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The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) supports agroforestry value chain development in Karamoja, Uganda, to restore forest cover and improve sustainable natural resource management. The call has a total budget of €1.78 million

The £200,000 Darwin Initiative Capability & Capacity Grants are designed to strengthen the long-term capability of local and national institutions working on biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction.

The $100,000 Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to support community-led environmental and sustainable development initiatives across Africa.

The zivik Funding Programme provides grants of up to €400,000 to civil society organizations working on crisis prevention, conflict management, peacebuilding, democracy-building, and youth participation in conflict-affected regions worldwide.

The program provides grants of up to EUR 5,000 to women-led and women’s rights organizations in Nigeria and Sierra Leone for projects that strengthen gender equality, climate action, sustainable development, and women’s leadership.

The $548,000 UN Women Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme (SIARP) 2.0 is inviting Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Africa to implement regional projects aimed at eliminating violence against women and girls

The €4,000 FIAP & FactCheckAfrica Technical Support and Grant Program is designed to strengthen fact-checking, verification, and disinformation-monitoring organizations in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 General Elections.

The €100,000 iF Social Impact Prize supports initiatives that address major global and community-level challenges in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Earthna Prize 2026 recognizes organizations and initiatives that preserve, apply, and promote traditional knowledge and cultural heritage to address environmental and sustainability challenges.

The $1,000,000 SheConnects Digital Accelerator Program aims to scale proven, high-impact solutions that enable women and girls to participate fully in the digital world, improving their lives and livelihoods.