ASANKA - Creative Initiatives Fund's 4th Call for Concept Notes is open until March 25, 2025 for LGBTQI Individual Activists.
Aware that very few resources are dedicated to innovative and creative activism, ISDAO is launching the third cycle of the Asanka Fund.
to award the ASANKA Special Grant - Creative Initiatives
Groups/organizations/individual activists will be asked to submit their concept notes within three (3) weeks.
NCs are accepted from individual activists based in the West African sub-region or in the diaspora over a 3-week period.
All eligible Concept Notes are translated into English or French.
Concept notes are reviewed by the panel virtually, respecting the principles of confidentiality and absence of conflict of interest.
The contacts for each Concept Note will make a presentation to the Panel by video call to explain and justify the project they have submitted. Final decisions are made by the Panel.
The ISDAO Board of Directors validates the grants awarded by the Panel. Excluding cases where there are red flags or major concerns identified, the overall decision made by the Panel, independently and autonomously, is respected. This is a process in which the Board of Directors approves all funding for disbursement and shares red flag cases, if any. This validation is an administrative process and is part of the accountability and governance measures of ISDAO.
The Communications team sends a notification communication to all activists who have submitted a Concept Note, following the outcome of the decision-making panel's decision.
Funds are transferred to the bank accounts of the recipients or their fiscal hosts within two to three weeks of signing the agreement. All individual activists will receive grants through a fiscal host of their choice.