The grants under this call will support work led by not for profit organizations focused and based in the African continent. The spirit of this call is to amplify and resource initiatives that explore the intersection of social justice and technology, and we encourage applications exploring new ideas that innovate around the lived experiences of Africans.
When completing your application, please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria below for the amount you are requesting. Applicants will also be invited to select ‘Project Support’ or ‘General Operating Support’ as the Award Type in the LOI. Please visit the FAQs to learn more about those award types.
Pamoja (Together) - $50k USD
We believe that oppression is interlinked. As such, we also believe that one of the pillars to strategic impactful change is collaboration. We seek to invest in the intentional organic connections between and across our respective movements and geographies by supporting collaborative work between organizations and/or across geographies.
This grant is fifty thousand US dollars for a 12 month period.
Eligibility criteria
- Collaboration between 2+organizations or a network based/working in Kenya or South Africa, at least one of whom is legally registered in the country of focus and has been in operation for 3+ years; or
- Pan African networks/art or media based collectives whose proposed work includes a focus in Kenya and South Africa. The organization applying on behalf of the network or collective should be legally registered in at least one country of focus and has been in operation for 3+ years; and
- All applicants should have a strategy in place that seeks to integrate digital resilience or technology related innovation/advocacy.
Nguvu (Strengthen) - $25k USD
Oftentimes our ability to do impactful work is set against competing priorities in an already under-resourced environment. This award track seeks to fortify the ability of organizations and collectives to innovate, create and sustain their efforts. Organizations applying for this award are encouraged to include identified opportunities for intersectional collaboration with other actors and/or across movements.
This grant is twenty-five thousand US dollars for a 12 month period.
Eligibility criteria
- Open to individual organization and/or collaboration between 2+organizations working in Kenya and South Africa;
- This award can be for project based collaboration between for profit and not for profit organizations. The applicant would be the not for profit organization;
- Arts or media based collectives/Pan African networks/collectives with work in Kenya and South Africa;
- Applying entity should be legally registered in the country of focus and in operation for 2+ years; and
- All applicants should have a strategy in place that seeks to integrate digital resilience or technology related innovation/advocacy.
Nia (Path) -$15k USD
The influence of technology and AI in our lives and the way we work is undeniable. This award track is open to work in the African continent that seeks to illuminate, address or rectify societal inequalities that are reified, exacerbated or originated in digital terrain. We are particularly interested in applications looking to take a new or experimental approach to finding solutions or contextual movement responses to the issues they are addressing.
This grant is fifteen thousand US dollars and can be for a grant term of up to 12 months. We invite you to suggest a timeline that makes the most sense for your work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to individual organization, a collaboration between 2+organizations, or a network/collective from anywhere on the continent of Africa; and
- Legally registered in the country of work. If not legally registered, has a fiscal host that is legally registered.
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