Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters:
About:
In 1986 the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation established the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters specifically to
support the apostolic work of Roman Catholic sisters in accordance with his Last Will and Testament:
“Be ever watchful for the opportunity to shelter little children with the umbrella of your charity; be
generous to their schools, their hospitals and their places of worship. Give aid to their protectors and
defenders, the Sisters, who devote their love and life’s work for the good of mankind, for they appeal
especially to me of being deserving of help from the Foundation.”
Eligibility Requirements:
Only vowed members of officially recognized Roman Catholic congregations of women religious are
eligible to receive funding.
Sisters who are working full time in ministries that directly serve the poor may be eligible to receive
grants for materials, equipment and operating expenses. These grants typically have one-year terms and
do not exceed USD $15,000. Projects addressing the following needs may qualify for funding:
Education, Health, Social Services.
Aid to the Church in Need:
About:
As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s
mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.
As the voice of the suffering Church, with the help of our ACN family of faithful — hundreds of
thousands of concerned and committed Catholics worldwide — we reach out to assist people in need in
over 145 countries. Each year, we fulfill more than 5,000 projects through our spiritual and material aid
programs. Our shared goal: To help strengthen the Church and keep the Faith alive.
Eligibility Requirements:
If you wish to submit a proposal for a grant application, please send your initial inquiry to ACN
International Project Department via E-mail: kinoph@acn-intl.org
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.
Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
African Women’s Development Fund:
About:
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local,
national and regional organizations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. Through
institutional capacity building and programme development, AWDF seeks to build a culture of learning
and partnerships within the African women’s movement.
AWDF, the first Africa-wide grant-making fund, was established in June 2000 by three African women
who have been active in various institutions within and outside Africa. The founders, Ms Joanna Foster
(Ghana) Dr Hilda Tadria (Uganda) and Ms Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (UK/Nigeria), have a track record of
successful empowerment interventions, which have helped strengthen the African Women’s Movement.
The objectives of AWDF are fundraising within and outside Africa, grant-making on an Africa-wide
basis, communicating the work and achievements of African women’s organizations and providing
technical assistance to grantees
AWDF’s grants range from U$1,000- U$50,000, and multi-year grants of up to $120,000 can be made to
grantees engaged in strategic work.
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The AWDF funds work in six thematic areas:
Women’s Human Rights
Political Participation
Peace Building
Health, Reproductive Rights
Economic Empowerment.
HIV/AIDS
Organizations can be local, national, sub-regional or regional African women’s organizations, from any
part of Africa.
Survive – Miva: Missionary Vehicle Association
About:
A Roman Catholic Lay Association, founded in Liverpool, UK in 1974. We have volunteer fundraisers
who make lectern appeals at parishes throughout England, Scotland and Wales, with one fundamental
aim: to provide mobility for those who share their lives with the poor of the non-industrialized world.
As a charity, our funds are converted into grants for all types of transport; this may be a bicycle, a moped,
a trail bike, a 4wd ambulance, a pickup, an outboard motor, - it is the people on the ground who
know what best suits their terrain. We have beneficiaries all over the developing world, in Central and
South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Asia.
Eligibility Requirements:
Successful applicants make clear to us what it is they can start, consolidate, and build up during a
particular period of time. For this reason, if you contact us, you should make your aims and objectives:
realistic, specific, measurable, and attainable within the life of the vehicle.
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.
Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
Misean Cara – Mission Support from Ireland
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Misean Cara works to bring about transformation through supporting missionary organisations and their
partners, who are involved in promoting poverty eradication, education, health care, social justice, peace,
the integrity of creation, and inter-religious collaboration.
The mission of Misean Cara is to work for a radically different world order by supporting the
development work of Irish missionary organizations and their partners.
Our members work to bring about:
poverty eradication
the sustainable use of resources and
the promotion of just and peaceful relationships among peoples
Eligibility Requirements:
Misean Cara supports the work of its member organizations and their partners in the following priority
sectors:
• Basic Education;
• Primary Health Care;
• Water/Sanitation;
• Rural Development;
• Urban Community Development;
• Income Generation;
• Human Rights;
• Environment;
• Advocacy and Strengthening of Civil Society
McCarthy Family Foundation
About:
The McCarthy Family Foundation is a small private foundation established in 1988.
Our family wants to give back to the community by supporting a healthier, safer, educated society. As a
family, we hope to challenge succeeding generations and encourage members to consider philanthropy as
an important, necessary part of their lives. The McCarthy Family Foundation seeks to serve as a catalyst
for the family to act collectively in philanthropic endeavors and collaboratively with others in our
community.
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The foundation is currently considering grants in four major areas:
K-12 science education
HIV/AIDS research
Assistance to homeless people
Child abuse prevention
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.
Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
Safaricom Foundation – Kenya:
About:
Safaricom Foundation was established in August 2003 and is a registered charity funded by Safaricom
Limited and the Vodafone Group Foundation. The Foundation provides a formal process for charitable
contributions to communities, community groups and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in
Kenya who are key partners in responding to social and economic development issues in the country.
Eligibility:
The Foundation funds projects that are to be implemented in Kenya by legally constituted and registered
community groups and Non Governmental Organization’s (NGOs). The Foundation also has strategic
partnerships with a number of NGOs in order to extend our reach to various communities within the
country.
The Foundation supports initiatives / projects that provide sustainable solutions to the most pressing
social challenges. Its specific focus areas are Education, Health, Economic Empowerment ,
Environmental Conservation, Arts and Culture, Music and Sports. The Foundation also responds
to disasters and humanitarian emergencies.
Safaricom Foundation’s strategic directions contribute towards Kenya's development agenda and the
Millennium Development Goals.
MTNU Foundation - Uganda
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About:
To promote an active solidarity between MTN Uganda and the communities within which we operate,
take part in activities of general interest having a philanthropic focus education, science & technology,
music, arts & culture, health, habitat for humanity and other actions of humanitarian character or in
contributing to the promotion or protection of material heritage and national culture.
The strategic objectives of the MTN Foundation Sponsorships are formulated to address national needs,
which are:
Education
Health
Arts & Culture
Environment
Community Development
Low Cost housing/Shelter
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We WILL only consider projects that;
Are in line with the MTN foundations’ vision, mission and objectives.
Show a clear statement of intent.
Have demonstrative support from project beneficiaries- that is the community it is located in or intends to
support.
Have done preliminary feasibility study, which supports such a project.
Contain a core Ugandan/African subject.
Are non-profit orientated.
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.
Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
Vodacom Foundation – Tanzania
About:
The Vodacom Foundation's key mission is to enrich the lives of communities in Tanzania through caring
partnerships. The foundation supports Tanzanians especially the disadvantaged and marginalized groups
with the aim of helping them to build better lives for themselves through poverty alleviation schemes and
initiatives.
To improve access to education for children especially those in the poorest communities.
To contribute to health challenges faced in Tanzania by providing relevant infrastructure where we can.
To facilitate economic empowerment of Tanzanians.
Eligibility:
Contact for Details – Email: http://www.vodacom.co.tz/contact-us
Post: Vodacom Tanzania Limited
1st Floor, Building No. 2
Mlimani City Office Park
Mlimani City
Sam Nujoma Road
P. O. Box 2369
Dar es Salaam.
MTN Foundation - Nigeria
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Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the areas of Economic Empowerment, Education and
Health on a sustainable basis in such a way as to impact positively on the MTN brand.
Our objectives are:
To alleviate the health challenges currently facing the country
To provide access to educational opportunities
To facilitate the economic empowerment of Nigerian citizens
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Must be in line with the Foundations key focus areas.
MTN ensures the availability of baseline studies or assessment including information that supports a need
for the project.
Must involve the possibility of replication in all 6 geo-political zones of the country namely North-West,
North-East, South-West, South-South, South-East, North-Central.
Must not be for profit, i.e. have no commercial intentions but be purely for CSR objectives.
Must be sustainable for a foreseeable future.
Have a broad community impact, both direct and indirect.
Must not be for the construction or development of physical infrastructure that would not constitute part
of an MTN Foundation projects.
Must be for beneficiaries within Nigeria.
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.
Possible Funding Resources – Descriptions
Starcomms - Nigeria
About:
Starcomms remains positively committed to the growth and development of its communities and the
nation as a whole and also creating a friendly brand that consumers will always relate with.
Eligibility:
Contact for more details:
52, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tel: +234-1-804 1234, 0702-800-0123
Vodafone Foundation - Ghana
About:
The Foundation provides a formal process for charitable contributions to communities, community groups
and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Ghana who are key partners in responding to social and
economic development issues in the country.
The Foundation supports initiatives / projects that provide sustainable solutions to the most pressing
social challenges. Its specific focus areas are World of Difference, Red Alert, Road Safety, Employee
volunteerism and Economic Empowerment. The Foundation also responds to disasters and humanitarian
emergencies.
Our goal is to contribute to the development agenda of Ghana through the work of the Foundation.
Eligibility:
The Foundation funds projects that are to be implemented in Ghana by legally constituted and registered
community groups and Non Governmental Organisation’s (NGOs). The Foundation also has strategic
partnerships with a number of NGOs in order to extend our reach to various communities within the
country.
*Please utilize the website links provided for more detailed information on each funding source.