Small UK-based development charities delivering international development projects have an opportunity to apply for a UK aid boost from today (Thursday 5 September).
DFID’s Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) is now open to organisations that have an income of less than £250,000 and provide life-changing support to those in need across the world.
Charities can access grants of up to £50,000 to help respond to global challenges such as improving girls’ education, tackling climate change, and promoting access to healthcare in the developing world.
International Development Secretary Alok Sharma said:
“Every day, small British charities are working to save lives. Their commitment and passion is helping to reduce poverty around the world and deliver on wide-ranging priorities including education and health.
“We want to make it easier for them to access UK aid which will make a huge difference in their ability to deliver on the frontline.”
This new phase of funding, follows a two-year pilot scheme which saw charities like Bristol-based Legs4Africa, use an SCCF grant to help in their work to support amputees in Africa.
Legs4Africa Director Phil Tunstall said:
“Over 100 amputees in West Africa have received prosthetic legs and rehabilitation since we received our first SCCF grant.
“UK aid helped us with our project design, getting our policies and procedures in order, and with project funding, all of this has made our small charity grow and become more accountable and professional. This is important, because it means we can help so many more amputees walk again and find their independence.”
Teach2Teach International, a small charity based in London which has also received an SCCF grant, trains unemployed young people in Ghana to become volunteer teachers and give something back to children in their neighbourhoods.
Teach2Teach International Founder Anita Lowenstein Dent said:
“Thousands of children in Northern Ghana have benefited from an improved education, giving them the best chance in life, thanks to our SCCF grant. The process was straightforward, allowing us to focus on our delivery and meeting the needs of those we are trying to help. I’d encourage any small charities in the UK to explore how the Fund might be able to support their work.”
The first review date for applications is 28th November 2019. To apply, and for more information, go to www.ukaiddirect.org/apply/sccf
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