The Leadership Fiji (LF) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for its Community Fund grant program.
Objectives
The objectives of the LF Community Fund is to:
- Receive and manage funding from organizations, donors, aid funds, past LF year groups’ and individuals to enable life-changing community developments by making a positive social impact for Fiji’s communities through the use of LFA members talent and skills to:
- Empower communities to be self-sufficient; and
- Facilitate in the development of community-based projects.
- Provide scholarships for disadvantaged developing leaders to participate in Leadership Fiji programs.
- Offer continued development opportunities for LF Alumni members.
Thematic Areas
Project proposals must be aligned to at least one of the thematic areas outlined below:
- Child Development
- Education
- Food & Nutrition
- Animal Protection
- Development and Protection of Women and families
- Leadership Training
- Promoting Democracy, Free exchange of ideas/knowledge and
- Sustainable Community Environmental Projects
Funding Information
Total funds requested for the community project must not exceed FJD 10,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be over the age of 18 and a citizen of Fiji – Individual Applicant.
- Your group/organisation must be registered in Fiji and have an operational bank account in the Applicant’s group name – Organisation/Group Applicants.
- The allocated funding does not cover administrative costs for the project including but not limited to traveling, wages, payment of superannuation funds, etc
- The project proposals should be financially sustainable.
- The project must have the capability of generating revenue or in the case of infrastructure easily and cheaply maintained.
- Each applicant and/or recipient community can only submit one project per year.
- The project must be completed within one year from when the grant is given.
For more information, visit Leadership Fiji.
