Applications Invited for Elton John AIDS Foundation Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health Pilot Projects

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About the Organization

The Elton John AIDS Foundation champions the right of all young people to have access to high-quality care, services, and information that address their health and well-being needs wherever they are, free from discrimination and stigma.

About the Grant

In order to meet the current and future needs of Very Young Adolescents (VYAs) — who are all too often forgotten in adolescent programming–, the Foundation is seeking pilot project proposals to measurably and meaningfully engage, educate and link VYAs aged 10 – 14 to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Information and Services.

The Foundation is now accepting concept notes for pioneering solutions which cultivate relevant, relatable, and impactful ways of reaching VYAs with Sexual and Reproductive Health information, services, and products.

The Foundation requests appropriately costed budgets for projects with a duration of between 12 to 18 months.

Accepted proposals should address one or more of the following themes:

• Improving adolescent’s Sexual and Reproductive Health long–term knowledge and behaviours, empowering them to make informed choices around their health and wellbeing
• Interventions that strengthen adolescents’ life skills (including puberty knowledge, menstruation care, safe sexual practices, relationship dynamics, intimate partner violence, etc) that allow VYAs the capacity to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing both, within and outside of school settings
• Interventions that address gender inequities.
• Improve SRHR skills of parents, caregivers, and authority figures
• Support parents, caregivers, and authority figures (teachers, coaches, community leaders, etc) to better understand and embrace the SRHR needs of VYAs
• Improve the awareness and approach of caregivers (including healthcare workers) to deliver youth-centric, high quality, non-discriminatory information, and services.
• Address restrictive norms and policies which limit adolescents from realizing optimal SRH
• Engage leaders and community members to create a conducive environment for adolescents to access relevant and accurate information and services
• Work to meaningfully shift policies that restrict adolescents’ access to relevant information and services.
• Generate and document data around the SRH challenges facing VYAs and/or the efficacy of established programming focused on VYAs
• Show existing gaps in SRH programming and delineate out possible solutions.

Eligibility

• Implementation Location: Interventions must be implemented in at least one of the following countries:
• Africa: Angola, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar,

Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and

Zimbabwe.

• Asia: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia,

Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

• The United States: States in the US South
• Project Duration: Applicants should apply for projects that last between 12-18 months.
• Funding: The project must be appropriately costed.
• Type of Applicant: Open to any not-for-profit organizations. Consortiums are also encouraged to apply. Ineligible entities include individuals and governments. No organization may financially profit from the implementation of project activities. Profit is defined as any amount over allowable direct and indirect costs.
• Registration and Bank Account: The applicant must be a registered entity and must have an active organizational bank account.
• Completeness and Language: All Application information and supporting documentation must be submitted in English; we are unfortunately unable to process any proposals submitted in any other language. Online submissions must be completed in full to be considered eligible for review; incomplete submissions will be considered ineligible. Applicants must be 'submitted' on the Foundation's online system to be considered.
• Eligible Costs: The Foundation is open to supporting all costs that are justified in relation to achieving project goals. However, grant funds cannot be used to purchase or procure essential medicines (e.g., antiretroviral therapy) or to pay government employee salaries.
• History of Performance: Applicants must have a history of delivering promised outcomes, especially projects focusing on sexual and reproductive health, and have relevant experience/expertise.

How to Apply

Organisations will need to submit a concept note via the Foundation’s online system to be considered for funding. Please click here to apply via the Foundation’s application portal.

Deadline: 28th October 2022

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