Access to timely and relevant funding information is critical for the sustainability and impact of African NGOs. @AfricanNGOs compiles a monthly roundup of funding opportunities tailored for African NGOs. The carefully curated list for November and December 2025 includes grant calls, open proposals, fellowships, and other funding initiatives supporting African NGOs’ diverse missions and priorities.

Opportunities are listed in chronological order.

Social Impact Incentives for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Enterprises
Issued by: Aqua for All
Focus areas: WASH enterprises in LMICs aiming to scale impact and attract investment
Value: €150 000 to 350 000
Deadline: 2 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/mv3eeutz

Biodiversity Information for Development in sub-Saharan Africa
Issued by: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Focus areas: Projects that address critical gaps in biodiversity data by mobilising data, promoting its application in research and policy-making, and building sustainable networks and communities of practice committed to sharing open data on biodiversity
Value: €30 000 to 60 000
Deadline: 3 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yc3mfe42

Educational Opportunity for Children and Young People
Issued by: Educational Opportunity Foundation
Focus areas: Improves the quality, sustainability and access to education for young people up to the age of 25 within marginalised and deprived communities worldwide
Value: £30 000 to 60 000
Deadline: 5 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/y33x235n

Capacity Building and Knowledge Management
Issued by: Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme
Focus areas: NGOs and other entities in Zimbabwe
Value: US$75 000
Deadline: 10 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/43hxjmss

Food Policy Rapid Response Fund
Issued by: Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Focus areas: Adoption of evidence-informed legislative or regulatory policies that reduce the demand for ultra-processed foods and sweetened beverages
Value: US$200 000
Deadline: 10 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2crm37by

The Box Impact Fund
Issued by: Box
Focus areas: NGOs advancing digital transformation in child welfare, crisis response or the environment
Value: US$150 000
Deadline: 10 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/csfzfube

Women’s Leadership, Political Participation and Inclusive Governance
Issued by: UN Women
Focus areas: NGOs and other entities working on gender equality and women’s empowerment, policy engagement and advocacy, and democratic governance
Value: US$45 000 to 150 000
Deadline: 10 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2efux5zr

100x Impact Accelerator
Issued by: 100x
Focus areas: Organisations affecting positive change on the scale of billions
Value: £150 000
Deadline: 10 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/y2th4w57

Good Governance in Local Authorities
Issued by: GIZ
Focus areas: Zimbabwean NGOs engaged in promoting public engagement in local governance processes
Value: US$100 000 to 200 000
Deadline: 11 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4wp8b9hn

Peace & Recovery Initiative
Issued by: Innovations for Poverty Action
Focus areas: Field experiments and research on reducing violence and fragility, promoting peace, building social cohesion, and preventing, managing and recovering from crises
Value: Up to US$250 000
Deadline: 14 November 2025 (expression of interest)
https://tinyurl.com/4ejhekzm

Climate Change and Health
Issued by: Climate Change and Health Innovation Hub For West and Central Africa (CHINNOVA)
Focus areas: Generate evidence and strengthen research capacity to inform policies and interventions addressing the health impacts of climate change in Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
Value: US$700 000
Deadline: 15 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2jz6868t

Community Climate Resilience and Sustainable Land Management
Issued by: Green Climate Fund
Focus areas: Sustainable land management and restoration in Kenya
Value: KES200 000 to 1 million
Deadline: 15 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2swtk8yv

HIV-Instrument 2026-2030
Issued by: Embassy of the Netherlands in Maputo
Focus areas: Strengthening the capacity of local NGOs to increase access and integration of HIV services for adolescent girls, young women and key populations in Southern Africa
Value: €98.7 million
Deadline: 15 November 2025 (concept notes)
https://tinyurl.com/yj25936s

Africa Digital Rights Fund
Issued by: Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Focus areas: Digital rights and digital democracy
Value: US$5 000 to 25 000 per project
Deadline: 17 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/rbbkp7a3

Organisational Development
Issued by: PeaceNexus Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs in West Africa focusing on peacebuilding, social cohesion or conflict prevention
Value: CHF40 000
Deadline: 17 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/35sb3rhx

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Issued by: Rand Water Foundation
Focus areas: South African NGOs involved in WASH issues
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 17 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2upsjzrh

