Location:
- Wales and Africa
- Grant Size:
- £5,000 – £25,000 GBP
- Eligibility:
- The grants scheme can be accessed by groups in Wales who work in collaboration with Sub-Saharan African partners to deliver a diverse range of activities. The lead applicant must be based within Wales. All activities should clearly demonstrate a benefit to Wales and a fit with one or more of the four thematic areas.
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What we’ll fund
Working with Sub Saharan African partners, projects must make a tangible contribution to one of the four following themes:
- Health
We seek to contribute to protecting the mental and physical health and wellbeing of communities in Africa through our grants. Examples of this could include:
- Supporting knowledge and skills sharing between health institutions in Wales and Africa for mutual learning and benefit
- Supporting healthcare professionals in Africa to access small scale training and support from Wales
- Lifelong Learning
We will support individuals or groups of young people or adults in Wales and/or Africa to gain skills and knowledge. Examples of this could include:
- Supporting the educational needs of disadvantaged children in Africa and sharing that experience with school pupils in Wales, contributing to their global citizenship education
- Supporting people in Africa to learn practical/vocational/artistic skills to improve their livelihoods
- Climate Change and Environment
We will support initiatives that reduce environmental degradation and biodiversity loss in Africa. We’ll also support strategic and practical work to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to protect people from the impacts of climate change on food supplies, water availability or safety. Examples of this could include:
- Activities which support African farmers to adapt to a changing climate
- Projects engaging people in Wales with climate change issues as they affect Africa
- Sustainable livelihoods
We seek to promote realistic and sustainable livelihood opportunities in Wales and Africa, ensuring that marginalized individuals are included in grassroots economic and social development. Initiatives that we support include:
- Community-led, income generating cooperatives that have benefit to Wales and Africa
- Engaging the public through Fair Trade campaigns, advocacy or policy
