The World Bank has invited Kenyan youth-led organisations and civil society groups to apply for grants supporting health and nutrition advocacy for women, children and adolescents.

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The initiative, backed by the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) and the Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance (CIVIC), will provide up to Ksh434 million to organisations across 22 African countries.

According to a World Bank statement issued on Thursday, September 17, eligible countries include Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia and Cameroon.

Others are Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal,  Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.

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The lender said the Voices Organising for Inclusive Civic Engagement and Sustainability (VOICES) consortium and the African Institute for Development Policy and the Organisation of African Youth will manage the grant.

“Civil society organisations and youth-led organisations in Kenya are invited to partner and apply for the GFF × CIVIC VOICES grants, with up to USD3.35 million available across 22 countries,” the lender said.

The programme aims to strengthen civil society groups and youth leadership in Kenya while promoting efforts to increase funding for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and nutrition.

According to the Bretton Woods institution, applicants must form partnerships of two to three organisations, with at least one being youth-led to be eligible for the grant.

Eligible applicants include local civil society organisations, youth-led organisations and community-based organisations operating in the participating African countries, including Kenya.

Successful organisations will receive grants which will last up to 18 months, alongside advocacy training, technical assistance on budget analysis and mentorship.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke