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

  1. 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.

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