Deadline: 30 April 2017
Applications are open for “U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund” which provides small-scale assistance to Cameroonian communities as part of the U.S. Government’s commitment to support development activities in Cameroon.
Project Categories
- Water Supply and Sanitation: Ensures broadly accessible, reliable and economically sustainable water and sanitation services to bolster healthy, secure, and prosperous communities.
- Safe Water Access: Water pumps and distribution systems, well drilling, bore holes, spring capping.
- Basic Sanitation: Toilets, sinks, etc. Innovative approaches to building demand for sanitation-related products and services are encouraged.
- Social Services
- Education and Training: Examples: construction and/or equipment of school rooms, vocational training workshops/centers.
- Health: Examples: construction and/or equipment of health facilities.
- Community Development: foot bridges, community centers, solar energy, etc.
- Income Generating Activities: food storage facilities, grinding mills, vocational training activities that produce employment and marketable skills.
- Environment/Agriculture: financial or technical support for reforestation, and soil conservation including post conflict or post-disaster settings, waste management, biodiversity conservation; community agricultural projects.
Funding Information
The maximum support available for most projects is USD 10,000 (or about 6 million francs CFA).
Eligibility Criteria
- Initiated by the community and benefits the community, vulnerable population and minorities by increasing income, or improving economic and living conditions.
- Benefits a large number of people.
- Involves a significant local contribution such as labor, materials, land, equipment, or money.
- Within the ability of the community to operate and maintain.
- Completed within one year without requiring further Self-Help Fund assistance.
- Respects environmental norms.
How to Apply
Applicants should download the application form online and send it via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Cameroon
For more information, please visit Self-Help Fund.