Access to timely, relevant funding information is critical to African NGOs’ sustainability and impact. @AfricanNGOs compiles a monthly roundup of funding opportunities tailored for African NGOs. The carefully curated list for November & December 2026 includes grant calls, open proposals, and other funding initiatives that support African NGOs’ diverse missions and priorities.

To maximise your chances of success, start early, meet funders’ eligibility criteria, and submit compelling, evidence-based proposals.

(We encourage sharing this list of funding opportunities, with clear attribution to @AfricanNGOs as the original source.)

Funding opportunities are listed chronologically.

Capacity and Skills Development in Southern Africa
Issued by: New Zealand High Commission in Pretoria
Focus areas: Capacity and skills development projects implemented by community-based organisations in Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Value: Up to NZ$50 000 per grant
Deadline: 1 November 2026
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Community Impact Grant Programme
Issued by: TEEEM Foundation
Focus areas: Education and youth development; health and essential needs; equality and empowerment; entrepreneurship and economic opportunity; community infrastructure; and sustainable community impact.
Value: US$5 000 to 10 000 (Community Grants), US$10 000 to 20 000 (Growth Grants) and US$20 000 to 30 000 (Transformational Grants)
Deadline: 1 November 2026
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Women’s Organisations in Burkina Faso
Issued by: Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Support local women’s and youth civil society organisations working on humanitarian response and crisis management, protection of women and girls, and socio-economic recovery and inclusion of women and young women in peacebuilding in Burkina Faso.
Value: US$2 500 to 30 000
Deadline: 2 November 2026
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Community-Driven Demand Creation for New TB Vaccines
Issued by: Treatment Action Group
Focus areas: Targeted advocacy, policy engagement, and demand creation activities in support of new TB vaccines in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Value: US$45 000 per grant for 8 organisations
Deadline: 4 November 2026
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Femtech Solutions
Issued by: UNICEF Femtech Ventures
Focus areas: Build open-source solutions for improving the health, wellbeing, and sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women.
Value: Up to US$100 000 and months of technical mentorship
Deadline: 4 November 2026
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Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme – South Africa
Issued by: UNDP South Africa
Focus areas: Community-led biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihood projects in the Northern Cape
Value: Up to US$30 000 per project
Deadline: 5 November 2026
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Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme – Ghana
Issued by: UNDP Ghana
Focus areas: Provide monitoring and evaluation support to the GEF Small Grants Programme, including the ICCA-GSI programme.
Value: Up to US$50 000
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Nigerian Educators
Issued by: Prince Casper Foundation
Focus areas: 26 educators working in underserved rural communities across Nigeria.
Value: ₦6 million
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Peace and Values Education in Africa
Issued by: Éducation Globale et Développement (EGD)
Focus areas: Organisations and individuals advancing peace and values education, especially youth-led projects and initiatives serving rural and underserved communities.
Value: €350, €550 and €750 (mini-grants)
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Social and Economic Impact in South Africa
Issued by: Services SETA
Focus areas: Expand economic participation and deliver measurable service delivery.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Strengthening Local Coalitions to Accelerate the E-Mobility Transition
Issued by: Drive Electric Campaign – Leapfrogging to E-Mobility Acceleration Partnership (LEAP) Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen local capacities needed in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to turn early Electric Vehicle (EV) momentum into durable policy change that can move the market at scale.
Value: US$1.5 million
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Reading Culture in Gauteng
Issued by: Gauteng Provincial Library and Information Services
Focus areas: Assist registered NGOs with funding to implement reading programmes to restore and promote a culture of reading in the Gauteng City region, South Africa.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 7 November 2026
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Sport, Inclusion and Francophonie 2027
Issued by: French Embassy in Uganda
Focus areas: Local organisations to promote Olympic values through sport.
Value: UGX4.5 million to 7.5 million per project
Deadline: 8 November 2026
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Freshwater Biodiversity Data Mobilisation
Issued by: Freshwater Research Centre, JRS Biodiversity Foundation and the GBIF Biodiversity Information for Development Programme
Focus areas: Mobilise, digitise and publish freshwater biodiversity data from Africa.
Value: US$5 000 to 10 000
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Refugee Support in Uganda
Issued by: African Youth Action Network (AYAN)
Focus areas: Support underfunded refugee-led and community-based organisations through tailored financial support, capacity strengthening and two years of accompaniment to help them grow and sustain their impact.
Value: US$10 000 to 35 000 each for 18 organisations across Uganda’s 13 refugee-hosting districts.
