In partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the ANDE Gender-Smart Capacity Building Facility will award five grants of up to USD $30,000 for pre-investment, gender-smart capacity building services to joint teams of one investor and 1-3 SGBs operating in qualified geographies (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam).
Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to gender equality, the capacity to carry out a capacity-building program, and a willingness to learn and return insights to the wider SGB sector. Investor applicants must match funds based on a sliding scale determined by assets under management. Applicant teams must involve a third-party capacity development provider if the investor applicant does not provide such services (e.g. targeted mentoring; training based on women’s needs assessment, etc.) in-house. See more information on requirements, timeline, application resources, and apply by August 18, 2021.
Application Resources:
- Expression of Interest (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Video overview and slides
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
If you are interested in this opportunity or have questions about how this works, I strongly encourage that you sign up HERE to join us for the Asia Office Hours Session with ANDE staff to ask questions and learn more about the facility on 29 July 2021 | 2 PM IST | 3:30 PM BKK.
If you have any questions about this funding opportunity, please feel free to send them to Pasiwat at [email protected].