British Council Go Digital Collaboration Fund for Sub-Saharan Africa
Application Deadline: 7th of February 2021 at 23.59 (UK).
The fund is designed to foster international connections at a time when international travel is restricted. In light of this, we are supporting partnership projects where organizations in the UK connect virtually with organizations overseas, in order to deliver collaborative projects.
An Official Development Assistance compliant project proposal should:
* Demonstrate that projects will make a positive contribution to the social and economic development of the Official Development Assistance country involved;
* Aim to further sustainable development (a development that is likely to generate lasting benefits for the population of the country to which it is provided) or improve the welfare of the population.
Eligible countries
Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
What Costs can the Grant Cover?
Direct project costs include:
* Staff time to deliver the project
* Training costs
* Professional fees
* Translation and interpreter fees
* Equipment and materials
* Activities relating to learning, advocacy and community engagement
* Evaluation
* Promotion
Submitting an Application
* Applications will be made through the Submittable platform.
* Submittable works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Please make sure you are using a supported browser.
* You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials in order to submit the forms.
* The platform has collaboration enabled, you will be able to invite your partner to collaborate on the form – the link is visible on the top right-hand corner named ‘Invite Collaborators’.
* You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.
Application Questions
Expect to be asked to provide the following:
* A project summary
* Backgrounds on all partners
* A breakdown of partner’s roles and responsibilities during the project
* A budget
* How your project will make a positive contribution to the social and economic development of your partner countries and improve the welfare of the population (Official Development Assistance compliant)
* What challenges you foresee and how you plan to overcome them
* Equality Diversity and Inclusion policies in place
Contact
If you have any queries, please get in touch: TeamWales@britishcouncil.org
To learn more, please visit wales.britishcouncil.org