These actions contribute to broader objectives under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially

• Goals 3 (Health),
• Goal 4 (Education),
• Goal 5 (Gender Equality), and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

Priority Topics 

• Priority topics include:
  • Protection of bodily autonomy and SHRH for women, girls, and vulnerable groups
  • Improved access to reproductive health services (e.g. contraception, birth control, family planning, sexuality education, choice of spouse)
  • Equal access to justice and protection from all forms of violence
  • Empowerment of women and girls, including sexual minorities
  • Prevention of early marriage and teenage pregnancy
  • Menstrual hygiene management and access to sanitary products
  • Promotion of sustainable behavioural change and supportive legal frameworks

Funding Information

• Each successful project will be supported with a grant ranging from 10,000€ to 15,000€ for a duration of 12 months for project implementation.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any legally registered CSO operating in Ghana may apply. Eligible organizations include:
  • Legally registered and recognized CSOs in Ghana
  • CSOs affiliated with established networks or coalitions
  • CSOs with regional/district-level presence in Ghana or collaborating with local partners.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The following types of actions are ineligible:
  • Actions concerned only or mainly with individual sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences and congresses;
  • Actions concerned only with organisation of workshops, seminars, conferences and congresses;
  • Actions concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
  • Actions in the formal education sector, except in special circumstances;
  • Equipment costs beyond 7% of the total budget;
  • Actions supporting political parties.

For more information, visit Embassy of France in Accra.