Grant modalities
Phase In, Phase Out
7% 14% planned
Sudden Opportunity
23% 26% planned
44% 14% planned
empowerment
Innovate & learn Influencing
with almost 400k. At the end of 2021, 80% of the full available amount of 60,8 million euros from MoFA has been allocated. The remainder is expected to be approved in 2022. While this is good progress against the total budget available to Voice, there are contin- uous challenges in terms of expenditure at the level of grantee partners and resulting delays in transfers at the level of Voice. It is important to reiterate that the pandemic demands exceeding levels of flexibility and adaptiveness from all actors. In response, grantee partners and Voice are making a slow but sure pivot to meet the needs of the moment.
The transition of Voice from phase 1 to the extension phase has been a highly anticipated moment due to the expanding possibility of resourcing newer and larger number of rightsholders groups. However, the testing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic brought Voice and the grantee partners to a near standstill in 2021. In this section, therefore, we find it helpful to provide a more detailed insight into our progress by referring to both phase 1 and extension phase targets according to grant types, rightsholder groups, and impact themes. Overall, Voice has allocated around 48 million euros to 523 grantees worldwide from 3 funding sources: MoFA phase 1 with almost 35 million, the extension phase with 13,1 million, and a collaboration with TAI-Hewlett
25% 46% planned
Groups
22% 20% planned
18% 20% planned
Vulnerable youth and senior citizens
12%
The targets on the left were determined based on the initial context analysis done by Voice during its inception phase, showing where and how the funds will be distributed in order to be aligned with the needs identified in the focus countries. The context analysis was last updated in 2020. As seen in the realised accomplishments, there are some areas where significant variances were observed (i.e., the number of Empowerment and Influencing projects, the types of organisations, and the distribution of themes). There are different reasons for these dif- ferences. For one, the country teams, in their own annual assessment and planning processes, found out that there are groups who had been harder to reach than others due to geographical locations, access to information, and weak capacities in seeking funds, among others. Thus, there had been more effort to reach and support informal groups and small organisations to support their visibility and capacity to voice out their hopes and aspira- tions. The contexts in the countries have also been changing rapidly due to the shifts in global and na- tional socioeconomic-political trends. As a result, there were shifts in the way the countries framed their CfPs. In this call for Influencing Grants in Kenya, for instance, there was a focus on rethinking advocacy strategies to promote the rightsholders’ political and civic engagement, and moving away from conventional service delivery framework.
10% planned
Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence
25% 25% planned
23%
People with disabilities
Total Funds
25% planned
LGBTI People
€ 60.847.500
11%
Balance €12.447.559 20%
23% planned
Types of organisations
9%
27% planned
Platforms and networks
Informal organisations (grassroots and CBOs)
Approved € 48.399.941 80%
81%
Formal organisations
50% planned
Themes
Access to improved social services
38% 39%
A rightsholder from Lao Disabled Women Development Center in a peer-to-peer pottery skills-sharing session.
30% planned
35% planned
Access to productive resources and employment
Increased space for political participation and citizen engagement
23%
35% planned
A rightsholder advocating for inclusion of persons with disabilities in employment opportunities in Indonesia
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