Grants and Funding Opportunities for November 2026
Funding opportunities are listed in chronological order.
Capacity and Skills Development in Southern Africa
Issued by: New Zealand High Commission in Pretoria
Focus areas: Capacity and skills development projects implemented by community-based organisations in Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Value: Up to NZ$50 000 per grant
Deadline: 1 November 2026
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Community Impact Grant Programme
Issued by: TEEEM Foundation
Focus areas: Education and youth development; health and essential needs; equality and empowerment; entrepreneurship and economic opportunity; community infrastructure; and sustainable community impact.
Value: US$5 000 to 10 000 (Community Grants), US$10 000 to 20 000 (Growth Grants) and US$20 000 to 30 000 (Transformational Grants)
Deadline: 1 November 2026
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Women’s Organisations in Burkina Faso
Issued by: Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund
Focus areas: Support local women’s and youth civil society organisations working on humanitarian response and crisis management, protection of women and girls, and socio-economic recovery and inclusion of women and young women in peacebuilding in Burkina Faso.
Value: US$2 500 to 30 000
Deadline: 2 November 2026
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Community-Driven Demand Creation for New TB Vaccines
Issued by: Treatment Action Group
Focus areas: Targeted advocacy, policy engagement, and demand creation activities in support of new TB vaccines in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Value: US$45 000 per grant for 8 organisations
Deadline: 4 November 2026
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Femtech Solutions
Issued by: UNICEF Femtech Ventures
Focus areas: Build open-source solutions for improving the health, wellbeing, and sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women.
Value: Up to US$100 000 and months of technical mentorship
Deadline: 4 November 2026
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Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme – South Africa
Issued by: UNDP South Africa
Focus areas: Community-led biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihood projects in the Northern Cape
Value: Up to US$30 000 per project
Deadline: 5 November 2026
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Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme – Ghana
Issued by: UNDP Ghana
Focus areas: Provide monitoring and evaluation support to the GEF Small Grants Programme, including the ICCA-GSI programme.
Value: Up to US$50 000
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Nigerian Educators
Issued by: Prince Casper Foundation
Focus areas: 26 educators working in underserved rural communities across Nigeria.
Value: ₦6 million
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Peace and Values Education in Africa
Issued by: Éducation Globale et Développement (EGD)
Focus areas: Organisations and individuals advancing peace and values education, especially youth-led projects and initiatives serving rural and underserved communities.
Value: €350, €550 and €750 (mini-grants)
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Social and Economic Impact in South Africa
Issued by: Services SETA
Focus areas: Expand economic participation and deliver measurable service delivery.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Strengthening Local Coalitions to Accelerate the E-Mobility Transition
Issued by: Drive Electric Campaign – Leapfrogging to E-Mobility Acceleration Partnership (LEAP) Fund
Focus areas: Strengthen local capacities needed in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to turn early Electric Vehicle (EV) momentum into durable policy change that can move the market at scale.
Value: US$1.5 million
Deadline: 6 November 2026
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Freshwater Biodiversity Data Mobilisation
Issued by: Freshwater Research Centre, JRS Biodiversity Foundation and the GBIF Biodiversity Information for Development Programme
Focus areas: Mobilise, digitise and publish freshwater biodiversity data from Africa.
Value: US$5 000 to 10 000
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Refugee Support in Uganda
Issued by: African Youth Action Network (AYAN)
Focus areas: Support underfunded refugee-led and community-based organisations through tailored financial support, capacity strengthening and two years of accompaniment to help them grow and sustain their impact.
Value: US$10 000 to 35 000 each for 18 organisations across Uganda’s 13 refugee-hosting districts.
