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Mzuzu Young Voices is a youth-led organization located in Mzuzu City in the northern part of Malawi. We work on creating spaces for the active engagement of young people in governance structures and youth empowerment. We work with young people between 10-30 years, ranging from fresh college graduates, secondary school students, primary school learners, and vulnerable youth in communities.

The organization focuses on;

• Advocating for youth-friendly policies and structures
• Gender equality and empowering boys and girls by investing in the education sector,
• Strengthening linkages with health and wellbeing of young people especially adolescent girls and young women and finally,
• Integrating technological solutions into the global challenges that the youth face in their day-to-day lives.

Our vision is to improve the well-being of young people especially, orphans and vulnerable children so that they have equal opportunities to participate in governance structures and achieve their full potential through increased access to quality formal and informal education, vocational and entrepreneurial skill-building, WASH, and health information and services.

For more information, click here.

Established in 2010, Tshintsha Amakhaya is a national alliance of NGOs working in solidarity with social movements to advance land, water and food justice.

Tshintsha Amakhaya seeks to appoint a National Coordinator, preferably to be based in Cape Town,

Surplus People Project serves as the host of Tshintsha Amakhaya, providing the financial and administrative support. The National Coordinator will enter into an employment agreement under the auspices of SPP.

Please note that this is a re-advertisement. Candidates who previously applied, should not re-apply.

The closing date for this application is 10 June 2022. Click here to find out more about the role and apply.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa (ELCSA) is coordinating efforts by churches to assist communities affected by the recent floods in KwaZulu Natal, and is trying to raise funds to support urgent relief measures.

Contact Ashmeer Joseph at director@elcsads.org.za for more information

The SPSF aims to empower communities to act and participate in their own development through actions that are designed, implemented and owned by the communities themselves. They will support a maximum number of 15 small projects in Kwa Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, and Eastern Cape within a 15-month period (July 2022 to September 2023).

The Small Project and Support Fund (SPSF) is a project funded by Bread for the World (BfdW) to support small local initiatives that are made up of committed and dedicated people who may belong to any of these structures: self-help groups, community based organisations (CBO’s), faith based organisations (FBO’s) or smaller non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) or small local networks and their members working within their vicinity and context to improve the lives of the marginalised. Funding to successful applicants will be channelled through The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA).

To read the full call for applications and to apply, click here.

The Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC) is one of the umbrella bodies of churches in the country, established in 1976. As the church we have always been concerned with social, economic and political lives of all emaSwati and thus concerned with what is currently happening in the kingdom of eSwatini.

The Council of Swaziland Churches is a non partisan faith based group advocating for social peace and fundamental human rights. The Council is made of different churches whose membership comes from both sides of the isle. By virtue of its membership, the Council would therefore not be able to take sides but concerned with peace and human dignity and strongly believe in meaningful dialogue as a mean of resolving disputes. The Church believes that dissenting voices should also be heard so that people remain equal as they are all a creation of the God we serve. It is for this reason that the Council of Swaziland Churches has always been vocal when it comes to social justice issues and the violation of fundamental human rights.

Click here to find out more.

The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), an NGO headquartered in Durban, wishes to appoint suitably experienced persons interested in serving on the Approval’s Committee for the Ukusekela Small Project and Support Fund (SPSF) which will be overseen by AFSA through a grant it has received from Bread for the World (BfdW).

AFSA is seeking to appoint a diversity of independent members to be part of the Approval’s Committee of the SPSF with skills and experience. Click here to find out more about the roles and apply.

The closing date for this application is 30^th April 2022. 

APN is seeking to recruit a capable, dynamic, self-motivated, result-oriented, and experienced individual to fill the position of Membership Manager. The successful applicant shall be located in sub-Saharan Africa.

The APN is a continent-wide network of African-owned and African-led philanthropy support organizations (PSOs) and individuals in Africa and its diaspora who promote the culture and promote the voice and actions for African philanthropy. It is a space for African institutions and individuals to interrogate the power dynamics that shape how resource mobilization, distribution, and spending impact the possibilities of transformative change in Africa.

The deadline for application for this position is Friday, 10th May 2022. Click here to read more and apply.

ACT Ubumbano invites proposals from community and activist organisations, churches and organisations of faith for support for action that targets injustices faced by their communities.

These actions may be responses to the impact of climate change, or environmental, gender and economic injustice on communities, or they may be campaigns to change particular situations that communities are struggling with.

The action must be implemented and completed by 30 November 2022.

Proposals may be for a maximum of ZAR30,000 (Thirty thousand South African Rands).

Proposals must be completed and submitted online at https://gmsp.smapply.io/prog/ACT_SSF/
The deadline for submission is midday on 23 May 2022. You are encouraged to complete the online application as early as possible.

What will be supported?

There is limited funding available for this call. ACT Ubumbano will consider the following in making allocations:

1. The proposed work is led by or directly involves people who are affected by the issue.
2. The proposed work targets the root causes or conditions of injustice.
3. The proposed work has potential to bring new knowledge that can be shared with others.
4. The budget is in proportion to the action that will be undertaken.
5. The organisation has demonstrated capability to undertake the action, or has a plan to work with others who have the capability.

Who can apply?

The opportunity is open to any registered non-profit organisation or association that is part of the ACT Ubumbano network, or willing to work with ACT Ubumbano partner organisations in Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Any funding is intended to help with taking action for change or in solidarity with those who are under stress. It is not intended for general or core support for organisations, although some of the funds may  be used for organisational costs.

ACT Ubumbano will NOT support any action that undermines the dignity of people and the earth. Actions will not be supported that are:

• Homophobic or discriminatory against people from the LGBTI+ community,
• Sexist and undermining of the dignity of women,
• Xenophobic and discriminatory against foreign nationals,
• Generally harmful to any vulnerable or marginalised group in society, or
• Environmentally destructive and working against efforts to fight climate change.

Who is ACT Ubumbano?

ACT Ubumbano is a resource to organisations working for social justice in different fields. We believe that there is strength in collaboration, and by sharing knowledge and experience – as well as by linking up for joint action where possible – communities can more effectively defend their dignity and bring change.

Questions can be addressed to thabo@actubumbano.org.

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The first quarter of the year has been very busy for the ACT Ubumbano team. We convened a meeting of Ubumbano Voice Project facilitators, and will be expanding the reach of this work to new communities. We also convened 2022’s first Learning Hub with over 20 activists and community organisations participating. The process was very effective in allowing people to share their experiences and learn from each other. We look forward to future opportunities to connect again.

The Team has also made a commitment to connect more meaningfully with partner organisations and individuals. We visited Faith to Action Network in Kenya, and spent some time with the Christian Council of Mozambique where we need to engage with greater attention to the language barriers. Partners came together in Malawi to connect with the team, and provided a good opportunity to collaborate with SAFCEI around climate change and community struggles.
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