Deadline: 10-Nov-23

The Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation is seeking applications for its grants programme to support local, national and regional non-profit organisations and social enterprises working to address related challenges and vulnerabilities across Africa.

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The ACT Foundation supports sustainable, high-impact initiatives that provide innovative solutions to social challenges, economic and environmental issues in Africa. Their vision is to leverage relationships to create effective social impact solutions across Africa. They have a mission to build sustainable societies by engaging in initiatives that unlock potential and empower beneficiaries.

Areas of Expertise

• Health
  • In line with the Sustainable Development (SDG) 3, they aspire to ensure health and well-being, especially for vulnerable and marginalised groups in society. They believe that, if individuals live healthy lives, they can be empowered to move out of poverty. poverty and be productive members of society. They support a range of programmes and initiatives that provide innovative and sustainable solutions in the areas of Health Maternal and Child and Non-Communicable Diseases.
• Environment
  • Climate change, air and water pollution waterThe ACT Foundation is committed to supporting human activities that ensure access, availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The ACT Foundation is committed to supporting human activities that ensure access, availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts on vulnerable communities, in line with SDG Goals 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) and 13 (Climate action). They support programmes and initiatives in Integrated Waste Management, Access to Safe Drinking Water and Climate Action.
• Leadership
  • At the ACT Foundation, the aim is to train a new generation of credible, responsible and ethical leaders who will drive initiatives that promote effective and sustainable economic and human development. The focus is on the development of individuals (particularly young people and women) towards the good governanceeconomic development and organisational and professional development. They therefore support initiatives aimed at Leadership Young, Thought Leadership and National Development
• Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Development Goal 8 reaffirms the need to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, the employment full and productive employment and decent work for all. Research show that entrepreneurship contributes to building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and fostering innovation. As one of the world's fastest-growing continents, Africa must support entrepreneurship to provide access to goods and services, promote its economic growth, thus having a positive impact on communities and improving the well-being of the poor.
  • Entrepreneurial intervention seeks to support initiatives that improve the subsistence of individuals and families through income generation and economic empowerment, thus reducing poverty. The focus is centred on Vocational and Digital Skills Acquisition and Financial Literacy and Inclusion.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organisations applying for the ACT grant must meet the following criteria:
  • Work within the ACT Foundation's focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and the Environment.
  • Have been registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) country for at least two years (24 months).
  • Be legally registered as a non-profit organisation (GTE/LTD). However, if you apply as a social enterprise, the Foundation will only finance non-profit initiatives.
  • Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors must be included in the registration documents of the company. company. If not, update.
  • Provide evidence of other sources of funding.
  • Have a minimum staff of 3 part-time/full-time paid individuals.
  • To be directly responsible for the development and management of the project, i.e. not to act as an intermediary.
  • The programme/initiative should be implemented in Africa.

Ineligibility criteria

• ACT Foundation grants will not be extended to the following products:
  • Individuals.
  • Non-profit organisation without a Board of Directors or Legal Administrator (as indicated in its registration documents).
  • Any organisation that has mismanaged the funds of other foundations in the past.
  • Political parties, campaign groups, institutions or their subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Organisations that defend, promote or advocate inhumane policies, illegal activities or terrorism.

For more information, visit Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation.

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