The Allen Foundation makes grants to projects that primarily benefit programs for human nutrition in the areas of health, education, training, and research. The policies and priorities of the Allen Foundation are: To make grants to fund relevant nutritional research; To support programs for the education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the […]
Aga Khan Foundation Canada is a non-profit international agency that supports social development programs in Asia and Africa . As a member of the world-wide Aga Khan Development Network, the Foundation works to address the root causes of poverty: finding and sharing “Smart Solutions” that help improve the quality of lifein poor communities. Our programs […]
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of development agencies focusing on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. It is dedicated to improving living conditions and opportunities for the poor,without regard to their faith,origin or gender. Aga Khan Development Network consists of the following organisations: Aga Khan Fund […]
AGFUND International Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND). It aims to honour the pioneering development projects in the developing countries and concerned with the support of sustainable human development efforts, targeting the neediest groups in the developing countries, particularly women and children. The Prize […]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help people lead healthy and productive lives in developing countries. It focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. The foundation is working on breaking the cycles of hunger and poverty by providing small farmers with the […]
African Women Development Fund Grants: African Women Development Fund (AWDF) is an institutional capacity-building and programme development fund, which aims to help build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement. The African Women Development Fund (AWDF) funds local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. In addition […]
The Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) is a network of funders who have formed an association where they can share and learn from each other about the most effective ways to support development efforts in Africa. Annual Retreat: Each year AGAG hosts an Annual Retreat. The 2009 Annual Retreat will explore the theme “Connecting Knowledge: […]
Africa Foundation is an independent registered non-profit organisation in South Africa and has Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status. The Foundation currently manage six major programmes in addition to over forty smaller projects in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Africa Foundation’s primary focus is on: Education – To build preschools and classrooms, develop […]
The principal aim of the African Development Foundation (ADF)’s grants is to enable grassroots groups in Africa to generate increased income through productive enterprises that expand the overall economic production capacity and increase the economic security of their families and communities. ADF provides small grants of US$250,000 or less to private and other non-governmental organizations […]
The Canon Foundation Funds: The Canon Foundation for Scientific Research provides support for scientists and academics from developing countries in the scientific and engineering fields in order to promote technology and knowledge transfer, and improve industrial and social infrastructure and capability. The Canon Foundation for Scientific Research (CFSR) was established at the start of the […]