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See below for the newest social impact funding opportunities in Africa and around the world.
Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO). International Trade Centre.
• Supports young innovators with a clear understanding of environmental challenges and scalable, acceleration-ready solutions focused on land restoration and green business development.
• Founders, co-founders, or CEOs under 35 who lead legally registered businesses majority-run by young people.
• For the Bootcamp, businesses from any UN-recognized country are eligible. For the Accelerator and Awards stages, businesses registered in developing or least developed countries are eligible. The complete country list is available here.
• $10k prize money.
• Applications are opening soon! Register to get notified.
Seed Grant. Thrive Philanthropy.
• Supports organizations advancing alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, developing plant-rich food systems, and improving access to or awareness of nutritious plant-based foods, with priority given to organizations operating on annual budgets below $500k.
• Nonprofits.
• All countries except USA. Africa proposals are accepted by invitation only or by previous grantees. If you are based in Africa and haven’t been invited to apply for a grant, you are welcome to join Thrive’s other Africa initiatives such as the Thrive Africa Accelerator HERE.
• Up to $5k grants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis (Deadlines are 11:59 pm GMT on: 1 March, 1 June, 1 Sept, 1 Dec).
Small Scale Projects (SSPs) 2027 in Thailand and Laos. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok.
• Supports locally driven projects that advance sustainable development through climate adaptation, sustainable agriculture, water and sanitation, inclusive education, healthcare, support for vulnerable groups, good governance, community development, and gender equality.
• NGOs, Educational and research institutions, Community-based organizations, Social enterprises and other non-profit entities.
• Thailand and Laos.
• Up to ~$23,026 (CZK 500k) grant funding.
• October 20, 2026.
Supporting female entrepreneurship. Her Startup.
• Supports African women-led early-stage companies in emerging industries with high growth potential, requiring an MVP or existing market-ready product and at least US$500 in monthly revenue sustained for six months, through guidance and investment to accelerate growth.
• A female founder, co-founder or CEO (aged 18–35) running a tech-enabled business.
• Africa.
• Seed financing of up to $5k alongside Mentorship & Support.
• October 26, 2026.
Virtual Media Workshops on the 30x30 Target and Marine Protected Areas 2027. Earth Journalism Network.
• Offers training workshops for journalists to strengthen their understanding of the 30x30 marine conservation target, marine protected areas (MPAs), conservation science, Indigenous and community rights, policy frameworks, emerging technologies, accountability journalism, and risk management, while developing engaging, accessible reporting skills through expert presentations and discussions.
• Journalists, media practitioners, and content creators across online, print, television, radio, and social media platforms with experience covering ocean issues, including freelancers and staff from community, local, national, and international media organizations, with particular encouragement for women, rural, Indigenous, and early-career journalists.
• Ghana, Mexico and the Philippines.
• Up to 35 grants of $1,500 each.
• November 2, 2026.
Velocity. The Climate Pledge.
• Supports proven, late-stage climate solutions at TRL 6+ to scale commercially through integration into Amazon’s and its partners’ operations, focusing on materials innovation, circularity, waste recovery, low-carbon materials, industrial electrification, energy storage, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
• Commercially scalable climate solutions at TRL 6 or higher with proven pilots and confirmed customers, developed by eligible Climate Pledge signatories, Amazon suppliers, Earthshot Prize finalists and winners, Climate Pledge Fund investees, Plug and Play affiliates, or nominated operational partners.
• All countries.
• Up to $100k in AWS promotional credits alongside nine months of targeted support.
• November 6, 2026.
EQUALS in Tech Awards. EQUALS Global Partnership.
• Recognizes global, regional, and national initiatives, programmes, products, and services that use technology to advance digital gender equality and close the digital divide through emerging technology inclusion, digital skills and leadership development, and safe, inclusive digital spaces for women and girls.
• Civil society and NGOs, government institutions, international organizations, academic and research institutions, private-sector entities, multi-stakeholder initiatives, social enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures.
• All countries.
• Winners receive recognition from a global, multisectoral partnership committed to gender equality in the digital age, join a strong community of support and expand their networks.
• November 7, 2026.
FBIS Africa Freshwater Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Small Grants. Freshwater Research Centre
• Provides grants to mobilise and publish existing African freshwater biodiversity occurrence data on FBIS Africa, supporting eligible records not already published on GBIF for specified freshwater taxa, with clear ownership and publication permission, complete taxon names, sampling dates and geographic coordinates, and readiness for mobilisation between January and June 2027.
• Freshwater biodiversity data holders, including universities and research institutions, museums and natural history collections, government agencies, NGOs, freshwater biodiversity programmes, and individual researchers or data custodians working through eligible host institutions.
• Africa.
• Up to $10k grants.
• November 9, 2026.
Climate Democracy Accelerator. People Powered.
• Supports innovators developing participatory climate-policy programmes that empower local communities to shape and implement climate solutions focused on renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and just transitions, promoting clean energy access, ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, food security, and inclusive local economic development.
• Governmental institutions, civil society organizations, or NGOs.
• Prioritizes applicants from the four priority countries (Brazil, Indonesia, India, and Mexico), with additional spots available for participants from other countries worldwide, especially in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Provides all participants with a $10k implementation grant, with the top six action plans in each cohort eligible for an additional $15k award.
• November 27, 2026.
👇17 Funding Opportunities above $50k 👇
What’s below for our paid subscribers?
● 10 opportunities from $50k to $200k
● 5 opportunities from $200k to $1m
● 2 opportunity for more than $1,000,000
Including:
$50k for accelerating industrial AI commercialisation across the UAE
€50k for sustainable animal feed and milling innovation
$100k in frontier Tech for women’s and girls’ health
$400k for inclusive human development and poverty alleviation
$500k for transformative education
$500k for scaling ecosystem-based adaptation and climate resilience