Funding Opportuntiy | South Africa, Eswatini ,Lesotho

24 Oct

by Eleni Rozali

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Micro-Project Scheme for Advancing Local Development

Deadline Date: November 30, 2025

Donor Name: German Missions

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Countries: South Africa, Eswatini ,Lesotho

Language: English

Focus Areas:

Community Development, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Energy, Gender Equality, Women & Gender, Disability, Education, Health care, Social Service, Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation

Link: https://southafrica.diplo.de/sa-en/04-news/2738342-2738342

Description:

The German Missions in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini have opened applications for their 2026 Micro-Project Scheme aimed at strengthening community-led initiatives that foster sustainable development and social inclusion across the region.

The focus of the scheme includes measures supporting the Just Energy Transition, local economic development and alternative livelihoods especially in communities with phased-out revenues from fossil fuels, women’s rights, access to equal education and health care, women’s resources and representation, and anti-discrimination of any kind including gender equality, and anti-discrimination of sexual orientation and physical disabilities.