Institutional Strengthening

Through an Institutional Strengthening Process, GOJoven increases the capacity of key local organizations to support growing youth leadership in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. GOJoven provides organizations that employ Summit Fellows and other key groups with technical assistance, training, and institutional support to increase their effectiveness in key areas impacting youth sexual and reproductive health in the region.

GOJoven provides technical assistance to participating institutions in several areas, including:

- Strategic Planning
- Proposal Development & Fundraising
- Human Resource Development
- Program Monitoring & Evaluation
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- Mentoring & Coaching
- Sexual & Reproductive Health, including:
* HIV/ AIDS
* Teen Pregnancy Prevention
* Policy Advocacy & Development

In addition to the trainings provided by GOJoven, we are now offering participating institutions an opportunity to competitively apply for a small grant to strengthen their organizational capacity. Each organization can apply for up to $3000 to support events, activities or a consultant to strengthen institutional capacity to promote improvements in the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youth. With a maximum of 20% of funds available for equipment, the requested funds can be used for activities, conferences, workshops, materials, exchanges and technical assistance in topics such as:

- Strategic planning 
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Proposal writing and fundraising
- Development, implantation and evaluation of projects
- Human resources and conflict resolution
- Policy and advocacy
- Gender equity and sexual diversity
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth development, and other topics

The Institutional Strengthening Fund is specifically for the institution or organization’s development and the funds will be awarded directly to the institution/organization. One of the requirements to apply for this Institutional Strengthening Fund is for the organization’s director to work with the Summit Fellow in the organization to define the best way to use the funds.

Project proposals will be selected based on the following criteria: alignment with GOJoven’s Institutional Strengthening Fund Objectives; clarity of objectives, activities, and budget; contribution of in-kind organizational resources to the project; plans to sustain project after GOJoven IS Funding is completed; long-term organizational capacity building potential; creativity and innovation; active and compensated involvement of Summit Fellow. The project will need to be implemented upon receipt of the IS Funds and completed within six months.

This is a competitive process and applications that are submitted incomplete or after the application deadline will not be considered.

Application Deadlines: 

May 1, 2007:  To receive funds in June, 2007.

September 1, 2007:  To receive funds in October, 2007.  

To download an application, please click here: DOC, PDF