Orphans and Vulnerable Children [OVC] & Gender Project in Botswana

The United States Government, as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Southern Africa, is seeking applications from organizations to implement a five-year program that aims to improve the quality of life of orphans, vulnerable children, women and their families/households in Botswana as fully described in Request for Applications (RFA) No. 674-11-0002. The main objectives of this five-year award are to: 1) improve the livelihoods of households for vulnerable adolescents, especially girls and vulnerable women; 2) improve developmental interventions for vulnerable children and adolescents; 3) reduce the risk of neglect, exploitation and abuse of vulnerable children, adolescents and women; and 4) improve development, implementation and coordination of national frameworks and policies that address the needs of children and women. Please refer to Section I, the Funding Opportunity Description, of this RFA for details on the program.Interested applicants should submit applications in accordance with the RFA requirements no later the closing date and time of this RFA.Amendment No. 1 to the RFA is hereby attached.Amendment No. 2 is hereby attached