Deadline: 30 June 2018
Applicants are invited to apply for the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program which is a grass-roots assistance program that allows the U.S. Embassy of Togo to provide financial assistance to small, community-based development projects.
Special consideration is given to projects that have the potential to generate income.
General Principles
Every project submitted for Self-Help funding is expected to:
- Improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level;
- Support high-impact, quick-implementation activities that benefit a large number of people within one year without requiring further SSH assistance;
- Involve a significant local contribution in cash, labor, or material, and be within the ability of the local community to operate and maintain;
- Be in direct response to the initiative and aspirations of the local community (the local sponsors of the project, who will also be its prime beneficiaries);
- Not initiate, continue, or supplement technical assistance programs;
- Whenever possible, contribute to income-generating or self sustaining activities.
Funding Information
Project funding is limited to US$5,000.
Selection Criteria
Each year, the U.S. Embassy receives many more requests for assistance than it can fund. The goal is to fund projects throughout the five regions of Togo depending on that year’s Self-Help Fund budget. Only proposals that strictly meet the fund’s objectives and criteria will be considered. The most important criterion is the one that gave the program its name: Self-Help activities should include participation and contributions from community members, such as:
- Volunteer time and labor
- Medical equipment for health clinics
- Donated land
- Sand, gravel, water
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Togo
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Togo.