IWC-Sofia Call for Proposals 2018

Срок за кандидатстване: от 01.01.2018 г. до 31.01.2018 г.

International Women`s Club Sofia (IWC) brings together expatriate women living in Sofia, Bulgaria. Our 120 members are truly international and represent over 40 nationalities. The Club has been administered by its members on an entirely voluntary basis since its inception in 1989. Through its activities, the Club provides opportunities to interact and share the cultures and interests of our members. IWC organizes activities that help expat members familiarise themselves with Sofia and with Bulgarian culture. The 2018 Call for Proposals takes into consideration the importance of harnessing all available resources towards the implementation of activities aimed at meeting the objectives of this Grants programme.

The main objective of this Grants programme is to encourage Bulgarian NGO sector to raise awareness on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to nourish actions to its implementation. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 Global Goals, which are measured by progress against 169 targets. The SDGs cover a broad range of social development issues like poverty, hunger, health, education, climate change, gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, environment and social justice. The SDGs are also known as "Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The goals were developed to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which ended in 2015. This Call for Proposals seeks to provide funding support to Bulgarian Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs), in particular NGOs at national, local and/or community level, working in the area of areas, specified in this call for proposals. For 2018, grant funding under this Call for Proposals shall be provided under the following priority categories:

Early childhood development

Gender equality
Innovation in education
Climate change and wildlife
Culture, arts and sports

More information available at: https://iwc-sofia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IWC_CallforProposals2018.pdf Application form available at: https://iwc-sofia.org/iwc-sofia-call-for-proposals-2018/application-form-2018/