Sub-Saharan Africa

Top Funders

National Endowment for Democracy: $11.3 M
Foundation to Promote Open Society: $6.6 M
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: $6.2 M
Robbins Family Foundation: $6.0 M
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $5.9 M
Carnegie Corporation of New York: $5.6 M
Bloomberg Philanthropies: $5.0 M
NoVo Foundation: $2.6 M
American Jewish World Service - Donor Advised Funds: $2.5 M
Ford Foundation: $2.5 M
GHR Foundation: $2.1 M
Peace Direct: $1.9 M
Comic Relief UK: $1.9 M
The International Development Research Centre: $1.6 M
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation: $975.0 K
Catalyst for Peace: $950.0 K
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: $923.6 K
Humanity United: $837.8 K
Fund For Global Human Rights, Inc.: $722.9 K
The Oak Foundation: $700.0 K
American Jewish World Service: $671.0 K
Robert Bosch Stiftung, GmbH: $652.7 K
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation: $640.0 K
King Baudouin Foundation: $553.3 K
U.S. Institute of Peace: $452.0 K

Issue Focus

Gender Equality: $16.1 M
International Development: $10.1 M
General - Supporting Stable, Resilient Societies: $10.1 M
Democracy-building: $9.8 M
Accountability and Transparency: $8.5 M
Peacebuilding: $6.2 M
Transitional Justice: $5.2 M
Countering Violent Extremism and Counter-Terrorism: $5.1 M
Migration: $5.0 M
Conflict and Atrocities Prevention: $5.0 M
Gender-based Violence: $3.6 M
Conflict Resolution: $3.0 M
General - Resolving Conflict and Building Peace: $2.1 M
International and Regional Institutions: $1.7 M
Rule of Law and Institution-building: $1.5 M
National Security, Foreign Policy, and Diplomacy: $1.0 M
Climate Security and Natural Resource Management: $1.0 M
General - Preventing & Mitigating Conflict: $646.6 K
Cybersecurity: $388.3 K
Peace Negotiations: $218.6 K
Weapons: $149.2 K
Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration: $148.2 K

Strategy Focus

Funding for General Support

3% $1,967,952 50 Grants = 8%

Sample Grants

Catalyst for Peace
awarded a grant for $4,500 to Salam Institute for Peace and Justice

For community education about forgiveness and community reconciliation, through Arabic translation of a feature film about the nationwide program in Sierra Leone.
Urgent Action Fund - Africa
awarded a grant for $5,100 to TVVT-ZIMBABWE

To hold an emergency peaceful march on the voter registration process so as to raise the public profile on gender considerations of the voter registration process.
Channel Foundation
awarded a grant for $25,000 to International Civil Society Action Network

For the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders' awareness-raising, capacity-building and monitoring of UNSC Res. 1325 and 1820 implementation in South Sudan.