Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Project — Nigeria

Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Project — Nigeria is sponsored by Not specified (listed as open funding for NGOs in Africa). This project supports non-profit organizations in Nigeria focusing on youth empowerment and reintegration.

Up to €900,000 for youth reintegration in Nigeria, €400,000 for peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and other open funding for NGOs in Africa this week Up to €900,000 for youth reintegration in Nigeria, €400,000 for peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and other open funding for NGOs in Africa this week Grants, Call for Applications, Funding , jobs, Fellowship for African Nonprofits, Social Enterprises, Faith-based Organizations and Impact Individuals.

Hello Changemakers 👋🏽 This week’s roundup covers a wide range of sectors, including peacebuilding, youth empowerment, women’s leadership, conservation, child welfare, climate action, animal welfare, and more. Read through carefully and share with anyone in your network who might need it.

🔹 Up to EUR 900,000 – Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Project, Nigeria 🔹 Up to EUR 400,000 – zivik Funding Programme, Peacebuilding and Democracy 🔹 USD 25,000–50,000 – SEED Grant Program, Oneness Revival Team 🔹 Up to EUR 5,000 – WEP Seed Grant, Nigeria and Sierra Leone 🔹 Up to USD 10,000 – Purpose Earth Grant and Mentorship Program 🔹 Up to USD 10,000 – Lady Freethinker Urgent Need Fund, Animal Welfare 🔹 Up to USD 5,000 – Conservation Nation Grant Program 🔹 Up to USD 2,000 – Global Climbing Initiative Economic Development Grants 🔹 Up to USD 1,000 – Global Climbing Initiative Social Impact Grants 🔹 USD 500–1,000 project grants – ECOWAS Young Women Leaders Fellowship 🔹 UEFA Foundation for Children Grants 🔹 Fellowship – ECOWAS Young Women Leaders Fellowship 🔹 Fellowship – African Union Youth SRH Ambassadors Initiative 🔹 Training – SRHR Litigation Training, Centre for Human Rights 🔹 Call for Submissions – ISS Young Changemakers 2026 Peacebuilding & Democratic Governance Grant Amount: Up to €400,000 This programme supports NGOs working on crisis prevention, conflict management, peacebuilding, democracy-building, and youth participation in conflict-affected regions worldwide.

Beyond funding, it offers project guidance, networking opportunities, and evaluation support to strengthen sustainable peace initiatives.

Youth Empowerment & Livelihoods Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Project — Nigeria Grant Amount: Up to EUR 900,000 (24 months) This project supports nonprofit organisations in Southwest Nigeria to implement programmes empowering local youth and supporting the sustainable reintegration of returnees in Oyo State.

Focus areas include climate-smart agriculture, youth-led enterprises, sustainable livelihoods, economic self-sufficiency, and climate resilience. Projects will serve communities in Awe and Ilero, Oyo State. ISS Young Changemakers 2026 Grant Amount: Not specified The African Futures and Innovation Programme of the Institute for Security Studies invites young Africans aged 18–35 to share innovative ideas about Africa's future.

Selected participants will contribute original perspectives on governance, education, technology, climate action, peace, and economic transformation at the African Futures Conference 2026, taking place in a hybrid format on 13–14 October 2026.

Women’s Leadership & Gender WEP Seed Grant Program 2026 — Nigeria and Sierra Leone Grant Amount: Up to EUR 5,000 The Women Environmental Programme is accepting applications under the WomenPower2030: Feminist Accelerate Actions for Sustainable Development project.

Grants support women-led and women's rights organisations in Nigeria and Sierra Leone working on gender equality, climate action, sustainable development, and women's leadership. Environment & Conservation Purpose Earth Grant and Mentorship Program 2027 Grant Amount: Up to USD 10,000 This programme supports purpose-driven leaders and organisations developing projects that create positive environmental, community, and cultural impact.

Selected applicants receive grant funding of up to $10,000 alongside professional mentorship, digital promotion, and a dedicated project page on the Purpose Earth website. Focus areas include environmental protection, climate solutions, community transformation, cultural collaboration, and social impact.

