Sub-Grants Program on Gender Disinformation

• Eligibility Criteria
  – Uzbek youth non-commercial non-governmental organisations: established and functioning as formal (registered, for example, NGO or public foundation) or self-governed entity. Applications from the regional branches of youth organisations are also welcome if the branch is registered as a separate legal unit.
  – as student teams applying from the universities and other educational entities that are officially registered and have a bank account, a stamp and able to overtake a financial responsibility;
  – Independence from the government and other public authorities or political parties. Being recipient of the state grants is possible but any direct and fully affiliation or dependence on the state institutions is a criterion for exclusion from the competition;
  – Represented by at least 3 members at age 18-25 or work with youth at age 18-25;
  – Basic knowledge in online disinformation, digital literacy and content creation;
  – Basic experience of financial and narrative reporting as well as financial and organisational capacity to manage the sub-grant;
  – Demonstration of active civil engagement and leadership skills;
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Uzbekistan
• Application Language: English, Russian and Uzbek

DW Akademie together with its partner in Uzbekistan Modern Journalism Development Center invites Uzbek youth organisations to apply to the sub-grants program of the EU-funded project “Tabassum: Media Skills to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Young Women in Uzbekistan.”

The sub-grants are provided for the development of hands-on innovative initiatives to detect and combat gender-based disinformation online and raise awareness on online harassment. The grant enables youth organisations to create relevant content on gendered disinformation and to share their knowledge and expertise with peers, thus, to actively engage in the public life of their communities.

What do they offer?

• 4-day capacity-building camp in Tashkent Region End-October 2024 with introductory seminars on media literacy, gendered disinformation, content production and Train-of-Trainer workshop to help you become a trainer and conduct your own workshops. All costs for the camp will be covered by DW Akademie.
• mentorship programme for the entire period of the FSTP programme to support you on implementing your ideas, in particular in developing, producing and publishing your media products and conducting workshops.
• Sub-grant up to 4000 EUR (paid in Uzbek sum based on the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on the date of application).

See here to learn more and apply.

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