By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), which was established in 1991, works to provide a holistic approach towards capacity building in Africa. It also coordinates partnership with different developmental agencies including international donors supporting projects in Africa. In fact, ACBF itself was born out of the need for a coordinating mechanism between the diverse number of . . . → Read More: Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% The African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) of the World Bank works towards controlling onchocerciasis (river blindness). The Program supports distribution of ivermectin in the sub-Saharan countries of Africa. APOC strives to control the disease in the poor and remote areas of the African countries. It also provides support for carrying research work. NGO can . . . → Read More: African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% The Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM) is a small grants scheme of the World Bank that provides a support of US $5,000 to projects which are focused upon reducing poverty and increasing sustainable development in communities through artisanal and small-scale mining. NGOs and community-based organizations can seek this fund by submitting project proposals. The . . . → Read More: Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM)
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest) is located at the World Bank, but it operates as an independent institution to increase microfinance services to the world’s poor. CGAP understands that credit is a critical tool to eliminate poverty and hence collaborates with different partners to provide these services to the poor communities in developing . . . → Read More: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP)
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% World Bank in partnership with other organizations introduced the Development Marketplace for building competition and innovation in the NGO sector. NGOs are encouraged to be part of this global, regional and national-level competitions announced annually to select the best ideas for development. Besides NGOs, other groups such as social entrepreneurs, academia and business associations can . . . → Read More: Development Marketplace
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% The EuropeAid Cooperation Office of the European Commission the external aid instruments of the European Commission. The aid is delivered to various developmental actors around the world such as the civil society, international organizations and governmental bodies. The aid is provided for developmental actions in poor countries especially against poverty and environmental degradation. Other areas . . . → Read More: EuropeAid
By fundsforngos, on June 23rd, 2011% The Fund for Gender Equality is designed to maximize national ownership, harmonization and alignment, and holistic strategies that will accelerate progress on gender equality in line with National Development Strategies (NDSs) and advance commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Beijing Platform for Action, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All . . . → Read More: Fund for Gender Equality
By fundsforngos, on June 20th, 2008% Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) of the World Bank provides funding support to NGOs on projects that provide innovative and sustainable microfinance solutions to the poor. NGOs need to register at the Microfinance Information Exchange website. More information can be accessed here.
By fundsforngos, on December 18th, 2008% The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing organization, developed from a public/private partnership of global institutions and governments. The Fund provides substantial resources for poor countries to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. It works with other bilateral and multilateral organizations and supports developing countries in strengthening their . . . → Read More: Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, The
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% infoDev is a program of the World Bank with a focus upon the global development of Information Communication Technology. It is funded by the World Bank along with other bilateral and multilateral donors. The mandate of infoDev is to “maximize the impact of ICTs in global efforts to achieve the internationally-supported Millennium Development Goals.” infoDev . . . → Read More: infoDev
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% Conflict is a reality that is faced by development agencies in many parts of the world. In fact, repeated experiences around the globe have shown that normal developmental processes face dangers as much as any other group or individual in a conflict situation. The World Bank understands that innovative solutions cannot be implemented easily in . . . → Read More: Post-Conflict Fund
By fundsforngos, on June 20th, 2008% Post-Conflict Fund (PCF) of the World Bank provides funds to NGOs to implement projects for supporting conflict-affected communities. Countries that are affected by conflict or are emerging from a recent conflict are eligible areas of implementation. NGOs need to apply for this funding through the application form at this link.
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By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% The Preston Fund for Girls’ Education provides funding support to NGOs that work on girls’ education. The Fund was established in the memory of Lewis Preston, one of the former presidents of the World Bank and is supported by other donors including the World Bank, J.P. Morgan & Co. and the Dutch Government. There are . . . → Read More: Preston Fund for Girls' Education
By fundsforngos, on June 23rd, 2011% The UN Trust Fund supports the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. UNiTE brings together a host of UN agencies and organizations and galvanizes action across the UN system to prevent and eliminate violence against women in all its forms. Specifically, the UN Trust Fund contributes to implementation of the . . . → Read More: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
By fundsforngos, on June 23rd, 2011% The UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) is the newest UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It has been established to accelerate progress on meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
The United Nations General Assembly created UN . . . → Read More: UN Women
By fundsforngos, on June 23rd, 2011% UNDEF was established by the UN Secretary-General in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to support democratization efforts around the world. UNDEF supports projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes. The large majority of UNDEF funds go . . . → Read More: United Nations Democracy Fund
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2008% The World Bank in the conventional sense is not a bank, but works as a platform for providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries on various themes such as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management. The World Bank is made up of two . . . → Read More: World Bank
By fundsforngos, on June 20th, 2008% Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM) is a Small Grants Scheme under the Energy and Infrastructure theme of the World Bank that provides funding support to NGOs for undertaking projects on sustainable development. Project funding is limited to US $5000 and has to be applied through this website.
By fundsforngos, on June 20th, 2008% The World Bank’s Partnership for Capacity Building Program in Africa (PACT) provides funds to NGOs in Africa to strengthen capacities of orgaizations and the public sector and enhance sustainable development. NGOs can apply for this funding using this weblink.
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