Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund

Deadline Date: August 12, 2024

Donor Name: International Council of Voluntary Agencies

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

The International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) is inviting applications to support NGOs to develop and disseminate Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) outreach and communication materials.

The aim of the PSEA Fund is to support the critical work that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) do every day to ensure that people they serve are fully aware that humanitarian assistance is never conditional on any transaction or exchange of any kind and to prevent situations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). The Fund responds to the need for effective and timely information, education and communication materials on PSEA that are tailored to local cultural contexts, operational realities, and the groups that are most at risk, while also taking into account, among others, considerations of language, literacy, age and capacity.

The Fund promotes the localisation agenda, by investing in community-led efforts to help ensure that survivors know how and where to safely report SEA. It is rooted in the recognition that local capacities and expertise, including rights holders from affected communities themselves, are essential to effectively reinforce protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Since its launch in 2020, the Fund has generated tremendous interest from NGOs, community-based organisations, safeguarding experts and other humanitarian actors involved in PSEA activities, with over 5,500 applications received so far. Each year, all eligible applications are reviewed and scored by an interagency Steering Group composed of representatives from UN agencies, NGO networks and NGOs. To date, 56 projects have been supported through grants of about 20,000 USD each to reinforce PSEA through strengthened community awareness and engagement and over 2 million rights holders are reported to have benefited from the Fund.

Funding Information

• Grants of USD $20,000 will be awarded to NGO applicants. 
• The timeframe for programme implementation is 6 months starting from 1 October 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

• NGOs, particularly those that may have limited financial capacity to develop outreach and communication materials on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). NGOs contributing to humanitarian responses are encouraged to apply. 
• NGO fora or networks can apply as well, or one of their members can apply on their behalf.
• Large global organisations will not be considered for this Fund.

For more information, visit ICVA.