Abilis
ABILIS Foundation is a development
fund, founded by people with disabilities in Finland in 1998. Its mandate is to
support the activities leading to the empowerment of disabled persons in the
Global South (developing countries).
ABILIS Foundation supports
activities that contribute toward equal opportunities for disabled people in
society through human rights, independent living, and economic
self-sufficiency. Special priority is given to projects on advocating for human
rights of disabled people and to activities developed and implemented by
disabled women.
ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10.000
Euros to projects initiated by disabled persons. We support organizations that are
run by persons who have a disability, be it related to mobility, vision,
hearing or any other type of disability. We also support organisations that are
run by parents of children with disabilities.
Contact Information:
Abilis Programme Officer Ms Anna
Samwel
Information Centre on Disability, PO
Box 75576, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel:+255
22 2400227, +255 683 703 679
E-mail: abilis@icd-tanzania.org
Foundation for civil society
The
Foundation for Civil Society is a Tanzanian non-profit company, designed and
funded by a group of like-minded development partners, and governed by an
independent Board.
The vision of the Foundation is ‘A
Tanzania where citizens are empowered to realise their rights and engage in
change processes that enhance their quality of life. The mission of the
Foundation is “To empower citizens through the provision of grants,
facilitating linkages and enabling a culture of ongoing learning to civil
society”.
The
Grants department is primarily responsible for issues regarding grants. It is responsible for grants
information dissemination through information sessions, grants application
processing and contract management of the projects.
Contact
Information:
Haidery
Plaza, 5th floor
Upanga/Kisutu Street
P.O. Box 7192, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Upanga/Kisutu Street
P.O. Box 7192, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel:+255
22 - 2138530 / 2138531 / 2138532, +255 744 – 760770, +255 741 – 323175
Fax:
+255 22 – 2138533
Under the same sun
Under
The Same Sun (UTSS) Fund is a Canadian, Christian charity founded in 2008 by
the current CEO, Peter Ash. UTSS is investing significantly within Tanzania to
improve the lives of Persons With Albinism (PWA) by establishing a well
staffed office and resource center there. Our primary focus is on advocacy and
education as well as assisting PWA to access external information, education
bursaries, health care and other community supports available to assist with
their genetic condition.
Education
Scholarship Fund (ESF) offers education
grants to keen and dedicated students with albinism demonstrating a need
for financial or other schooling assistance. If you are a PWA living in
Tanzania and are interested in being sponsored for education, please contact
UTSS from their website and your request will be forwarded to their office in
Dar es Salaam.
Contact
information:
Tanzania Social Action
Fund (TASAF)
Tanzania
Social Action Fund is a funding organisation that wants to empower communities
to access opportunities so that they can request, implement and monitor
subprojects that contribute to their livelihood, linked to Millenium
Development Goals indicator targets in the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Contacts
information:
Tanzania
Social Action Fund, Po Box 9183, Dar es salaam
Email:
info@tasaf.org
Vodacom Foundation
The
Foundation focuses Vodacom's corporate social investment efforts with the aim
of improving the lives of Tanzanians through poverty alleviation and promoting economic
development. The Foundation looks at four key areas, namely education, health,
economic empowerment and social welfare which are in line with Tanzania's
national development priorities.
Cont
acts information:
Vodacom
Tanzania Limited, 1st Floor, Building No. 2, Mlimani City Office Park, Mlimani
City
Sam
Nujoma Road ,P. O. Box 2369 Dar es Salaam.
Research on Poverty
Alleviation (REPOA)
REPOA is one of the leading
independent research institutions in Tanzania, specializing in policy research
on socio-economic and development issues.
For the capacity building of
researchers, each department provides research grants
and designs specific training courses
for beginning and intermediate researchers depending on identification of needs
in relation to the research to be undertaken.
