Small grants: www.awdf.org/the-process/small-grants
solutions, in learning from experience, and in being agents
of lasting change. These organizations must share the
Foundation’s and the Aga Khan Development Network’s
(AKDN) goals in the fields of health, education, rural
development, and strengthening of civil society.
Main grants: www.awdf.org/the-process/main-grants
Solidarity Fund: www.awdf.org/the-process/solidarity-fund
Legacy Fund: www.awdf.org/the-process/the-legacy-fund
Project – the Foundation funds programs
in countries where it has offices and local professional
staff to monitor implementation. Does not fund
construction or individuals.
type of grant:
World AIDS Day Fund: www.awdf.org/the-process/
world-aids-day
Additional application materials: annual report, financial
statement, brochures/leaflets, any other media materials
that are available (i.e. photographs, press clippings,
posters, and videos)
deadline:
ongoing
how to apply: There
are no formal application
procedures. Before developing full proposals, enquiries
should be made to the Foundation office in the country
where the proposal originates or where the project would
be executed. Please note that a precondition for funding
is the existence of an office, in the same country, which
can evaluate and monitor projects we fund. To check on
the existence of an Aga Khan Office in your country of
interest, please see: www.akdn.org/akf_grantees.asp
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 901, Washington,
D.C. 20006, USA
The Aga Khan Foundation also has offices in
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, India, East
Africa, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique,
Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Uganda, U.K., and West Africa. For addresses for the
Foundation in these locations, please visit this site:
www.akdn.org/akf_grantees.asp
email: [email protected] (U.S.) For country specific
contact information, please visit the following site and
click on country of interest: www.akdn.org/countries.asp.
telephone: +1 202 293 2537
website: www.akdn.org/akf
address:
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
45 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, USA
[email protected]
telephone: +1 212 792 2900, toll free +1 800 889 7146
website: www.ajws.org
address:
email:
countries/regions:
Africa: Senegal, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire
Asia: Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada,
Egypt, India, East Africa, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar,
Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, U.K., West Africa
countries/regions:
architecture, civil society, culture,
economic development, education, health, historic cities,
humanitarian assistance, microfinance, music, planning
and building, rural development
topics/subjects:
political empowerment, civil liberties,
sexual health and rights, international human rights,
women’s rights, natural resource rights, economic justice,
disaster relief, LGBTI rights
topics/subjects:
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) focuses
on a small number of specific development problems
by forming intellectual and financial partnerships with
organizations sharing its objectives. Most Foundation
grants are made to grassroots organizations testing
innovative approaches in the field.
description:
Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, American
Jewish World Service (AJWS) works to realize human
rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS
pursues lasting change by supporting grassroots and
global human rights organizations in Africa, Asia,
Latin America, and the Caribbean and by mobilizing
supporters in the U.S. to advocate for global justice.
Working together, the AJWS community strives to build
a more just and equitable world.
The Foundation is largely an implementing organization
rather than a grant-funding agency. Grants are normally
given to local organizations interested in testing new
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