The grant scheme is now open for applications and will close on 11 July 2025 at 11.59 pm.
If you’re interested in applying, we invite you to join our information session on 11 June 2025 between 10 am – 12 pm.
You can book your spot here.
The grant scheme is now open for applications and will close on 11 July 2025 at 11.59 pm.
If you’re interested in applying, we invite you to join our information session on 11 June 2025 between 10 am – 12 pm.
You can book your spot here.
The Wales and Africa grant scheme is a flagship initiative of Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa programme. The scheme enables community groups and organisations in Wales to access funding for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of UN Sustainable Development Goals and deliver benefits to Wales and Africa.
Applicants can apply for funding between £5,000-£25,000 for a 12 month project. If you wish to discuss a project outside of this funding range, please contact the WCVA grants team.
Working with Sub Saharan African partners, projects must make a tangible contribution to one of the four following themes:
We seek to contribute to protecting the mental and physical health and wellbeing of communities in Africa through our grants. Examples of this could include:
We will support individuals or groups of young people or adults in Wales and/or Africa to gain skills and knowledge. Examples of this could include:
We will support initiatives that reduce environmental degradation and biodiversity loss in Africa. We’ll also support strategic and practical work to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to protect people from the impacts of climate change on food supplies, water availability or safety. Examples of this could include:
We seek to promote realistic and sustainable livelihood opportunities in Wales and Africa, ensuring that marginalized individuals are included in grassroots economic and social development. Initiatives that we support include:
Safeguarding considerations will form a part of the assessment process, we encourage you to join Hub Cymru Africa’s training, to help you identify all safeguarding considerations before you submit an application. If this is not possible, all grant recipients will be required to attend training upon grant award.
Hub Cymru Africa offers four levels of training:
Hub Cymru Africa and WCVA also offer 1:1 safeguarding surgeries to discuss any aspect of your practice.
To register for a training course, please visit the Hub Cymru Africa website.
The grants scheme can be accessed by groups in Wales who work in collaboration with Sub-Saharan African partners to deliver a diverse range of activities. The lead applicant must be based within Wales.
All activities should clearly demonstrate a benefit to Wales and a fit with one or more of the four thematic areas. Please refer to the scheme guidance for the full eligibility criteria and a list of the types of organisations we will fund.
The application window is open from 9 May 2025, closing at 11.59 pm on 11 July 2025.
The earliest activity can begin is 15 September 2025.
To apply for the funding, you will need to register with WCVA’s Multipurpose Application Portal (MAP). If you have previously registered with MAP, you can log in by entering your username and password on the home screen.
Organisations can register by visiting the website map.wcva.cymru.
If you need help registering on MAP, please follow this video.
Hub Cymru Africa can assist with project support and development and ensuring you have all the correct supporting documents in place for your organisation. They are also able to assist in looking for funding from other funding streams for projects linking Wales and Africa.
You can contact the Hub Cymru Development and Support Team at: advice@hubcymruafrica.org.uk
This guide is designed to help applicants to understand more about the Wales and Africa Grant Scheme, including who can apply for funding, what projects can be funded, and what is required from applicants.
For general queries on the application process please email walesafricagrants@wcva.cymru or call 0300 111 0124.
For support on the development of your application please contact enquiries@hubcymruafrica.org.uk.
Read about the fantastic 12-month projects we’ve funded through round 1 of the 2022-25 Wales and Africa Grant Scheme.
The Wales and Africa grant scheme has enabled organisations like Teams4U and Chomuzangari Women’s Co-operative to run projects that are improving period dignity for young girls.
The Family Tree Project is helping rural communities in Malawi to become more self-sufficient, resilient to natural disasters and more economically stable.
Funding from the Wales and Africa Grant Scheme has helped six projects boost women’s rights and livelihoods in Uganda and Lesotho.
Funding from our Wales and Africa grants scheme has supported Size of Wales to empower women while tackling climate change.
If you have any questions or would like to speak to us about your project idea, please contact the Grants Team on 0300 111 0124 or email us at walesafricagrants@wcva.cymru.