Ambassadors’ Special Self Help Fund

Description

1) Objective

The Niger 2023 Ambassadors’ Special Self-Help (SSH) program aims at improving basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level. Specific results could include the following:

• Improved educational facilities (Example: Classroom construction, Library construction, Acquisition of student materials, Construction of latrines at school)
• Improved health facilities (Example: Construction of community health centers, provision of medical equipment to community health centers)
• Improved access to clean water and sanitation facilities (Example: well or borehole construction, latrine construction)
• Youth employment opportunities (Example: Income generating activities, vocational training, Construction of a workshop for vocational skills learning)
• Social and economic empowerment of women and girls (Example: Provisions of grain mills in rural communities, provision of oil extraction machines, other income generating activities)
• Reduction in gender gap for education benefits (Example: girls’ education, literacy classes)
• Increased household food security (Example: community garden, livestock breeding, crops storage)
• Increased household income (Example: Livelihood Development, improving farmers’ productivity and profitability)
• More opportunities for people living with disabilities (Example: craftmanship skill, special education, creation of job opportunity)
• Reduction in environment degradation (Examples: Provision of environmentally friendly cooking stoves, land restoration, production of natural fertilizers, recycling) The Self Help Program may only pay for items and technical assistance that are absolutely necessary for the completion of the project.

2) Eligibility

An SSH project must be submitted by an organized group that is motivated, has identified a real need, and has already successfully implemented projects in the community. The project should be feasible and based on the socio-economic context of the local community. All applicants must be registered Non-Profit Organizations. We welcome proposals from Community and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work directly with communities. Organizations must be able to demonstrate that they have adequate internal controls and financial systems in place.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Niger.

4) Budget

Awards may range from a minimum of $3,000 to a maximum of $10,000.

5) Application

Application must be submitted by 30 April 2023.