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Women’s Voice and Leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Issued by: The Carter Center
Focus areas: Women’s rights NGOs and gender equality groups, informal collectives and activists working in the 9 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Value: Up to US$10 000 per project
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Gender Equity and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Issued by: Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises
Focus areas: Local, grassroots and women-led organisations across the Democratic Republic of Congo dedicated to advancing gender equity and human rights.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 10 November 2026
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Sustainable Water Management
Issued by: Water4All
Focus areas: Critical challenges in integrated water resource management, river basin management, groundwater management, water resilience, integrated water monitoring, and water-positive solutions.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 10 November 2026
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Digital Financial Access – Local Impact Mini-Grants
Issued by: Interledger Foundation
Focus areas: Support local community groups and individual leaders running initiatives that work to expand digital financial access.
Value: Up to US$3 000
Deadline: 11 November 2026
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Just, Resilient and Inclusive Malawi Society
Issued by: Norwegian Church Aid Malawi
Focus areas: Local organisations in Malawi that save lives, build resilient communities and seek justice.
Value: NOK 1 million to 1.5 million annually for five years (2027-2031) per partner.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
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Women’s Voice and Leadership in Ethiopia
Issued by: CARE Ethiopia in partnership with CARE Canada and six principal partners, namely ECD, UEWCA, NEWA, EWLA, TIMRAN and YWCA.
Focus areas: Strengthen organisational capacity, advance women’s rights and gender equality, and contribute to sustainable movements.
Value: Flexible, longer-term funding and organisational support
Deadline: 11 November 2026
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#AI4Elections Hackathon
Issued by: Rise Networks
Focus areas: Design and develop practical, responsible technology solutions that advance electoral integrity, transparency, inclusion and democratic participation in Nigeria.
Value: ₦10 million cash pool, virtual technical bootcamps and mentorships
Deadline: 12 November 2026
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Cancer Research
Issued by: World Cancer Research Fund
Focus areas: Support innovative and original research into the role of diet, nutrition, body composition and physical activity in either cancer prevention or cancer survivorship.
Value: Up to £60 000 (Pilot and feasibility grants) and up to £500 000 (Investigator- initiated grants)
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Civic Action and Community Empowerment
Issued by: InformAction
Focus areas: Support Kenyan grassroots and community-based organisations in Narok, Laikipia, Turkana, Bungoma, Busia and Isiolo Counties working to advance human rights, strengthen accountability and promote citizen participation.
Value: KES 800 000 to 1 300 000 per organisation
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Community-Led Action for Climate and Environmental Justice
Issued by: Oilwatch International
Focus areas: Support community-driven action to defend territories, resist fossil fuel expansion and advance just, community-centred energy futures.
Value: Up to US$5 0000 per grant
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Empowering Women
Issued by: RAJA – Danièle Marcovici Foundation
Focus areas: Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and improving living conditions. African NGOs need to partner with a French organisation.
Value: Up to €20 000 per project
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Impact Evaluations in East and West Africa
Issued by: Center for Effective Global Action
Focus areas: Conduct policy- or programmatically relevant impact evaluations in East and West Africa.
Value: US$200 000
Deadline: 15 November 2026
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Reproductive Autonomy
Issued by: MAREAS
Focus areas: Support feminist organisations, networks, movements, and groups working to advance reproductive autonomy, sexual and reproductive health, and rights in Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Senegal, Kenya and Uganda.
Value: Up to €10 000 (Respond Fund), up to €50 000 (Bolster Fund) and up to €50 000 (Connect Fund)
Deadline: 15 November 2026
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Research Continuity Grants for Africa
Issued by: UNESCO’s Science for Crisis Response and Solutions (SCRS) Programme
Focus areas: Supporting the continuity of natural-science research interrupted by conflict or a natural or biological hazard.
Value: US$2 000 each for six grants
Deadline: 15 November 2026
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation – Medium-size Grants
Issued by: Global EbA Fund
Focus areas: Initiatives that demonstrate collaborative and innovative approaches to advancing EbA by addressing systemic barriers to scalability and contributing to global learning and policy dialogue.
Value: Up to US$500 000 per grant
Deadline: 16 November 2026
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Civil Society in Benin
Issued by: European Union
Focus areas: Strengthen the credibility, independence, inclusiveness and resilience of NGOs in Benin.
Value: €2 537 000
Deadline: 17 November 2026
