Formed in 1972, ActionAid International (AAI) is now working involved in over 40 countries worldwide. AAI works in partnership with CBOs, NGOs and people’s organisations in both urban and rural communities. AAI engages with governments and international develo pment organisations to ensure pro-poor programmes and practice. AAI has been active in Cambodia since 2000 and a country office was opened in December 2004.
AAI's work focuses on equity, dignity and well being of poor and marginalised people and communities on the core themes of women’s rights, education, food security, human security in conflict and emergencies, HIV/AIDS and governance. ActionAid Cambodia has internal partnership guidelines for accessing funding. Grants are not obtained through proposals alone as AAI Cambodia needs to assess areas where partners propose to work.
Goals and Objectives
To empower the poor, excluded people and their communities to secure their rights mainly through partnership with facilitating intermediary organisations.
Theme
AAI's main focus is to support and partner with Cambodian organisations working on rights. AAI supports organizations promoting women's rights, rights to food, education and human security; the rights of HIV positive people to live with dignity; and peo ple's right to justice and democratic governance.
AAI is committed to target groups of women, children, disabled people, people living with HIV/AIDS and other excluded or marginalised people.
Who can Apply?
• ommunity Based Organisations (CBOs)
• Local/Cambodian NGOs (LNGOs/CNGOs)
• Others (Social Movement Groups, Networks and Citizen's Platforms)
Project Area
AAI calls its working area an Development Area (DA). A DA is a contagious set of villages, iso lated from administration, excluded or neglected by the government development agenda; deprived of basic services and infrastructure; and characterised by extreme poverty.
Selection Criteria
To be selected as an AAI partner local organisations should be registered, have an active board and have a good governance structure with an appropriate standard bank account. The potential partner has to work with the most marginalized groups.
Application Information
AAI prefers dialogue with a potential partner befo re a proposal is submitted. Proposals are developed with the assistance of AAI Cambodia. AAI is not a traditional donor but works in partnership with local organisations.
Budget Information
• ctionAid's 2005 budget is $460,229 USD.
• Funds can be used for training, capacity building, technical assistance and governance.
• Funds cannot be used for credit schemes and high capital costs.
• Overhead or core costs are supported providing they do not exceed 20% of the programme budget.
• AAI also accepts co-funding which is usually required for a campaign or a short term issue-based project. Issue based projects are projects which can take about 3 years and address specific issues like HIV/AIDS or fishing rights.
• For long term projects dealing with livelihoods or cross cutting issues, AAI does not allow the partner to accept funds.
Proposal and Project Information
• AAI's Development Area (DA) project funding lasts up to 8 years or more while AAI's Non Development Area funds up to 3 years.
• Proposals can be written in Khmer and/or English.
• A standard application form is currently being developed.
• The time to process the application is one week or less but it can take up to 6 months before a partner becomes a long term partner. After about one week of dialogue and assessment, AAI decides upon funds for a period of up to six months. During those six months AAI conducts an appraisal to decide whether the funded partner will be selected to become a long term partner.
Contact Details
• Contact : Keshav Gautam
• Address: #21, Street 306, BKK 1, Chamcarmorn, Phnom Penh
• Phone : 023 994 987
• Fax : 023 994 986
• Website: www.actionaidasia.org
• Email : keshav@actionaidcambodia.org
The ABILIS Foundation is a development fund, founded by people with disabilities in Finland in 1998. Its mandate is to support activities that empower disabled people in developing countries. The ABIL IS Foundation supports activities that contribute towards equal opportunities for disabled people in society through human rights, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. Special priority is given to activities developed and implemented by disabled women. The ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10,000 Euros to projects initiated by disabled persons. These are one time grants for new projects. There is support available for organisations that are run by people who have a disability, be it related to mobility, vision, hearing or any other type of disability and also to organisations that are run by parents of children with disabilities.
Goals and Objectives: To empower disabled people.
Theme
ABILIS's main theme is disability. The applicant organization must include people with some kind of disability in their leadership e.g. blind people, deaf people, those with mobility impairment, etc.).
Who can Apply?
• Community Based Organisations (CBOs)
• Local/Cambodian NGOs (LNGOs/CNGOs)
• Others (Projects Initiated by Disabled People )
Selection Criteria
ABILIS prefers applicants to be officially registered; have two referees (outsiders that know the organisation and the proposed project well), a bank account and a project idea which is realistic in scope and results. The Foundation judges applications according to the involvement of disabled people in developing projects and in committing their own resources, including time, to the project.
Application Information
The ABILIS Foundatio n will accept and review concept papers. Uninvited proposals are accepted.
Budget Information
• Funding is between €500 and €10,000; which is approximately USD600 -12,000.
• A minimum of 10% of the project budget should be a contribution of time, money or other resources from the applicant group.
• Funds can be used for advocacy, awareness raising, training, capacity building, income generation among others.
• Funds cannot be used for extensive construction work, purchase of vehicles or medical rehabilitation.
• Overhead and core costs can be included if reasonable amounts are communicated.
• ABILIS accepts co-funding.
Proposal and Project Information
• The funding period is for a maximum of 2 years.
• Projects cannot be extended. Funding is one-off.
• Proposals should be written in English, French, Spanish or Russian. Letters in other languages are also welcome but take a slightly longer time to process.
• Applicants should contact ABILIS to obtain the format of the standard application form. ABILIS also provides manuals on participatory project planning and project proposal writing to assist applicants to develop projects and proposals.
• It takes 3 -6 months to process an application.
Contact Details
• Contact : Leena Hahle
• Address: Aleksanterinkatu 48 A, 00100
• Helsinki, FINLAND
• Phone : +358 9 682 1725
• Fax : +358 9 6124 0333
• Website: www.abilis.fi
• Email : abilis@abilis.fi
