Global Voices for Peace Small Seed Grants | American Friends Service Committee | ₹9.57 L - ₹14.36 L

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organisation that works for peace, equality and social justice around the world. Its work is guided by the belief that lasting change grows out of communities themselves, not out of decisions made far away from them. AFSC works alongside local groups on economic justice, peace, migrant rights, and prisons and policing, in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Through Global Voices for Peace, AFSC brings together faith groups, civil society, humanitarian actors, peacebuilders and organisers to respond to rising militarism and the weakening of democratic institutions. This grant sits within AFSC's Global Voices for Peace programme, which supports collective analysis, transnational solidarity and coordinated action across regions.

Role

Global Voices for Peace Small Seed Grants back community-led ideas that protect democracy while advancing peace, justice and nonviolence. AFSC will make up to 10 awards of $10,000 to $15,000 each to local, community-based and faith-based organisations in the Global South. Successful applicants will run a project of their own design that strengthens open and participatory systems, builds relationships across networks, and responds creatively to pressures on peace and democracy in their own context.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead a community-led project that advances peace, democracy, justice or nonviolence in your context
• Organise and carry out community outreach that brings more local voices into the work
• Facilitate dialogue and peacebuilding activities between groups that need to work together
• Run workshops, training sessions and community education for the people you serve
• Pilot new grassroots approaches that respond to urgent local needs
• Carry out small-scale research or documentation, or update existing research and analysis
• Build relationships across faith, civil society, humanitarian, peacebuilding and organising networks
• Connect the project to the themes raised in the Global Voices for Peace Dialogues series where relevant
• Manage the grant budget and keep spending in line with the plan submitted
• Track risks during the project and act on the mitigation steps you set out
• Submit a short narrative report and financial summary when the project ends
• Share what you learned through community dialogues, webinars or written reflections

Requirements

• Local, community-based or faith-based organisation, initiative or community group
• Values aligned with Quaker commitments to peace, equality, justice and nonviolence
• Based in the Global South, as funding is restricted to Global South partners
• Collaboration with a Global North partner may be included in the financing
• Feminist groups, grassroots groups and youth movements are especially encouraged to apply
• A proposal of up to 4 pages, submitted with the completed application form and budget
• Applicant and contact details, including project title, location, affiliation and legal status
• A short overview of your group, the communities you work with and your relevant experience
• A clear project description covering the issue, who benefits, how it fits Global Voices for Peace priorities, and the main activities
• Expected outcomes, a project timeline, a budget summary in USD, and key risks with mitigation measures
• A short statement on alignment with AFSC and Quaker values
• Proposals are preferred in English; proposals translated using AI translation are accepted
• Ability to run the project between 1 November 2026 and 31 July 2027
• Willingness to complete light narrative and financial reporting at the end of the project

Benefits

• Grant award of $10,000 to $15,000 per project, with up to 10 awards made
• Awards granted on 1 November 2026, with a nine month implementation period
• Reporting is kept deliberately light so your time goes to community impact, not paperwork
• Review by an AFSC committee representing Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia
• Special consideration for initiatives led by communities directly affected by injustice or conflict
• A place in a wider network of solidarity, shared learning and coordinated action

Apply

Interested candidates can send their completed application form, proposal and budget to the mail below, with "GVP Small Seed Grants – [entity name]" in the subject line. All proposals must be received no later than 15 September 2026, and late submissions will not be considered.

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