What is the Empowerment Accelerator Grant? 

It is a form of Empowerment grant open to previous and current Voice Philippines Empowerment Grantees that aim to promote and sustain the participation of rightsholders where they can continue to deepen their empowerment processes at the individual, group, and/or organisational levels. 

 Who can apply? 

• Previous and current Empowerment Grantees of Voice Philippines 
• Informal groups that have previous hosting arrangements with Empowerment Grantees of Voice Philippines. 

 If you are a previous or potential applicant for Voice Empowerment Grants, please check out the Empowerment Grant Call for Proposals here.  

 How much can you apply for? 

You can apply for Empowerment Accelerator grants from €5,000 to €50,000 or approximately ₱265,000 to ₱2,900,000.  

 How long is an Empowerment Accelerator project? 

An Empowerment Accelerator project usually has a 12-month minimum timeframe and a maximum time frame of 15 months. 

What kind of projects can you propose? 

Voice accepts projects that are related to the previous Empowerment project you have with us, which touches on: 

• Increasing access to productive resources (finance, land and water) and employment; 
• Increasing access to social services, health and education in particular; and 
• Strengthened space for political participation 

What kind of activities will be funded? 

Your application needs to be grounded on your previous or existing grant with Voice. We encourage you to look back on your project and come up with innovative ideas on: 

• Addressing the blind spots of your previous project implementation 
• Capitalising on an opportunity that arose from your collaboration with other organisations during your previous Voice project 
• Enhancing the project log frame or work plan based on previous learning 
• Expanding the reach of or levelling up your successful intervention  

• Leveraging project outcomes to ensure impact will be achieved 

We also recommend that you look into the Philippines Context Analysis to gauge your proposal better with the intervention areas/initiatives Voice currently prioritises. The possibilities are endless!  

In the latter part of our review process, we may ask you or your partner organization to submit additional documents as follows: 

• Copy of registration or accreditation certificate 
• Any financial statements for the past two years 
• Proof of bank account 

This Call for Proposals is closed, and no longer accepting applications. Come back here at a later stage to learn about the grantees that have been selected in this Call for Proposals.

The current open Calls for Proposals can be found here.