Human Rights Defenders
Issued by: Norad – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Focus areas: NGOs that protect and strengthen human rights defenders, focussing on ensuring safety and resilience for defenders at risk, promoting laws, accountability and rule of law principles, and amplifying defenders’ voices and influence
Value: NOK 600 million for 2026 to 2029
Deadline: 18 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2pzyzjzt

Resourcing Resilience – Investing in Civil Society Leadership to End Violence against Women and Girls
Issued by: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls
Focus areas: Strengthening resilience of feminist and civil society organizations, and addressing violence against structurally marginalised women and girls
Value: Up to US$800 000
Deadline: 19 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/3ku45u4z

Promotion of Female Education Champions and Role Models
Issued by: Enable
Focus areas: Information and awareness-raising activities in Burundi
Value: €96 000 to 128 000.
Deadline: 21 November 2025
https://www.enabel.be/grants

Strengthening Capacities, Independence and Credibility of Local and Grassroots NGOs As Actors of Good Governance and Development in Ethiopia
Issued by: Civil Society Fund Plus
Focus areas: Small, emerging and grassroot NGOs in Ethiopia
Value: €4 million
Deadline: 21 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/265xvmhn

Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus in the Lake Chad Basin
Issued by: Nexus Funding Facility
Focus areas: NGOs and other entities that promote integrated, area-based and cross-border solutions in Cameroon and Chad
Value: US$5.8 million
Deadline: 23 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4bw8vpxy

Direct Aid Program 2025‑2026
Issued by: Australian High Commission Mauritius
Focus areas: Registered NGOs and other entities engaged in development activities in Mauritius (incl Rodrigues), Madagascar and Comoros
Value: Up to AUD$60 000
Deadline: 23 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/edxyxtfm

Corporate Social Investment Projects
Issued by: Gauteng Partnership Fund
Focus areas: South African NGOs focussing on education, youth/women’s empowerment or people living with disabilities
Value: Up to ZAR100 000 per project
Deadline: 28 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2a84n8rr

Micro-projects 2026
Issued by: German Missions
Focus areas: NGOs in Mpumalanga and Limpopo in South Africa supporting marginalised and impoverished communities or communities in transition
Value: Up to €25 000
Deadline: 30 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/ynf9vk7y

Palliative Care Development in Africa Small Grants Programme
Issued by: True Colours Trust
Focus areas: Increase access to palliative care, improve the standard of palliative care services and directly improve the patient and family experience
Value: £500 to 5 000
Deadline: 30 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yrawrvfz

Regional Learning Hubs for the Women’s Voice and Leadership Learning Partnership
Issued by: IDRC
Focus areas: Advancing region-specific learning priorities and facilitating initiatives that promote peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange
Value: CAD950 000 (East and Southern Africa) and CAD600 000 (West and Central Africa)
Deadline: 30 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/ydzb3kwt

Vocational Training in East Africa
Issued by: Van Doorn Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs and training centres in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia that support vulnerable young people (ages 14-28) with vocational or informal training
Value: €5 000 per project
Deadline: 30 November 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2ww6my2r

Innovations for SDGs
Issued by: Czech Challenge Fund
Focus areas: NGOs and other entities in Ethiopia and Zambia that facilitate the transfer of knowledge and innovative solutions to address development challenges and contribute to the achievement of SDGs
Value: US$20 000 to 40 000
Deadline: 1 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2zecm2w5

EmpowHER Fund
Issued by: Aidsfonds
Focus areas: Community-led action to advance choice, accelerate access to new and existing HIV- prevention methods, and women and girls leadership in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia
Value: €4 million
Deadline: 2 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/5n8wr448

Funding for Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria
Issued by: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Focus areas: Nigerian NGOs that increase immunisation coverage and reduce the number of zero-dose and under-immunised children, and support the roll-out of HPV and COVID-19 vaccines
Value: US$400 000 to 1 million
Deadline: 2 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/58sks6kh

Arts, Culture and Heritage Grants-in-Aid 2025/26 and 2026/27
Issued by: City of Cape Town’s Arts and Culture Development Branch
Focus areas: Organisations implementing arts, culture and heritage projects and programmes in Cape Town
Value: R3 810 046
Deadline: 3 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/yftcmj8d

