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By September 1984, the USADF Board of Directors awarded grants to 11 grassroots organizations totaling $838,000. This first batch of USADF grants was issued in Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Niger, and Zambia. From 1985 to 1987, USADF carried out its development model in 19 African countries, awarding over 100 grants totaling $10.3 million.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an African non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Tony O. Elumelu and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] It is a pioneer member of the Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS). [2] So far, the Foundation has empowered over 18,000 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries. [3]
Fifteen African States and France participated in the creation of the Fund. [2] The application for membership of three other African countries was accepted by the original members as early as April 1977. [3] In France, the creation of the Fund was the subject of Law no. 77-732 of 7 July 1977. [4] ASF operations began in September 1979. [5]
On October 30, Opportunity announced the three winners of this program: free-to-use apps that aim to help African farmers with crop and climate strategy, teachers with lesson planning, and school ...
The Africa Climate Change Fund, often known as the Fund or ACCF, is a multi-donor trust fund that is specifically designed to support the African Development Bank's (AfDB) efforts to finance climate change three times as much as possible while also advancing the bank's mission to create an Africa that is resilient to climate change.
The Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) is a South African non-profit advocacy organisation established in 1984 to advocate for human rights and social justice philanthropy. SCAT focuses its projects in the rural areas of four South African provinces. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and the Free State.
The One Acre Fund model has won grants from the Echoing Green and Skoll Foundations, and received the Financial Times/IFC award for "basic needs financing" in 2010 and 2011. [ 15 ] In 2007, One Acre Fund received a $300,000 grant from the Draper Richards Foundation [ 16 ] and a $100,000 grant from Mulago Social Investments.
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a feminist non-governmental organization that operates throughout Africa and the Middle East. The AWDF’s purpose is to secure funding from different types of donors to create grants, which are then used to support a variety of feminist causes and organizations throughout the region. [1]