Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme

Deadline: 28-Jul-21

The Welsh Government Wales and Africa Grant Scheme has launched a grant program to enable community groups and organisations throughout Wales access funding for small-scale Wales-Africa projects.

The Wales and Africa grants scheme is a flagship initiative of the Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa programme.

The scheme enables community groups and organisations in Wales to access funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and deliver benefits to Wales and Africa.

Thematic Areas

Funding will be allocated under four thematic areas

Health – projects that contribute to the physical and mental health and wellbeing of communities in Sub Saharan Africa.
- Sharing of knowledge and skills between health institutions in Wales and Africa
- Supporting healthcare professionals in Africa to access small scale training and support from Wales
- Supporting communities in Wales and Africa to access to more equitable, quality healthcare
Sustainable livelihoods – projects that work to tackle financial poverty – enabling economic resilience in families and supporting small-scale enterprise and employment.
- Community-led, income generating cooperatives that have benefit to Wales and Africa
- Engaging the Welsh public through Fair Trade campaigns, advocacy or policy
- Activities that bring the Welsh consumer closer to the producer in a sustainable way
- Support for small-scale Sub Saharan African agricultural projects and grassroots income generating activities
Lifelong learning – projects that support individuals and groups in Wales and/or Africa to develop new skills and knowledge.
- Linking communities in Wales with communities in Africa to develop mutual understanding of global development and international issues
- Supporting the educational needs of disadvantaged children in Africa and sharing that experience with school pupils in Wales, contributing to their global education
- Supporting people in Africa to learn practical/vocational/artistic skills to improve their livelihoods
Climate Change and Environment – strategic and practical climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives using Welsh expertise.
- Projects which enable the use of renewable energy in Africa
- Projects engaging people in Wales with climate change issues as they affect Africa
- Work aiming to support African partners in implementing sustainable development practices.

Funding Information

Grants are available from £3,000 up to £15,000.
There is £115,000 available for this COVID-19 response grant round.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants will need to ensure that their organisation meets the following criteria:
- The lead applicant must be based within Wales
- All activities should clearly demonstrate a benefit to Wales
- Applications should clearly demonstrate a fit with one or more of the four thematic areas
- Applicants with prior experience of delivering grant funded activity from the Wales and Africa Programme should demonstrate the impact of this project and any lessons learned
- Individuals cannot apply; however, they may apply through a host organisation, the grant agreement will be held with the organisation and no direct payments will be made from the Wales Africa grant scheme into an individual’s bank account
- All relevant purchases to be made with Wales and Africa grant scheme funding will consider ethical and Fair Trade criteria
The grants scheme can be accessed by groups in Wales who work in collaboration with African partners to deliver a diverse range of activities, including:
- Building capacity of small Welsh international development NGOs
- Promoting international development volunteering
- Promoting best practice in fair trade and ethical procurement across all sectors
- Facilitating the work of diaspora communities in Wales to maximise their impact on SDG delivery in their home country.
- Health projects
- Projects run for and by people with disabilities
Applications are open to constituted organisations in Wales, including:
- Constituted group
- Registered charity
- Community Interest Company
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- Company limited by guarantee
- Private limited company
- Community Council
- Town Council
- Local Authority