JournalismAI Innovation Challenge
Issued by: Google News Initiative
Focus areas: AI literacy and implementation through targeted innovation and experimentation
Value: US$50 000 to 100 000
Deadline: 3 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/5dh2puz3

Accelerating Uptake of eCooking in Africa
Issued by: Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Focus areas: Reduce health and climate impacts, empower women and communities, and unlock economic opportunities across the clean cooking value chain
Value: US$2 million
Deadline: 12 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/3ek9ryjx

Accelerating Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products
Issued by: Gates Foundation
Focus areas: Open globally to NGOs and other entities that can demonstrate bold thinking, technical rigor and a pathway to scale
Value: Various levels
Deadline: 16 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/2dwp66bb

FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund 2025
Issued by: Global Citizen and FIFA
Focus areas: NGOs that combine education and sport to empower children and youth in underserved communities
Value: US$50 000 to 250 000
Deadline: 31 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/7p48s2rr

West Africa Clean Cooking Fund
Issued by: Clean Cooking Alliance
Focus areas: NGOs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo that can drive real change in clean cooking access, health outcomes and environmental impact
Value: US$1 million
Deadline: 31 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/nhzpzxkk

Youth4Water Grants
Issued by: Protectol & UNCCD Youth Caucus
Focus areas: Youth solutions at the intersection of clean water, community resilience and sustainable development
Value: US$2 000 to 2 500 per project
Deadline: 31 December 2025
https://tinyurl.com/34sy72xy

FemFocus 2026-2030
Issued by: Government of the Netherlands
Focus areas: Encouraging women’s entrepreneurship, combating violence against women & WHRDs, and women, peace and security in various African countries
Value: €39,8 million to 114,6 million
Deadline: 7 January 2026
https://tinyurl.com/um8f4dc5

AFNet Flexible Grant
Issued by: African Women for Change Network (AFNet)
Focus areas: Initiatives led by women leaders and organisations dedicated to creating positive change in their communities
Value: US5 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/hpn4bur3

BenueAID Community Development Initiative Discretionary Grants
Issued by: BenueAID
Focus areas: NGOs involved in humanitarian interventions in Benue State, Nigeria
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ymjjz

Early-Stage Social Enterprises
Issued by: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Focus areas: Social impact organisations solving urgent global problems with scalable and sustainable approaches
Value: Up to US$300 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/bdbncswh

Education Access, Environmental Sustainability and Secure Livelihoods
Issued by: Avery Dennison Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs tackling challenges in high-need communities
Value: US$50 000 to 100 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/44j9jz8d

Fostering Community Philanthropy
Issued by: Global Fund for Community Foundations
Focus areas: Strengthen the efforts, durability and effectiveness of community philanthropy organisations
Value: US$7 000 to 20 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/73ubmun7

Friends of Liberia Small Grants Programme
Issued by: Friends of Liberia
Focus areas: Liberian-led NGOs working on community development projects
Value: US$3 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/uu7f24ee

Rapid Response Fund
Issued by: Frontline AIDS
Focus areas: Supports community-led action on HIV-related human rights challenges, including stigma, discrimination and threats of violence
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/4wktp2uw

Rapid Response Grants
Issued by: Urgent Action Fund Africa
Focus areas: Interventions that advance women’s human rights
Value: Up to US$15 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/49cy49pa

Rapid Response Window
Issued by: United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Supports women’s participation in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements
Value: Direct support (up to US$25 000) and short-term grants (up to US$100 000)
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/jde8vj3t

Rufford Small Grants
Issued by: Rufford Foundation
Focus areas: Nature conservation projects in emerging or developing economy countries
Value: £7 000 to 18 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
https://tinyurl.com/bdjm2hwv

The funding landscape is dynamic and fast-changing, which is why @AfricanNGOs will update this list continuously to include new opportunities as they arise.

I encourage African NGOs and their partners to visit this page regularly and share it widely within their networks.

If you know of additional funding opportunities that @AfricanNGOs should include in this list, or if your organisation offers funding support for African NGOs, please get in touch.

Inquiries: David Barnard, barnard.davidb@gmail.com

*Disclaimer: These funding opportunities are issued by specific organisations and @AfricanNGOs is not responsible for the accuracy of the information.