Grants:Regions/Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
This funding region includes the following countries:
Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Djibouti; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Republic of the Congo; Réunion; Rwanda; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; São Tomé and Príncipe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; The Gambia; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Contact us
editRapid Fund
editIf you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ssa_rapid
wikimedia.org
General Support Fund
editIf you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ssa_fund wikimedia.org
Program Officer
editWilly Buloso
Program Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa
wbuloso-ctr
wikimedia.org
wikimedia.org
Location: Kenya
Timezone: UTC+3
Language(s) spoken: English, French, Swahili
Regional calendar
editPlease reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
General Support Fund - Round 2 (2024-25)
February 10 – March 1, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
February 10, 2025
Renewal deadline
March 1, 2025
Submission deadline
March 3 – April 11, 2025
Review and translation
April 11 – May 1, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 16, 2025
Decision announced
May 20 – June 25, 2025
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2026
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2026 / August 15, 2026
Final or first year report due
General Support Fund - Round 1 (2025-26)
August 11 – September 5, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 5, 2025
Submission deadline
September 11 – September 20, 2025
Review and translation
September 20 – November 4, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 14, 2025
Decision announced
November 28 – December 12, 2025
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2026
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2027
Final or first year report due
General Support Fund - Round 2 (2025-26)
February 10 – March 1, 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
March 2, 2026
Submission deadline
March 3 – March 16, 2026
Review and translation
May 4 – April 13, 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 20, 2026
Decision announced
May 21 – June 7, 2026
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2027
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2027
Final or first year report due
Regional Committee
edit- Azogbonon, August 2021 - Engage in the promotion of free knowledge, the development of Beninese and African content (history, culture, men and women, etc.).
- Aristidek5maya, August 2021 - I am a photography consultant and professional image reporter in working life. As a Wikimedian, I am a volunteer trainer and head of the Wikiquote project within Wikimedia Cote d'Ivoire. Finally, I am President and co-founder of an NGO which fights for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Côte d'Ivoire.
- CapitainAfrika, September 2023 - I have joined the Wikimedia Movement from 2017. Certified trainer for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, I played an important role within the Wikimedia movement in the DRC in programming events and supporting local leaders of new communities in the country.
- Gilbert Ndihokubwayo, September 2023 - I’m Information and communication professional from Burundi, a certified trainer for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, Kiwix for Schools. I have joined the Wikimedia Movement from 2019. I support the vision of a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
- Dnshitobu, September 2023 - My name is Fuseini Mohammed Kamal-Deen, a co-lead of the Gurene Wikimedia Community at the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group and a professional teacher and projects coordinator in Ghana. I am passionate about using technology to promote education, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.I am a member of the Cybersecurity Professional Association in Ghana. I am a co-facilitator in the Dagbani Wikipedia Saha tele-education program on TV.
- Pellagia Njau, September 2023 -I'm a Computer Science Engineer from Tanzania, I joined Wikimedia Movement in 2017, with different contributions and roles. I'm also a Kiwix Co-Ordinator in Tanzania and interesting in gender related programs.
- Iwuala Lucy, September 2023 - I'm a Language Professional, passionate about Indigenous Language Advocacy. A member of Igbo Wikimedians User Group and Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. I also serve as Core Team Member of Wiki Loves Monuments International Team.
- Aimeabibis, September 2023 - I am a cartographer with a passion for information and communication technologies (ICT). As a Wikimedian, I am a volunteer trainer and responsible for projects related to the Gender Gap within the Wikimedia User Group Benin. Additionally, I serve as the volunteer treasurer for the association les sans pagEs.
Browse Applications
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