The EAST programme

ForumCiv has been implementing the EAST programme funded by Ford Foundation towards Enhancing Artivism for Social Transformations (EAST) since 2023. The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of the creative sector and media to advocate for democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equality, and climate justice in Kenya.

Programme goal

To contribute to empowering citizens and promoting democratic values, human rights, and fundamental freedoms through strengthening the capacity of the creative sector actors and media to innovatively advocate for democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equality, and climate justice in Kenya. 

Why the EAST programme? 

  1. Weak coalesced voice and collective action
  2. Deteriorating democratic conditions
  3. Human rights violations and abuse
  4. Youth apathy towards civic engagements
  5. Impact of disinformation and misinformation
  6. Vulnerability to climate change 

The programme aims at achieving the project goal through the following result areas; 

 Inclusive governance and democracy; 

  • Strengthening community voices in decision-making and development processes 
  • Increasing the capacity of the communities to demand and claim human rights 
  • Enhanced accountability by duty bearers toward responsible service delivery.   

Community empowerment, resilience, and adaptation; 

  • Enhance the adaptive capacities of communities to cope with the effects of climate change and other shocks from unprecedented disasters, and  
  • Enhance the capacity of the community to adapt to socioeconomic shocks  

 Gender equality; 

  • Enhanced resilience against gender-based violence  
  • Increased political inclusion and participation of women in political processes 
  • Enhanced equitable and non-discriminative enjoyment of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR).  

Networking, linkages and movement building; 

  • Strengthening effective citizen partnerships, networks, coalitions, and sustained movements,
  • Coalescing voices and collective action toward strategic solidarity,
  • Enhanced strategic results communications, documentation, and dissemination of programme impacts and emerging insights, and
  • Strengthened leadership, foresight, and organizational sustainability 

Application process

Submission requirements: 

Partner organization must submit the following: 

  1. Grant application (Max 10 Pages)
  2. Budget proposal (in line with the partner's available funding for phase 2)
  3. Outcome journal with expected outcomes at different change levels
  4. Risk matrix with likelihood, impact on occurrence, and mitigation strategies
  5. Work plan with indicative timelines and milestones for proposed activities. 

Application deadline: 18/04/2025
Submission email: application@forumciv.org
Contact person for queries: winfred.nkonge@forumciv.org cc daisy.kibon @forumciv.org 

Please note that ForumCiv under the EAST programme does not provide for open calls/applications. The applying organization must be invited by ForumCiv to make its application for funding.