Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democracy in Africa
This program will engage early and mid-career professionals across the continent by offering a menu of virtual short courses in English, French and Portuguese on civic engagement that includes information adaptable to many countries and contexts.
Central topics will include journalism, engaging governments, and inclusivity.
The courses would be followed by interactive conversations via chat or social media platforms to form a network of similarly-minded individuals willing to develop activities or policies integrating course principles in their own institutions.
An in-person training and networking opportunity will be offered to 60 participants to come together and discuss more deeply the topics of the courses.
The material will include U. S. authored content and reflect the diversity of opinion in the U.S., but underscore our fundamental values of democracy and freedom.
Speakers will include U. S. citizens and experts who have experience in sub Saharan Africa and the U. S. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 16 months.
Central topics will include journalism, engaging governments, and inclusivity.
The courses would be followed by interactive conversations via chat or social media platforms to form a network of similarly-minded individuals willing to develop activities or policies integrating course principles in their own institutions.
An in-person training and networking opportunity will be offered to 60 participants to come together and discuss more deeply the topics of the courses.
The material will include U. S. authored content and reflect the diversity of opinion in the U.S., but underscore our fundamental values of democracy and freedom.
Speakers will include U. S. citizens and experts who have experience in sub Saharan Africa and the U. S. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 16 months.
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Eligible Applicants The following organizations are eligible to apply: include all that apply, and indicate US, foreign, or both.
For example: · Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations · Public and private educational institutions · Individuals · Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions (could also be Eligible Applicants: The following organizations are eligible to apply: U. S. and African public and private non-profit organizations, consortia of organizations, and accredited post-secondary U. S. education institutions meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a unique entity identifier (Data Universal Numbering System/DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet), as well as a valid registration on www.SAM.gov.
Please see Section D.3 for information on how to obtain these registrations.
Individuals are not required to have a unique entity identifier or be registered in SAM.gov.
Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization.
If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
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Date Posted:
2020-07-16
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Archive Date:
2020-09-14
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