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GEF Small Grants Programme in AfricaJune 2008

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SGP is a Global Programme

-- 103 countries at present

-- will be 124 by 2009

More than 9,000 projects to date

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SGP Goal: Secure global environmental benefits through community action

Objectives:

Build awareness and capacity of communities, CBOs, NGOs and CSOs

Promote a positive working relationship between civil society and various stakeholders especially government

Develop and disseminate knowledge to improve sustainable development practice and policy

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SGP projects are:

From planning grants of $2,500 to full small grants projects of up to $50,000

Grantees are local CBOs, NGOs, communities – international NGOs can be partners giving support but not grantees

Review and approval of proposals done at country level through the National Steering Committee

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SGP Africa Portfolio by Focal Areas

45%

18%

6%

16%

2%13%

Biodiversity Climate Change International Waters

Multifocal Area Persistent Organic Pollutants Land Degradation

2113 Projects

Grant: $57,911,218

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SGP: Partnerships for Greater Impact

Create synergies, networking and linkages Generate greater impact through replication,

upscaling and mainstreaming Ensure Government Support of GEF SGP

Countries Leverage Financial Support from Bilateral and

Multilateral donor agencies Seek Technical and Financial Assistance from

partners

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Nile Basin: Integrating Local Actions into Regional Framework

SGP Partnership with NTEAP: Practicing Integrated Water Resource Management

Women making handicrafts from the water hyacinth

Natural complementarities between a regional project and a locally driven program. The Nile Transboundary Environment

Action Project (NTEAP) provides a regional vision and serves as a regional forum for community-based actions, while SGP serves as a delivery mechanism for local actions.

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COMPACT: Partnership with UNF/UNESCO for Conservation

COMPACT seeks to demonstrate how community-based initiatives can significantly increase the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in the co-management of globally significant protected areas by working to improve the livelihoods of local populations

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Partnerhsip with Bilateral Donors: Community Water Initiative

People fetching water from safe water pointGolinga, Ghana

Community Water Initiative: promoting local livelihood in partnership with SGP

Funding from governments of Luxemburg, Norway and Sweden and private foundations to enhance community access to drinkable water and sanitation in eight countries of Africa, benefiting more than 100,000 people

Water tank under construction in Abdallah Dieri, Mauritania

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National government support: key to SGP success

Government officials (often GEF OFP) are SGP Steering Committee members

Participation in SGP M&E Policy linkage (linking SGP practices to national

policies) Government endorsement of GEF RAF funds to

SGP Co-financing from the government