Gered Gereedschap invites proposals to enhance vocational education and entrepreneurship, with a preference for projects supporting vocational training programs that meet local market demands. The focus is on initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, offer post-training support, and emphasize gender-oriented, marginalized groups, cooperatives, ecological awareness, and environmental protection.
About Gered Gereedschap
Gered Gereedschap, a Dutch NGO with a 40-year history, has consistently supported craftsmen and women in developing countries. Their projects aim to strengthen technical vocational education and entrepreneurship in Africa, providing practical, tangible, and comprehensive support, including tool sets, machines for schools, fully equipped sewing workshops, and education for technical vocational teachers.
Conditions
Focus Countries: Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, and Malawi.
Organizations: Applicants must operate in the specified countries.
Project Initiatives: Gered Gereedschap supports projects where the target group takes the initiative and remains actively involved in project preparation, decision-making, and implementation.
Logistics: Free transport of materials to the nearest international port is provided for tools, machines, or workshops. Landlocked countries receive overland transport to a capital. Costs of customs clearance and transport to the final destination are the responsibility of the applicant organization.
Support Scope: Gered Gereedschap does not offer financial support, agricultural equipment, or household appliances.
Responsibility for Rental Shops/Multipurpose Workshops: In cases of supply, the applicant organization is responsible for the operation, with a clear agreement between Gered Gereedschap and the receiving party outlining rights and obligations.
Benefits
Individual organizations seeking collaboration can apply for support in the following areas:
1. Tools and Machines: Provision of hand tools, workshop machines, power tools, and sewing machines to support vocational education and training programs in Africa.
2. Rental Workshops: Establishment of tool rental locations, ensuring local craftsmen have access to quality tools.
3. Multipurpose Locations: Arrangement of working spaces for vocational training or small businesses, involving multipurpose workshops based on standard sea containers.
How to Apply
For detailed information and application procedures, visit The Gered Gereedschap Call for Proposals: (Africa) Strengthen Vocational Education and Entrepreneurship