Lady Freethinker Urgent Need Fund 2026 Grant Amount: Up to USD 10,000 This fund provides grants to nonprofit organisations and registered NGOs working to rescue animals, provide emergency care, improve animal welfare, and raise public awareness worldwide. Open to eligible organisations from any country that have been officially registered for at least two years.

UEFA Foundation for Children — Call for Projects Grant Amount: Not specified (project-based) This global funding programme supports NGOs improving the lives of vulnerable children through sport, education, health, and humanitarian initiatives. It prioritises inclusion, gender equality, disability access, child protection, and long-term community impact.

Funding decisions are made annually by the Foundation's Board of Trustees based on the scale and quality of each project. Global Climbing Initiative — Social Impact Grants Grant Amount: Up to USD 1,000 These grants support community-led climbing projects promoting inclusion, equity, leadership, and access for underrepresented groups.

Projects must reduce barriers to participation and create more welcoming and diverse climbing communities outside the continental United States or within Indigenous communities in the United States.

Climbing Initiative — Economic Development Grants Grant Amount: Up to USD 2,000 This programme funds community-led climbing projects that promote sustainable economic growth through job creation, tourism, strengthening local businesses, and climbing-related economic opportunities. Open to projects outside the continental United States or within Indigenous communities in the United States.

Grassroots & General Support SEED Grant Program 2026 — Oneness Revival Team Deadline: 20 December 2026 Grant Amount: USD 25,000–USD 50,000 This grant supports NGOs worldwide with annual budgets of less than USD 100,000. It funds grassroots initiatives, organisational capacity building, sustainable development, and projects creating positive social, economic, and environmental impact.

The grant is offered as a one-year general support or project grant. ECOWAS Young Women Leaders Fellowship Grant Amount: USD 500–1,000 This fellowship empowers young women from ECOWAS Member States to address climate-induced human mobility challenges through leadership development, mentorship, and community-based pilot projects.

African Union Youth SRH Ambassadors Initiative Grant Amount: USD 500–1,000 The AUDA-NEPAD COYYA Programme, in partnership with AECID, invites young Africans aged 18–35 to apply as Youth SRH Ambassadors.

Selected ambassadors will support youth leadership, sexual and reproductive health advocacy, digital engagement, community mobilisation, and awareness of African Union frameworks including Agenda 2063, the African Youth Charter, and the Maputo Protocol.

Training & Capacity Building Centre for Human Rights — Training on Litigation of SRHR The Centre for Human Rights invites applications for a training programme strengthening litigation skills related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights across Africa.

Designed for legal practitioners, civil society actors, human rights defenders, researchers, adjudicators, and community advocates working to improve access to justice and accountability for SRHR-related violations. Humanitarians of Africa Awards 2026 If you work in the social impact sector, you already know that some of the most meaningful work across Africa rarely gets the recognition it deserves.

The Humanitarians of Africa Awards exist to change that. Hosted by Hexa Media Africa, the awards celebrate individuals and organisations creating lasting impact across the continent across 12 categories. Nominate yourself, a colleague, or an organisation doing meaningful impact work across Africa.

Social Impact Marketing Summit 2026 — REGISTER The fourth edition of the Social Impact Marketing Summit takes place virtually on November 19th and 20th, 2026, under the theme AI for African Nonprofits: Powering a New Age of Social Impact. Over 1,000 nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, communicators, and development professionals from across Africa have attended previous editions.

This year, the focus is on helping organisations move beyond the AI conversation and actually start using these tools across communications, fundraising, storytelling, and programme delivery. Signals from the Sector — Take Our Survey We are conducting the first research report of its kind on AI and digital communications across African civil society, and we need your organisation to be part of it.

The survey takes 8 minutes, is completely anonymous, and every organisation that completes it gets a free advance copy of the report before it is presented publicly at the Social Impact Marketing Summit and Awards in November.

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