Grants:Regions/Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

This funding region includes the following countries:

Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Djibouti; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Republic of the Congo; Réunion; Rwanda; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; São Tomé and Príncipe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Tanzania; The Gambia; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Contact us

Rapid Fund

If you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ssa_rapidwikimedia.org

General Support Fund

If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ssa_fundwikimedia.org

Program Officer

Willy Buloso

Program Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa

wbuloso-ctr

wikimedia.org

Location: Kenya

Timezone: UTC+3

Language(s) spoken: English, French, Swahili

Regional calendar

Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.

General Support Fund - Round 2 (2024-25)

February 10 – March 1, 2025

Applicant support and eligibility check

February 10, 2025

Renewal deadline

March 1, 2025

Submission deadline

March 3 – April 11, 2025

Review and translation

April 11 – May 1, 2025

Review feedback and applicant engagement

May 16, 2025

Decision announced

May 20 – June 25, 2025

Agreement and first payment

January 15, 2026

Midpoint conversation

July 31, 2026 / August 15, 2026

Final or first year report due

General Support Fund - Round 1 (2025-26)

August 11 – September 5, 2025

Applicant support and eligibility check

September 5, 2025

Submission deadline

September 11 – September 20, 2025

Review and translation

September 20 – November 4, 2025

Review feedback and applicant engagement

November 14, 2025

Decision announced

November 28 – December 12, 2025

Agreement and first payment

July 1 – July 31, 2026

Midpoint conversation

January 30, 2027

Final or first year report due

General Support Fund - Round 2 (2025-26)

February 10 – March 1, 2026

Applicant support and eligibility check

March 2, 2026

Submission deadline

March 3 – March 16, 2026

Review and translation

May 4 – April 13, 2026

Review feedback and applicant engagement

May 20, 2026

Decision announced

May 21 – June 7, 2026

Agreement and first payment

January 15, 2027

Midpoint conversation

July 31, 2027

Final or first year report due

Regional Committee

CapitainAfrika, September 2023 - I have been an active member of the Wikimedia Movement since 2017. As a certified trainer for the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, I have played an important role in advancing the Wikimedia mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am currently the co-founder of WikiLinguila and a mentor to many event organizers, actively supporting programming initiatives and empowering emerging local leaders within new Wikimedia communities across the country..
Gilbert Ndihokubwayo, September 2023 - I’m Information and communication professional from Burundi, a certified trainer for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program, Kiwix for Schools. I have joined the Wikimedia Movement from 2019. I support the vision of a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
Dnshitobu, September 2023 - My name is Fuseini Mohammed Kamal-Deen, a co-lead of the Gurene Wikimedia Community at the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group and a professional teacher and projects coordinator in Ghana. I am passionate about using technology to promote education, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.I am a member of the Cybersecurity Professional Association in Ghana. I am a co-facilitator in the Dagbani Wikipedia Saha tele-education program on TV.
Pellagia Njau, September 2023 - I'm a Computer Science Engineer from Tanzania, I joined Wikimedia Movement in 2017, with different contributions and roles. I'm also a Kiwix Co-Ordinator in Tanzania and interesting in gender related programs.
Iwuala Lucy, September 2023 - I'm a Language Professional, passionate about Indigenous Language Advocacy. A member of Igbo Wikimedians User Group and Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. I also serve as Core Team Member of Wiki Loves Monuments International Team.
Aimeabibis, September 2023 - I am a cartographer with a passion for information and communication technologies (ICT). As a Wikimedian, I am a volunteer trainer and responsible for projects related to the Gender Gap within the Wikimedia User Group Benin. Additionally, I serve as the volunteer treasurer for the association les sans pagEs.
Bile rene, May 2025 -
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Husseyn Issa, May 2025 -
Chikeme Chizurum, May 2025 -

Inactive and Past Committee Members

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