The King Baudouin Foundation established the Marie Antoinette Carlier Fund to contribute towards the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Africa and supports initiatives targeted at young people in areas of education, water and health. The Fund is currently accepting applications to provide “financial support to a number of African civil society networks working for, and with, youth from throughout the continent in the field of education, water and health.” Although the funding allocations will be determined later, the maximum amount of support to be given to a network under the Fund is €30,000 per year. “Any African civil society network with a chair on the African continent, supporting activities in the fields of education, health and water, and working for, and with, youth from throughout the continent, can apply for financial support.”

Selection Criteria

African civil society networks can directly submit applications, provided they fulfill the following conditions:

-          The applicant must be an existing civil society network.

-          The network must have a chair in Africa.

-          The network must be active in at least 2 African countries.

-          The network must target young people.

-          The network must be active in at least one of the Fund’s three areas of activity, i.e. education, health or water.

Application form can be downloaded from the King Baudouin Foundation’s website. Filled-in form can be submitted by email. The form can be completed in English or French. The last date for the submission is 9 April 2010. For more information, visit this link.