GEF Small Grants Programme

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Funder profile Origin of funds Goals/aims Main form of support Typical budget size Support type Countries of operation Main target groups General conditions Example projects Contact details See also Sources

[top] [end]Funder profile

[top] [end]Origin of funds

Governments through UNDP

[top] [end]Goals/aims

The Small Grants Programme (SGP) provides grants for projects that are designed and implemented by local community organizations and non-governmental organizations and that meet the objectives of GEF (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions leading to sustainable development)

[top] [end]Main form of support

Grant or Subsidy

[top] [end]Typical budget size

up to 50 000 US$, average 25 000 US$

[top] [end]Support type

Social development, Research and development, Information dissemination, Demonstration projects

[top] [end]Countries of operation

In the African region - Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cote'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe (Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco are considered to be in the Arab states)

[top] [end]Main target groups

NGOs

[top] [end]General conditions

The types of activities eligible for SGP include community-based demonstration programmes, pre-project community-based assessment and planning activities, targeted research with emphasis on indigenous knowledge and management systems, and information dissemination, networking and policy dialogue. Applications need to come from within the host-nation.

[top] [end]Example projects

Cote'Ivoire - Building grill ovens in Abidjan
Cote'Ivoire - Building improved stove in the village of B?bouo- Zuzua
Cote'Ivoire - Construction of improved stoves at Torgokaha and Zanakaha (North of Cote'Ivoire)
Ghana - Capacity Building for Fuelwood Management
Ghana - Construction and Use of Fuel Efficient Woodsaving Stoves
Ghana - Construction of Improved Cook stoves
Ghana - Increasing Production and Use of Ahibenso Improved Coalpot
Kenya - Eco-schools Approach: Integrating Energy Efficient and Sustainable Fuel Wood Production for the Conservation of Mt. Kenya
Tanzania - Increased Production and use of Improved Charcoal Stoves and Ovens for Improved Energy Services, Environmental Conservation and Income Generation
Uganda - Domestic Energy Conservation in Kigezi
Zimbabwe - Chingwa Stove
Zimbabwe - Mitigating Climate Change through sustainable wast management practices - Production of eco-fuel blocks from sawdust
Zimbabwe - Mundindo Community Project
Zimbabwe - Sangomiti Afforestation Project

[top] [end]Contact details

Webpage: http://www.undp.org/gef/sgp/main.htm
Contact: Stephen Gitonga
Email: stephen.gitonga@...

[top] [end]See also

SGP Uganda

[top] [end]Sources

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