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Enhancing Economic Transformation in Conflict- and Migration-Prone Regions in Ethiopia
Issued by: European Union
Focus areas: Support sustainable and durable solutions for forcibly displaced populations and affected host communities in Ethiopia.
Value: €9 million
Deadline: 20 November 2026
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Industrial Policy and Growth in Africa
Issued by: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Focus areas: Generate rigorous, policy-relevant research on the micro and macro foundations of industrialisation in Africa.
Value: Up to US$10 000 per study
Deadline: 21 November 2026
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Kenyan Innovators, Makers and Problem-solvers
Issued by: Mekatilili
Focus areas: Support Kenyan innovators, makers and problem-solvers ready to take the next step with a project.
Value: Up to KES100 000 per project
Deadline: 22 November 2026
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Eradicating Illegal Wildlife Trade
Issued by: Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen law enforcement, change consumer behaviour, improve evidence and develop sustainable livelihood opportunities in countries affected by wildlife crime.
Value: £75 000 to 600 000 (Main Grants) and £600 000 to 1.5 million (Extra Grants)
Deadline: 23 November 2026
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Digital Innovation Fund for Energy and Climate
Issued by: Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
Focus areas: Support early- and growth-stage enterprises across Sub-Saharan Africa that use digital technology for clean energy access and climate resilience.
Value: US$150 000 to 300 000 (Window 1: Growing Digital Innovation) and US$250 000 to 400 000 (Window 2: Scaling Digital Innovation)
Deadline: 25 November 2026
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Cities Deliver – AI Solutions for Public Services
Issued by: Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation
Focus areas: Improve access to and quality of public services in vulnerable or underserved communities through AI.
Value: US$500 000 to 2 million per project
Deadline: 29 November 2026
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Leverage Fund Institute Round Two – Social Justice in South Africa
Issued by: ACT Ubumbano
Focus: Support network and ecosystem strengthening, organisational resilience, community capacity and collective action in South Africa.
Value: R700 000 to 975 000 per allocation for a two-year period from March 2027 to February 2029.
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Maternal and Newborn Health Care System in Ethiopia
Issued by: Czech Development Agency
Focus areas: Strengthen the Ethiopian maternal and newborn health care system.
Value: CZK32.3 million (2026-2028)
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Micro-projects in Eswatini. Lesotho and South Africa
Issued by: German Mission in Eswatini. Lesotho and South Africa
Focus areas: Support NGOs and other civil society actors which support marginalised and impoverished communities or communities in transition
Value: Up to €25 000 per organisation
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Natural History and Environment
Issued by: Alice McCosh Trust
Focus areas: Support natural history and environmental work or study, including fieldwork, educational materials and engagement projects.
Value: £1 000
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme
Issued by: Kingdom of the Netherlands and FATE Foundation
Focus areas: Empower young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 to build sustainable ventures.
Value: Up to €30 000 for prototype development, as well as enterprise management training,
business incubation and advisory, and mentorship and networking.
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Innovative Climate Interventions
Issued by: Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF)
Focus areas: Support predictive environmental impact assessments, impact modelling studies, and stakeholder engagement efforts for small-scale field tests of new technologies.
Value: US$75 000 per organisation
Deadline: 1 December 2026
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The Human Thread – Storytelling Grants
Issued by: National Geographic Society
Focus areas: Support storytelling projects that explore the origins, evolution and present-day expressions of cultures and religions around the world.
Value: Up to US$20 000 (for projects lasting up to one year) and up to US$100 000 (for projects lasting up to two years)
Deadline: 1 December 2026
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Trans-led, Trans-centred Organisations
Issued by: International Trans Fund (ITF)
Focus areas: Trans-led, trans-centred, group-based organisations globally with annual budgets under US$100 000 focusing on movement building
Value: US$10 000 to 25 000 (SEED grants) and US$25 000 to 50 000 (THRIVE grants)
Deadline: 1 December 2026
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Women-led Grassroots Organisations in Francophone West Africa
Issued by: WomenStrong International
Focus areas: Support the financial resilience and capacity of women-led, grassroots organisations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
Value: Up to US$50 000 per organisation
Deadline: 1 December 2026
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Social Development in Mogale City
Issued by: Mogale City Local Municipality, South Africa
Focus areas: Support organisations that share the municipality’s mission of improving the quality of life for local communities while helping achieve the goals and objectives set out in the Integrated Development Plan.
Value: Up to ZAR100 000 per organisation
Deadline: 9 December 2026
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Open Calls

