Deadline: Ongoing
CJIFA is an initiative that accelerates the launch and scale up of high impact, market ready blended climate finance structures in developing economies in Africa.
supports robust engagement of communities at the frontline of the climate crisis together with governmental and private sector partners in collectively developing scaling up solutions that enable them to overcome shocks, rebound and continue pursuing goals set by their sub-national governments, national development blueprints, regional and international policy instruments.This fund drives locally-led, evidence based advocacy, by supporting innovative community response initiatives that struggle to attract funding in the traditional donor landscape but are potentially transformative.- It promotes co-creation and cross-sectoral learning with the private sector, acknowledging that communities need to be involved in the process of finding their own solutions to challenges based on their own contexts.
- Supports joint pilot initiatives (social enterprises) on viable community solutions in adaptation, mitigation and financial mobilization with CSOs and private sector.
- CJIFA will apply its extensive outreach and convening power to catalyze strategic dialogues between communities, CSOs and the private sector. Cultivating relationships over time in order to influence private sector actors to play an active role in promoting communities’ climate resilience
Funding
This funding opportunity is up to EUR £ 15,000 with first time annual grants that are made with the intention of renewing them for multiple years.
Eligible Countries
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Rwanda, Niger, Cameroon, Malawi, Tunisia, Botswana, Uganda, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Cote D’lvoire, Liberia, Mauritius, Egypt, Tanzania & Morocco.
Application Process
- Fill out the form in in all the spaces provided
- Fill out the attached Word template, watching out for the provided word limits in each section.
- Fill out the attached Excel-based Budget template to accompany your submission.
- Fill out the attached Proposal template, watching out for the provided word limits in each section.
- Please, upload the attachments to the relevant fields on the form below after filling them
Evaluation Criteria
We evaluate eligible applications based on the following criteria:
- Innovative Initiatives: It supports creative and pioneering projects that bring about positive change in climate justice.
- Catalytic potential: Does the project contribute to climate mitigation and/ adaptation in developing economies?
Is the project replicable and/ scalable? - Mobilization: Does the project have the potential to mobilize governmental and private sector partners in collectively developing solutions, and pursue goals set by their sub-national governments, national development blueprints?
- Sustainability: Socio- cultural respect, community participation, political cohesion, economic sustainability, and environmental sustainability. Compliance with the nation’s sustainability goals.
- Inclusivity: Has the project included women, youth, people living with disabilities (PLWD), minority groups, and indigenous people.
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