New Zealand
Small Grants Fund
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The maximum Small Grants Fund award is $10,000
Save the Children will fund local initiatives that make lasting benefits for children and young people by building their capacity to reach their full potential.
Who can apply?
Children, young people, individuals, organisations, youth workers and communities, interested in advancing children’s rights in New Zealand are welcome to apply.
Focus areas
Projects should focus on child participation, child protection, and child poverty and where appropriate, input from children is expected. For example, your project ideas can be identified, developed and implemented by or with children and young people.
Examples of what can be funded.
The Small Grants Fund will consider funding research, project development, start-up costs, training, and appropriate resources, conferences and meetings.
Examples of what will not be funded.
Capital items such as office equipment, on going project costs, leisure activities, medical expenses, retrospective funding, projects taking place off shore and those undertaken by national and local government will not be considered.
More information
General Conditions for Successful Applicants
Past recipients
Pacific Mentors - a new resource to help Pasifika community groups access support services and funding for their management, training and development needs.