What we stand for

Create new structures, adapted to the needs of a truly African form of development, and change the methods that have been forced upon us.

Patrice Lumumba (first prime minister of independent Congo, murdered in 1961)

We support:

• organizations, initiatives and networks with democratic structures
• projects focused on human rights, women′s rights, ESC (economic, social and cultural) rights, environmentalism, youth empowerment, LCBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) equality
• civic education, qualifications for sustainable development and peacebuilding
• research, scholarship and cultural exchange
• events, seminars, exhibitions

Projects should meet the following criteria:

• initiation by organizations on the ground
• local leadership
• direct contact with the target group, which is invited to actively participate
• grassroots structure, i.e., finances and staff are kept to a reasonable limit

Project applications should include:

• names, addresses and profiles of the applicants and contact persons, banking information
• description of the proposed project, goals, target group, time plan
• analysis of the problem/context
• planned measures and activities
• detailed budget (own resources, third-party funds, amount requested)
• partner organizations, cooperations and/or examples of projects already implemented (if applicable)

We do not subsidize:

• wages
• infrastructure measures
• political parties
• projects whose financial volume exceeds our means to such an extent that even partial financing does not appear meaningful
• long-term programs