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Let's Talk Family Strengthening under USAID DREAMS initiative


The Pact is inviting proposals from locally registered Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) or Non – Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to implement Let's Talk Family Strengthening intervention for Adolescent Girls and Young Women aged 10 to 19 years as part of the USAID DREAMS programme.


The overall objective of this project is to facilitate the Let’s Talk programme with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and their caregivers. The project will ensure that beneficiaries access interventions focused on reducing incidence of HIV and AIDS, GBV and teenage pregnancy. The intervention will target adolescent girls aged 10 to 18 years.


The project aims to build HIV knowledge and behavioral skills in tandem with support for caregiver and adolescent mental health, stronger relationships, and improved parenting practices.


Pact is implementing the Government Capacity Building and Support programme in partnership with the Department of Social Development (DSD), with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States of America International Development (USAID).


Funding Information


  • Applicant/s submissions cannot exceed R15,769,991, R637 per beneficiary participating in the Let’s Talk programme.

  • The budget is allocated with R9,769,997 for Gauteng and R5,999,994 for Limpopo.


Eligibility Criteria

  • Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) or Non – Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are eligible to apply.

  • Geographic Coverage: The project will be implemented in two districts in South Africa, across 7 sub-districts as indicated below:

    • AREA A: City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

      • Region A

      • Region B

      • Region F

    • AREA B: Capricorn, Limpopo

      • Polokwane

      • Blouberg

      • Lepelle-Nkumpi

      • Molemole

  • Organizations should be able to cover geographic scope in either area A, B, or both. Applicants need to cover at least one or more sub districts within the selected area. Organisations may submit applications for selected sub-districts within a province and do not have to cover the full district in their application.

  • Targets:

    • The project seeks to reach 24 766 adolescent girls and their caregivers, 15 340 (COJ) and 9 426 (Capricorn).


Deadline: Sep 14, 2020

Donor: Pact

Grant size: $500,000 to $1 million

Category: Grant

Focus areas of interest: HIV/AIDS: Women and Gender

Focus country: South Africa


For more information, visit Pact Request for Proposals.

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