Application Deadline: January 08, 2025.
Applications are now open for the 2025 WACSI Response And Resilience Strengthening Programme. Between 2020 and 2022, the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), trained organisations in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone on diverse ways of raising resources, to be more sustainable and responsive to conservation policies in their countries. This year, the Institute targets 14 organisations in Ghana and Liberia working on conservation advocacy to further equip them with skills and methods of influencing policy and increasing their resource mobilisation base through the Response and Resilience Strengthening Programme for civil society organisations in Ghana and Liberia.
The programme consists of training, coaching and learning phases. It will address the technological barriers to the responsiveness and effectiveness of civil society organisations’ engagement in conservation, in Ghana and Liberia. It is a needs-based training that targets sustainability, resilience and efficiency. It will also curate learnings across country partners and enable organisations to speak to and influence conservation policy.
Eligibility Criteria:
CSOs that are interested in applying must meet the following criteria: 
Must be a Community-Based organisation(CBO) or Non-Governmental Organisation NGO operating in Ghana or Liberia Must be legally registered and based in Ghana or Liberia. Must have a good track record within its community of operation. Must be a CSO working on themes of conservation advocacy Must have strong leadership and governance structures. Must have a minimum of 1 year of operational experience. Must be fully available to dedicate staff and time to all aspects of the programme. Please, note that the commitment fee is per organisation NOT per participant. Must commit to designate 2 representatives (female and male) for the programme who will fully participate in the course. Each organisation’s representative must be able to transfer knowledge and influence the institutionalisation of the skills learnt in their organisation. Organisation must commit to actively participating in all aspects of the programme including learning events and coaching sessions.
Target Organisations: Communities Based Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Ghana and Liberia. Note that priority will be given to organisations that have NOT participated in either of the Change the Game Academy courses in the past (Mobilising support and Local Fundraising Courses)
How to Apply:
Kindly complete the online application form before or by Wednesday 8, January 2024. For any enquiries, contact us via msimo@wacsi.org and falhassan@wacsi.org “Due to the volume of applications, ONLY selected organisations will be contacted”.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the WACSI Response And Resilience Strengthening Programme
