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Organisation profiles GEF Small Grants Programme
Funder profile
Origin of funds Governments through UNDP
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)
Main form of support Grant or Subsidy
Typical budget size up to 50 000 US$, average 25 000 US$
Support type Social development, Research and development, Information dissemination, Demonstration projects
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)
Main target groups NGOs
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.
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
Contact details Webpage: http://www.undp.org/gef/sgp/main.htm
Contact: Stephen Gitonga
Email: stephen.gitonga@...
See also
Sources This profile, based on initial information contributed by Eco Ltd, was updated within the framework of the Sparknet project supported by the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme.
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