Applications call for “غدوة Youth & Environment Program.

In partnership with the French Institute of Tunisia and the PISCCA program (Innovative Projects of Civil Societies and Coalitions of Actors), the French Embassy in Tunisia launches the call for projects “غدوة Youth & Environment”.

This call for projects is intended for local Tunisian associations proposing a concrete, ambitious and realistic project on the theme of environmental protection. The project also presents results in terms of women ‘s emancipation, regional development, and promotes job creation for young people. This year, 12 high impact projects in each target governorate and with lasting benefits will be selected.

Benefits

24 projects will be selected in the 24 Tunisian governorates over 2 years. The winning projects must be carried by young people from 18 to 25 years old and will be supported by average funding of 30,000 to 50,000 TD.

Selection Criteria

In order to be eligible for غدوة Youth & Environment Program, the project must

• Work for the preservation of the environment and will have a real impact on its territory of the establishment.
  Be carried out and is aimed primarily at young people aged 18 to 25.
• Strengthen regional development, access to employment, and brings about concrete change.
• Act for gender equality. The relevance of the project as well as the measurable and quantifiable characteristics of the results will be the common thread of the selection.

Additional Details

Projects must be concrete, viable, realistic, and sustainable. In addition, special attention will be paid:

• To projects engaged in the protection of coastal and maritime areas, a strong commitment from the French Embassy in Tunisia.
• Projects providing for cooperation with a French structure and thus working to strengthen exchanges between the shores of the Mediterranean.

Application

Applicants can download a grant application form (in French or Arabic versions). It must be completed in the proposed WORD format, without any formal modification. This complete file, duly completed and accompanied by the appendices must be sent to the following address: [email protected]. The email must include the mention “Application for غدوة Youth & Environment grant”. The deadline for submitting a grant application is July 30, 2020.

Download here the Arabic version of the call for projects.