NEW Funding Opportunity - Civil Society Development Fund

Call for concept notes
Closing date for the submission of concept notes: 22 April 2011
The Civil Society Development Fund, an initiative of the Embassy of France in South Africa, supports South African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in their endeavours to strengthen democratic governance and social cohesion
The Embassy of France has opened its 2011 call for concept notes from CSOs seeking to strengthen their capacity so as to engage with local authorities on issues of local sustainable development and the respect of human rights.
The average grant per project is expected to be around € 50 000. Grant allocations made by the Civil Society Development Fund may not exceed 70% of the total budget of the project.
More information and application form available on www.ambafrance-rsa.org