Colombo, February 26, 2010: The World Bank Colombo Office invites registered civil society organizations in Sri Lanka to submit applications for the Civil Society Fund (CSF) 2010 The theme for the Civil Society Fund 2010 (CSF 2010) is “Development and Climate Change – Building Community Resilience in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka”. Applications are sought for projects that will propose innovative mechanisms to adapt to and mitigate climate change through community based initiatives related to sustainable agricultural practices at the household level, water management and managing solid waste. Water scarcity in the Dry Zone area of Sri Lanka is one of the biggest challenges faced by people living in this area, which is also a key area of agriculture production. “Innovative approaches to dealing with the causes and consequences of climate change will be critical for the future”, said Naoko Ishii, World Bank Country Director, echoing a key message from the recent 2010 World Development Report on “Development and Climate Change” Five grants of up to US$9,000 each will be awarded this year. Applicant organizations are asked to describe how a grant from the World Bank might help them to raise matching funds from other development partners. A cash or in-kind counterpart from the applicant-organization of, at least, 20 percent of total cost required and should be reflected in the proposed budget. Organizations that have not been supported by the Program in previous years are encouraged to apply. Organizations are not eligible for more than three grants from the Civil Society Fund within a five-year period. Projects will be assessed by their: 1. Effectiveness: ability to demonstrate sustainability of proposed activities through collaborations with other public/private sector organizations. 2. Feasibility: show a practical approach with a realistic timeline and budget. 3. Organizational Capacity: indicate the skills and capability of the organizations staff and any previous experience of handling a similar project of equal size and scale. 4. Credibility of the organization in the community. 5. Significance: Ability of the project to make a difference to the community it proposes to support and a clear mechanism to report expected results. Please note that the CSF cannot fund research programs, formal academic training programs, operational projects, ongoing institutional core support (such as equipment unrelated to the activity), scholarships, fellowships, study programs, individuals applying on their own behalf, or organizations not categorized as civil society organizations. Proposed activities should not compete with or substitute for regular World Bank instruments; they should be clearly distinguishable from the Bank’s regular programs All applicants must be Sri Lankan registered civil society organizations of good standing and have a record of achievement in the community and a record of financial probity. The Fund will only accept one application from an organization. Applications for the Civil Society Fund and a small booklet titled “Short Course on Proposal Writing” in English, Sinhala, and Tamil will be available at the reception of the World Bank’s Colombo Office, 73/5, Galle Road, Colombo 3 and on our website at www.worldbank.lk. To receive copies of the application form by e-mail and for more information on the CSF, send an email to infosrilanka@worldbank.org or call +94 11 2448070 or click on the link below to download all application material from this website in all three languages. Download the CSF 2010 application material. Applications should be sent to: Via Email to: infosrilanka@worldbank.org You may also deliver or mail to: The Civil Society Fund C/O Dilinika Peiris CSF Coordinator/Public Information Associate The World Bank Office Colombo 73/5, Galle Road Colombo 3
The deadline for submission of applications: March 30, 2010.
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