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Global Poverty and Inequality
Issued by: Fund for Innovation in Development
Focus areas: Innovations that address poverty and inequality from low- or middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC list, except Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Value: €50 000 to 4 million
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Innovative Development Solutions
Issued by: Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund
Focus areas: Innovative solutions that improve lives in developing countries, using a staged funding model to test and scale impact
Value: Up to US$1 500 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Issued by: The Pandemic Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response systems in 15 countries, including Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda
Value: US$244 million
Deadline: Rolling deadline until 31 March 2027
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Rapid Response Fund
Issued by: Frontline AIDS
Focus areas: Support 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
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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
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Rapid Response Window
Issued by: United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Support women’s participation in peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements
Value: Direct support (up to US$30 000) and short-term grants (up to $100 000)
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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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
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Seed Grants 2026
Issued by: Pollination Project
Focus areas: Support grassroots changemakers launching community-driven initiatives.
Value: US$500 and capacity-building support
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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SIPRA Challenge Fund – Large Grant Facility
Issued by: Meta
Focus areas: Strengthen food and nutrition security in Sudan by empowering smallholder farmers
Value: €20 000 to 100 000
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Strategic Opportunities Fund
Issued by: ActionAid Nigeria
Focus areas: Creative and innovative interventions aimed at advancing the rights of women and girls in Nigeria
Value: Emergency Intervention Fund – NGN10 million per grant for up to 12 grants per year, Critical Intervention Fund – NGN6 million per grant for up to 13 grants per year, and Women Human Rights Defenders Intervention Fund – NGN 17,7 million per grant for up to 4 grants per year
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Water, Education and Healthcare
Issued by: AJA Foundation
Focus areas: Organisations that focus on creating a sustainable impact
Value: Various
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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Women and Girls
Issued by: COMO Foundation
Focus areas: NGOs focused on improving the lives of underserved women and girls and driven by a clear theory of change
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
CLICK TO APPLY

The funding landscape is dynamic and fast-changing, which is why @AfricanNGOs will update this list continuously.

African NGOs and their partners should visit this page regularly for updates and new opportunities.

We encourage sharing this list of funding opportunities, with clear attribution to @AfricanNGOs as the original source.

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, @AfricanNGOs, barnard.davidb@gmail.com

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