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November 2018
World Youth Forum
Applications are invited for the World Youth Forum Egypt 2018. The Forum gathers young, experienced leaders from various fields to engage with top policymakers, network with promising youth from the region and the world that are determined to make our world a better place for everyone. World Youth Forum is a platform built by promising youth. It sends a message of peace, prosperity, harmony, and progress to the entire world. It engages youth from around the globe in an enriching…
Find out more »African Youth SDGs Summit
The African Youth SDGs Summit is the largest gathering platform for youth from across the African continent and beyond to discuss and assess the status of implementation of continental commitments to the Global Goals but also sharing ideas, critiques, results and challenge national governments to deliver on their promise. The 2018 summit is scheduled to take place from 7-9 November 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra Ghana and expected to draw about 1,000 delegates representing youth organisations and…
Find out more »International Manager of Research Action
Restless Development if seeking an International Manager of Research Action. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate thought leadership and action on youth-led research findings. To learn more about the role, click here
Find out more »Accelerating Women’s Health Agenda Priorities and Opportunities through Sustainable Development Goals
The Kenya Medical Women’s Association will be hosting the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) Regional Conference for Near East and Africa region. The five-day conference will provide a forum for academicians, industry experts and policy makers to discuss and share knowledge about Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) and advancements in health for women, children and adolescents. Researchers from all sectors especially social and economic development are encouraged to participate and present their papers on the latest research, innovations and best practices.…
Find out more »DICE Fund
The DICE Fund will award £2 million in grants to support the growth of creative and social enterprise in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa and the UK. The DICE Fund is part of the wider DICE programme which was set up to tackle entrenched issues of unemployment and unequal economic growth in these six countries. To learn more about this opportunity, click here
Find out more »Advances in Medical Management of Obesity: Training Opportunity
The World Obesity Federation is holding a SCOPE School (1 day of training in obesity management and treatment) in Rio de Janeiro on November 24th. If you are interested or know someone who is, there are scholarships on offer that cover (travel, accommodation and training costs) for people from low or middle-income countries. A second school will be held in Cape Town on November 30th 2018. To find out more, click here
Find out more »Call for Abstracts: 2018 African Women’s Journal
The African Women’s Journal is currently accepting abstracts for the 2018 African Women’s Journal focusing on: The Future Belongs to Us: Revisiting African Women and Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights. The deadline for submission is 27th November 2018. To learn more about this opportunity, click here
Find out more »December 2018
Yenching Social innovation Forum 2018 – Beijing, China (Fully-funded)
Applications are open for the 3rd annual Yenching Social Innovation Forum, held at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China from December 7 – 9, 2018. The Yenching Social Innovation Forum (YSIF) is an annual flagship event hosted by Yenching Academy of Peking University. With $45,000+ in funding and focus on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), YSIF convenes young leaders and innovators to develop and share ideas for solving the world’s toughest problems. To read more, click…
Find out more »Comic Relief Power Up Fund – resourcing women’s and girls’ movements for change.
Comic Relief is excited to launch this funding opportunity focused on strengthening women’s and girls’ movements. This open programme aims to find and support women and girl’s movements to seed, sustain and strengthen this change in the geographies they fund. Please be aware they expect this to be a competitive programme and so will be unable to fund in every country. They want to work with amazing women and girl-led organisations, partnerships, consortia and women’s funds who are supporting women to…
Find out more »Girls First Fund – Grants to Prevent and Respond to Child Marriage and Early Unions
The Girls First Fund is requesting applications for grants to prevent and respond to child marriage and early unions. In 2019, we will make one-year (12-month), core support and project support grants of up to USD $50,000 in six pilot locations. The Girls First Fund will grant to a variety of strategies and types of organisations whose work is critical to ending child marriage and early unions. They are interested in approaches that support local solutions within the local context…
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