Contacts information:
Research on Poverty Alleviation -
157 Mgombani Street Regent Estate,
P.O. Box 33223, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Phone: +255 (22) 270 0083 / +255 (22) 277 2556
Fax: +255 (22) 277 5738 | Mobile: +255 (0)78 455 5655
E-mail: repoa@repoa.or.tz
P.O. Box 33223, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Phone: +255 (22) 270 0083 / +255 (22) 277 2556
Fax: +255 (22) 277 5738 | Mobile: +255 (0)78 455 5655
E-mail: repoa@repoa.or.tz
Economic and Social
Research Fund (ESRF)
The Economic and Social Research
Foundation was established in 1994 as an independent, not-for-profit
institution for research and policy analysis.
The formation of ESRF was
based on the assumption that there was need and demand for an improved
understanding of policy options and development management issues, and that the
capacity for this was lacking in the Tanzania civil service.
ESRF addressed this gap by putting into place qualified Professional Staff,
modest resources and a favourable research
environment for the analysis and discussion of economic and social policy.
The primary objectives of the
Foundation are to strengthen capabilities in policy analysis and development
management and to enhance the understanding of policy options in the
government, the public sector, civil society, and the donor community and the growing
private sector.
Contact information:
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51 Uporoto
Street, Ursino Estates, P.O Box 31226, Dar es Salaam.
Email:
esrf@esrf.or.tz, info@esrf.or.tz
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Rapid funding envelope for HIV/AIDS
The Rapid Funding
Envelope for HIV/AIDS (RFE) is an innovative partnership between the Tanzania Commission
for AIDS (TACAIDS), the Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC), nine bilateral donors,
and one private foundation. Established in 2002, the RFE's purpose is to enable
civil society institutions in Tanzania to participate fully in the national
multi-sectoral response to the AIDS epidemic. To do so, the RFE provides grants to Tanzanian non-profit civil
society organisations, academic institutions, and civil society partnerships
for essential, short-term projects aligned with the National Policy on HIV/AIDS
and the National Multi-Sectoral Strategic Framework. Urgent, best practice, or
innovative projects are funded in six priority areas:
- Prevention, advocacy, information/education/communication, and behavior change communication
- Care and support for HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic infections
- Impact mitigation of the effects of the epidemic, including orphans and vulnerable children
- Research to provide baseline information or assess effectiveness
- Institutional strengthening, including capacity building in monitoring and evaluation
- Interventions for children aged 0—8 years who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS
RFE sponsored projects
must lead into, contribute to, or be complementary to longer term efforts in
the national response. The RFE generally conducts one or two rounds of grant
making each year. Each round is announced in various local English and Swahili
newspapers. The two-step grant making process is described fully in the Funding
Application page where application forms
can also be downloaded. The RFE uses a paperless system. Applicants send their
Concept Letters and proposals through email. The Grants Manager communicates
directly with grantees to inform them of Steering Committee decisions and sends
announcements to the media as well. Check the Upcoming Events box on the RFE home page for the date of the next Call
for Concept Letters.
Contact information:
Funds for NGO’s
This
webpage publishes the latest funding
opportunities for NGO’s (by popularity, by date, by theme), offers a search
engine for funding opportunities in your country, gives information on
Foundation funds for NGOs (bilaterals, multilaterals). It also offers a number
of free resources for NGOs (How to
write a proposal, free fundraising guides, how to educate your staff in
fundraising, NGO management and organisational development, etc.) and publishes
invitations for fellowships and conferences. The site lists a number of scholarship opportunities for studying
at universities abroad.
Contact
information:
International aid organisations
If
you wish to apply for grants outside of Tanzania, very many organisations exist
which you could contact and most of them are present on the internet. A good
first step could be contacting the national agencies of Western countries. They
will be able to give you advice where to look next.
Country
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Agency
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Contact information
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USA
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USAID
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www.usaid.gov
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Japan
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JICA
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www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html
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Sweden
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SIDA
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Ireland
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IrishAid
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www.irishaid.gov.ie
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Norway
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NORAD
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www.norad.no/en
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Denmark
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DANIDA
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Finland
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KEPA
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www.kepa.fi/international/english/kepa-south/kepa-in-tanzania
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United Nations
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www.untanzania.org
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