada Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana 2018 – Call for Proposals

The Government of Canada is seeking proposals for the Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana programme.

Application Deadline: 6th June 2018 (12 noon Eastern Daylight Time)

To Be Taken At (Country): The proposed project takes place in Ghana.

About the Award: Under the Government of Canada Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana, your preliminary proposal must contribute to the achievement of this ultimate outcome: Enhanced economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive economic growth for women in Ghana.

Your preliminary proposal must also contribute to at least one of the following intermediate outcomes:

• Improved enabling environment and reduced gender-specific barriers for women’s participation in economic growth;
• Enhanced access to decent work for women; and
• Increased productivity, profitability and innovation of women-owned businesses.

You must not alter any of these outcome statements.

Your preliminary proposal must document the ways in which your project would: 1) address root causes of gender inequality; and, 2) incorporate innovation.  Should you be invited to the second stage of proposal submission, your application will need to include indicators at the intermediate level to measure: 1) the changes in power dynamics between men and women related to the root causes of gender inequality; and, 2) the effectiveness of innovative solutions.

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy states that: “No less than 95 percent of Canada’s bilateral international development assistance initiatives will target or integrate gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.” Under this call, all preliminary proposals must target gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in their design.

Type: Grants

Eligibility: Carefully review the following eligibility screening requirements that we will use on submitted application packages for this call. We will not comment on the eligibility of specific potential applicants. To be eligible, you must be able to respond “yes” to each requirement below and, where stipulated, provide supporting documentation:

• Your organization is not a sovereign entity (a government of a country) or a multilateral institution.
• Your organization is legally incorporated in Canada or Ghana and you can provide proof of legal status.
  • If your organization is Canadian, you must provide a Canada Revenue Agency business number.
  • If your organization is Ghanaian, you must provide proof of registration through Ghana’s Registrar General’s Department.
• Your organization can provide two financial statements dated within 30 months prior to the submission of the application.
• Your organization can demonstrate a minimum of two years of experience managing a gender equality project by providing examples of past projects you have managed in section 3.1 of the application form.
• Your organization can demonstrate a minimum of two years of experience managing a development project with a total budget equal to or greater than the budget in your proposal by providing examples of past projects you have managed in section 3.1 of the application form.
• Your preliminary proposal clearly demonstrates in section 1.2 of the application form how the proposed project incorporates innovation, as per the definition on this call page.

If you are unable to respond “yes” to the above applicable requirements, your organization is not eligible to apply under this call.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: The total amount for the Women’s Economic Empowerment programme of funding available under the Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana call for preliminary proposals is $30 million over five years. The organiser may fund any number of proposals, or none, up to the maximum funding available.

Duration of Programme: The proposed project lasts at least three years and no more than five years.

How to Apply: You must submit your preliminary proposal for this call through the Partners@International portal before the deadline. Please read the portal instructions carefully and plan to submit your application at least three days before the closing date to ensure that technical difficulties do not prevent you from submitting your proposal

It is important to go through all application guidelines on the Programme Webpage (see Link below) before applying.

Visit the Programme Webpage for Details

Award Providers: Government of Canada