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Women’s Voice and Leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Issued by: The Carter Center
Focus areas: Women’s rights NGOs and gender equality groups, informal collectives and activists working in the 9 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Value: Up to US$10 000 per project
Deadline: 9 November 2026
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Gender Equity and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Issued by: Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises
Focus areas: Local, grassroots and women-led organisations across the Democratic Republic of Congo dedicated to advancing gender equity and human rights.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 10 November 2026
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Sustainable Water Management
Issued by: Water4All
Focus areas: Critical challenges in integrated water resource management, river basin management, groundwater management, water resilience, integrated water monitoring, and water-positive solutions.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 10 November 2026
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Just, Resilient and Inclusive Malawi Society
Issued by: Norwegian Church Aid Malawi
Focus areas: Local organisations in Malawi that save lives, build resilient communities and seek justice.
Value: NOK 1 million to 1.5 million annually for five years (2027-2031) per partner.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
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Women’s Voice and Leadership in Ethiopia
Issued by: CARE Ethiopia in partnership with CARE Canada and six principal partners, namely ECD, UEWCA, NEWA, EWLA, TIMRAN and YWCA.
Focus areas: Strengthen organisational capacity, advance women’s rights and gender equality, and contribute to sustainable movements.
Value: Flexible, longer-term funding and organisational support
Deadline: 11 November 2026
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#AI4Elections Hackathon
Issued by: Rise Networks
Focus areas: Design and develop practical, responsible technology solutions that advance electoral integrity, transparency, inclusion and democratic participation in Nigeria.
Value: ₦10 million cash pool, virtual technical bootcamps and mentorships
Deadline: 12 November 2026
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Civic Action and Community Empowerment
Issued by: InformAction
Focus areas: Support Kenyan grassroots and community-based organisations in Narok, Laikipia, Turkana, Bungoma, Busia and Isiolo Counties working to advance human rights, strengthen accountability and promote citizen participation.
Value: KES 800 000 to 1 300 000 per organisation
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Community-Led Action for Climate and Environmental Justice
Issued by: Oilwatch International
Focus areas: Support community-driven action to defend territories, resist fossil fuel expansion and advance just, community-centred energy futures.
Value: Up to US$5 0000 per grant
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Empowering Women
Issued by: RAJA – Danièle Marcovici Foundation
Focus areas: Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and improving living conditions. African NGOs need to partner with a French organisation.
Value: Up to €20 000 per project
Deadline: 13 November 2026
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Impact Evaluations in East and West Africa
Issued by: Center for Effective Global Action
Focus areas: Conduct policy- or programmatically relevant impact evaluations in East and West Africa.
Value: US$200 000
Deadline: 15 November 2026
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation – Medium-size Grants
Issued by: Global EbA Fund
Focus areas: Initiatives that demonstrate collaborative and innovative approaches to advancing EbA by addressing systemic barriers to scalability and contributing to global learning and policy dialogue.
Value: Up to US$500 000 per grant
Deadline: 16 November 2026
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Enhancing Economic Transformation in Conflict- and Migration-Prone Regions in Ethiopia
Issued by: European Union
Focus areas: Support sustainable and durable solutions for forcibly displaced populations and affected host communities in Ethiopia.
Value: €9 million
Deadline: 20 November 2026
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Leverage Fund Institute Round Two – Social Justice in South Africa
Issued by: ACT Ubumbano
Focus: Support network and ecosystem strengthening, organisational resilience, community capacity and collective action in South Africa.
Value: R700 000 to 975 000 per allocation for a two-year period from March 2027 to February 2029.
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Maternal and Newborn Health Care System in Ethiopia
Issued by: Czech Development Agency
Focus areas: Strengthen the Ethiopian maternal and newborn health care system.
Value: CZK32.3 million (2026-2028)
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme
Issued by: Kingdom of the Netherlands and FATE Foundation
Focus areas: Empower young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 to build sustainable ventures.
Value: Up to €30 000 for prototype development, as well as enterprise management training,
business incubation and advisory, and mentorship and networking.
Deadline: 30 November 2026
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If you know of additional funding opportunities the African NGO Fundraising Hub should include, or if your organisation offers funding support for African NGOs, please get in touch.
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*Disclaimer: These funding opportunities are issued by specific organisations, and the African NGO Fundraising Hub is not responsible for the accuracy of the information.
