Deadline: 30 April 2017
The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia is currently inviting applicants for its Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program to support small, community-driven development projects that will have an immediate impact.
The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund is a grassroots assistance program that began in Togo in 1964 as an experimental and modest self-help program for Africa and has since spread throughout the continent due to the immediate and significant impact demonstrated.
The Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund allows the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from communities for small-scale, community-based development projects that promise to have immediate impact.
The SSH Fund has funded projects including the construction of schools, latrines and hand pumps in addition to income-generation projects like the purchase of rice mills and farina processing machines to benefit Liberia’s diverse population including women, children, orphans, the disabled and former combatants.
Funding Information
The average range for grant awards is from $1000 to $10,000.
Selection Process
- Each year applications submitted from across the country are reviewed by a committee which selects projects based on set criteria including the level of community support and involvement, as well as the potential for sustainability.
- The SSH coordinator conducts site visits and meets with organizations to learn more about the proposed projects.
- The projects are reviewed by the committee for final selection and recommendation to the Ambassador.
- Agreements are prepared for each selected project and a signing ceremony is organized.
- Once the project is finished, a dedication program is organized to mark the completion of each project, usually in twelve months.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program.
