Overview
Donor: | African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
Donor base: | South Africa |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | 5.000$ |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 20.000$ |
Funding ratio: | Co-funding required |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Other
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main objective of the AWHF is to address the challenges faced by African State Parties in the implementation of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, specifically, the underrepresentation of African sites on the World Heritage List and the insufficient conservation and management of these sites.
Emergency grants to rescue sites in disaster situation and requiring emergent assistance. Funds permitted, the emergency grants are accessible anytime during the year.
2) Eligibility
Eligible are Government institutions involved in the management and protection of World Heritage Sites.
3) Location
Funds are accessible to all African countries that are Member States to the World Heritage Convention. These include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
4) Budget
Grants will range from US$ 5,000 to US$ 20,000.
5) Application
Funds permitted, the emergency grants are accessible anytime during the year. Application templates are available on their website.