The Spark Fund has an open call for applications from youth-led and youth-focused groups and organisations from Namibia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe that are working to create transformational change and improve the lives of young people and their communities. Applications close on 30 April 2022.

What is the Spark Fund?

The Spark Fund invests in youth-led and youth-focused groups tackling injustice and inequality, driving transformational change, and building a more inclusive post-pandemic world by harnessing the power of digital technologies.

Spark Fund grants will be administered by the Global Fund for Children.

What does the Spark Fund offer?

The Spark Fund will distribute grants of between $1,000 and $15,000 USD per year for two years. This grant will be paid in two annual grants - one in June 2022 and another in June 2023. They anticipate funding up to 15 organizations or groups within the region in this funding round.

Spark Fund grants can be spent on whatever the organisation/group needs.

What is the Spark Fund looking to fund?

The Spark Fund panel is looking for applicants that demonstrate a commitment to youth-led change within the region. Applications are invited from organizations/groups that: 

• Are non-profit organizations or groups, including social enterprises
• Are registered and unregistered groups
• Are located and working in Namibia, Lesotho, or Zimbabwe
• Are youth-focused and youth-led (under the age of 35)
• Focus on at least one of the Southern Africa Spark Fund interests:
  • Mental health
  • Quality education and innovation 
  • Reducing inequalities including disability and gender inequalities 

The deadline for applications is 30 April 2022, 23:59 CAT/SAST. 

Please follow the link for more information regarding the fund here: https://spark.globalfundforchildren.org/pages/spring-2022-applications 

Additionally, please find the link for the online application by following the link here: https://vqd068iiq00.typeform.com/to/Jesr1jk4

If you still have questions, please email them at sparkfund@globalfundforchildren.org.