As issues related to climate change and
global warming start to occupying large spaces on our tables, it is
high time that we also made preparations to address them in a holistic
manner. Many NGOs are
not yet ready to equip themselves with information on climate change
either because they still believe it is too scientific or because it can
easily divert their current work strategies.
While it is important to remain focused on issues of interest, it is
also necessary to keep our eyes and ears open to the world.
Projects on climate change are the next big thing for NGOs (like it is used to for HIV and AIDS some years ago) as donors continue to look at NGOs as strongest mediums to reach out communities in poor anddeveloping countries (of
course, in a pyramid-like top-down fashion). Nevertheless, climate
change is a critical issue (as we have all been feeling about it in our
homes) and all organizations should
start considering it as an issue of highest relevant and work in its
direction either in a full-fledged manner or as a cross-cutting theme in
their other projects.
Besides, in the recent times, we have all observed high number of call for proposals advertised
by NGOs concentrating mostly on addressing climate change and global
warming and we cannot ignore the fact that it is the poor (with whom we
work) who bear the greatest brunt of these problems
Considering
the challenges that NGOs may face in developing proposals to address
these issues, we are presenting some useful information on how to write
them effectively.