Up until around a decade ago, Micro-finance was associated almost exclusively with small scale loans to individuals and businesses in poor communities. Today it is used to describe a selection of financial products such as payments, savings and insurance, that are adapted to meet the needs of low … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Micro-Finance
Rufford Small Grants Foundation
Rufford Small Grants Foundation is a UK-based charity that offers Rufford Small Grants for nature conservation projects in developing countries. It has given more than 2000 grants in 137 countries. The Rufford Small Grants Foundation provides a staged funding process with five different types of … [Read more...] about Rufford Small Grants Foundation
The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund
The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund aims to support initiatives on the path for Africans to a full life. It provides initial grants, donations for direct micro-, small-scale, local health projects in Africa. This initial funding is focused on the development of effective, sustainable and … [Read more...] about The Nederlands Albert Schweitzer Fund
The Vodafone Foundation
At the heart of Vodafone’s Foundation is the belief that our mobile communications technologies can address some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges around the world. The Foundation aims to to utilise innovative mobile technology to mobilisie social change and improve people’s … [Read more...] about The Vodafone Foundation
African Women’s Development Fund
Over the past ten years, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has blazed a trail for women’s rights and philanthropy across the African continent. The first pan-African women’s grant maker on the continent, AWDF has established itself as an innovative organization at the cutting edge of … [Read more...] about African Women’s Development Fund
Making All Voices Count – Call for Proposals
Deadline- 8 November 2013 Making All Voices Count has announced its First Call for Proposals for Grand Challenge for Development. Main purpose of this program is to focus on global attention on creative and cutting-edge solutions, including those that use mobile and web technology, to ensure that … [Read more...] about Making All Voices Count – Call for Proposals
CARE: Computers for Developing Countries
CARE Computers For Developing Countries works to assist in the education and development of the less privileged secondary/tertiary school student of the developing country, and to help address the environmental issues of dumping of computer waste. Its vision was founded on the desire to help bridge … [Read more...] about CARE: Computers for Developing Countries
Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellowship Program
Deadline- 1 December 2013 All eligible applicants are invited to submit applications for Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellowship Program. The objective of this program is to develop research opportunities and skills, obtain doctoral degrees, and participate in robust research … [Read more...] about Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellowship Program
Strategic Actors for Inclusive Development Funding for Africa
Deadline: 13 November 2013 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands through NWO (The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) -WOTRO invites research consortia composed of Dutch and African partners to apply for funding for joint, interdisciplinary research and knowledge sharing … [Read more...] about Strategic Actors for Inclusive Development Funding for Africa
African Development Foundation: Fostering hope, growth and goodwill in Africa
FundsforNGOs.org introduces the latest in its “Get to know a Funder” series with a guide to the largest United States Government donor to Africa. The United States African Development Foundation (ADF) is an Independent United States Government Agency which provides grants of up to $250,000 to … [Read more...] about African Development Foundation: Fostering hope, growth and goodwill in Africa
