Dympna Meaney Women’s Leadership Development Fund Application
Purpose of the Fund
The Dympna Meaney Women’s Leadership Development Fund seeks to connect women leaders from Africa, Asia, and/or Central or South America with skills building opportunities that strengthen their contribution to global human rights and equality.
Since 2015 the Fund has supported over 17 women’s human rights activists with bursaries to the value of up to 3, 000 Euro each. The Fund is focused on supporting women in the global south working with refugees, displaced and migrant populations to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Eligibility Criteria
● Applicants for the 2018-19 bursaries must be women over the age of eighteen currently engaged in: (a) a project/work which supports advocacy or training on advocacy work related to supporting refugees, migrants and displaced people from the global south with a focus on addressing GBV and/or (b) service provision/supports with a focus on addressing GBV for refugees, migrants and displaced people from the global south
● Applicants must demonstrate how they will use the bursary to access a skills building opportunity and how this will contribute to/impact on addressing Gender Based Violence.
● Successful applicants will be required to participate in any monitoring and reporting requirements identified by the Fund.
● Successful applicants will be required to participate in sharing their experience in publicity related to the Fund.
● The Fund will not support participation in or presentation at a conference except when this is used to advocate on behalf of refugees, migrants and displaced people from the global south.
THE DYMPNA MEANEY WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUND
APPLICATION FORM
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
(IT IS IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS)
Name:
Address:
Email:______Mobile No. ______
Date of Birth:
2. WORK or SKILLS BUILDING OPPORTUNITY FOR WHICH YOU ARE SEEKING A BURSARY
Name of Project/Course of Study/Internship/Field Visit/Conference/
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Start Date: End Date ______Duration ______
Contact Details______
3. EDUCATION
Please indicate your levels of current educational attainment gained (if any).
4. WORK HISTORY (Voluntary/Paid/Professional) if any?
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5. FINANCE
Have you applied to, or received finance from any other organisation towards your project/skills building opportunity?
Yes No
If Yes please give brief details:
Cost of this Project/Opportunity: Fees, subsistence, travel and other costs?
Fees/Registration ______
Travel ______
Subsistence (please describe):______
Other ______
TOTAL you are seeking from the Dympna Meaney Fund______
6. In what way do you feel this project/skills building opportunity can contribute to ending/addressing? Gender Based Violence?
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Please Sign the Declaration below:
7. DECLARATION
I confirm that all information provided on this form and that any supporting documentation is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature: ______Date: ______
Return completed application forms by 13 April 2018 to
The Dympna Meaney Fund
Comhlámh
12 Parliament St,
Dublin 2. Ireland
Tel: +353 (01) 4783490
email:
Please include 'Dympna Meaney Fund' in the subject line of the email.
Note:
Have ALL sections in the application form been completed? The panel’s assessment will be dependent on the information provided in the application form. Please ensure you have included ALL relevant information
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