The GIZ Green People’s Energy (GBE) project, through its Small Projects Fund, offers financial support to initiatives in the field of decentralised renewable energy. The fund assists organisations in implementing their own non-profit project ideas in sub-Saharan Africa. With its Challenge Call, the Fund is looking for concrete solutions to either of two identified local challenges to address. The expected impact and likely success of the proposed solutions to overcome social, ecological and/or economic challenges in the energy sector will be analysed by an assessment committee before final submission to the decision committee. One key aspect in the analysis is sustainability, meaning that the positive effects of the project shall last beyond the project timeline.
WORTH
- GIZ Contributions can cover up to 80% of the total project costs and must be lower than EUR 125.000. At least 20% of the total project costs will have to be covered by the applicant as an own contribution, in-kind contributions are accepted.
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must be either non-profit organisations or local for-profit organisations in the country of implementation without commercial ties to for-profit organisations from industrialised countries.
- The Challenge Call prioritizes solutions from within the nine Green People’s Energy focal countries: Ethiopia, Benin, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia. However, applications from other sub-Saharan countries are also welcome.
DEADLINE: August 31 2021
To apply and for more information visit here
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