“Learning Grants” Award for Community-Based Organisations and Grassroots Social Movements

Deadline: 13-Jun-25

The Trust is pleased to announce a call for nominations for community-based organisations (CBOs) and grassroots social movements working to advance human rights and social justice in southern African.

The goal of the “Learning Grants” initiative is to co-create with selected implementation partners a participatory grant making and systematic Learning model. This will facilitate co-creation, participatory engagement in designing project concept, shared tracking and assessment and collective learning circles.

Funding Information

• Award Amount: $8,000 – $15,000 per year based on project concept.
• Duration: Multi-year support, depending on the availability of funding.

Eligibility Criteria

• They invite nominations of CBOs and grassroots social movements that:
  • Are based in and working within one of the following countries: Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Have a clear and verifiable evidence of promoting human rights, social justice, community organising, advocacy, or movement building.
  • Operate primarily at the community or grassroots level, engaging directly with marginalised communities.
  • Are locally led, and reflect the voices, leadership, and aspirations of the communities they serve.
  • Demonstrate commitment to feminist principles and values and ways of solving problems in their communities, with evidence of knowledge and experience in feminist and intersectional approaches to social justice concerns
• Nominations are open to the public. Individuals, civil society organisations, networks, and coalitions are encouraged to nominate eligible CBOs, community activists or movements.
• An organisation or individual nominating can be from any southern African country.
• Self-nomination is not permitted.
• An individual who nominates should not be employed by or affiliated with the nominated organisation

For more information, visit Southern Africa Trust.