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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below and attached an opportunity for individuals and networks/organisations (registration not necessary!) to apply for
<b><span style="color:#7030A0">small grant funding to advance gender justice in and through sport in the Pacific</span></b>. The small grants fund is co-hosted by DFAT’s Team Up and Women Win.
<b><u>Deadlines for an expression of interest (short video) is due 16 October 2022.</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Link with full information and FAQs on</span><span style="color:#212121"> the Play for Equity fund</span><span style="color:#212121">:
</span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teamup.gov.au%2Fnews%2Fplay-equity-fund%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2mbAM-Y_vOgatxBnHrbRdL8aG5MFG-YGrtmNAhyCGjmMgZjEdqVl8cF04&data=05%7C01%7Csonia.rastogi%40unwomen.org%7Cf6dc7054f6384876b7b608daaa546652%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C638009576738965127%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Erf8T2vQSGMB6PH02JC23ddr9FY7c0qMPezE8%2BQW6zM%3D&reserved=0">https://www.teamup.gov.au/news/play-equity-fund?fbclid=IwAR2mbAM-Y_vOgatxBnHrbRdL8aG5MFG-YGrtmNAhyCGjmMgZjEdqVl8cF04</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Facebook post</span><span style="color:#212121">:
</span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100064249596314%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0u1czXdSvNas1tf15wqWc8w3C1r5EhM6oLcpaahXPsZHNEU21uY7QvPbhPVrrFSKMl%2F%3Fd%3Dn&data=05%7C01%7Csonia.rastogi%40unwomen.org%7Cf6dc7054f6384876b7b608daaa546652%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C638009576738965127%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vxDiuOiIqH%2B6MYB26%2FnGcLl%2FSUEqZ9unu%2BzOG0g6nT8%3D&reserved=0">https://www.facebook.com/100064249596314/posts/pfbid0u1czXdSvNas1tf15wqWc8w3C1r5EhM6oLcpaahXPsZHNEU21uY7QvPbhPVrrFSKMl/?d=n</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Poster attached.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-fareast-language:#2000">What is the Play for Equity Fund?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN">The Play for Equity Fund is a new approach to trial the mobilisation of unrestricted funding to innovative community initiatives aimed at advancing gender justice in and through sport in the Pacific. This fund will provide core/catalytic/seed
financial support to groups and individuals with new and radical solutions derived from community-based activism. Groups and individuals will be selected by a committee made up of experts in women’s rights, feminist activism, and sport from the Pacific.
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<h3><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Who is eligible to apply?</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><span lang="EN">During this funding call, the Play for Equity Fund is targeting groups and individuals based in the following countries:
</span>Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The Play for Equity Fund will support both registered or unregistered non-profit
community-based organisations, collectives, sporting bodies, groups, and cooperatives, as well as individuals. For individual applicants, people that self-identify as women, nonbinary, transgender or identify as belonging to marginalised or vulnerable populations
such as people with disabilities, can only apply. Groups led by and benefitting more underrepresented and marginalised communities, including groups led by young women, people with disabilities and nonbinary individuals are encouraged to apply.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">How do I apply?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants are asked to produce a 3–5 minute video pitch which will be submitted via an application form on Survey Monkey. Applications can be submitted in whichever language you feel most comfortable and if you need assistance with uploading
the videos or have any questions kindly <b>contact Roshika Deo on <a href="mailto:roshika.deo@ghd.com">
roshika.deo@ghd.com</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Apply through this link: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KBBWS3X">
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KBBWS3X</a> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sonia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Vinaka and Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Paradise Tabucala</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D"> <b>| Public Relations & Comms
Officer</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="177" height="191" style="width:1.8472in;height:1.993in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8DD49.8AD07CE0"></span></a></span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Pacific Disability Forum | Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">GPO Box 18458 Suva, Fiji<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Phone (landline): (+679) 7730200, 3312008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Phone (mobile): (+679) 8990128 | Fax: (+679) 3310469<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:#1F497D">Website: </span><span style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#954F72">www.pacificdisability.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Amasis MT Pro",serif;color:black">
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