Applications Invited for Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation’s Grant Programme

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About the Organization:

The Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation is a charitable organisation founded in 2010 in the bohemian St. Pauli area of Hamburg. They’ve made it our goal that every persona has access to independent, self-determined and sustainable livelihoods. They support entrepreneurial and income generating initiatives in regions currently excluded from fair access to the global economic system. They partner with local organisations who implement projects within their communities to create positive change and strengthen economic independence. The focus of their work is therefore on strengthening their resources. For this reason, they primarily promote entrepreneurship and educational institutions that aim to create sustainable sources of income.

Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation’s Grant Programme

The Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation is currently accepting applications from specifically local non-profit organizations from South Africa, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, India and Rwanda.

Vision: Every person has access to independent, self-determined and sustainable livelihoods.

Mission: As the Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation, they support entrepreneurial and income-generating initiatives in regions that currently do not have fair access to the global economic system. They work with local organizations that implement projects for positive change and economic independence in their communities.

Focus Areas:

• Value Chains: Growth as they have known it so far tends to be exclusive and not beneficial for a large part of the population. Therefore, this focus area aims to create access to value chains and value for those who are often at the end of global value chains.
• Education: All of the projects aim to empower people in different ways and on different topics. They contribute to inclusive and equitable quality education that enables individuals to make their own informed choices and understand the impact of their actions on the environment.
• Advocacy: Campaigning for a marginalized group or issue is necessary to potentially gain more support or funding, or simply to bring attention to an underfunded issue. It can also be a necessary activity, complementary to direct project implementation, to ensure project success on a systematic level.
• Access to Finance: The term “access to finance” is often used concurrently with the term financial inclusion and aims to provide access to financial services for groups that do not have access to formal finance. It is an enabler for entrepreneurial action that has a greater social impact on the surrounding society.

Funding:

• Amounts between 10,000€ – 50,000€ per calendar year can be funded. The maximum project duration is three years. They encourage applications for multi-year projects as they like to build relationships. However, if there is a good case for a one-year application, it may be considered.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The applicant organization must be recognized as a non-profit organization, NPO or NGO in its respective country. Ideally, organizations apply directly, without intermediary organizations, as they prefer to fund organizations directly to avoid duplication of expenses.
• Applications will be considered from organizations with projects in the following countries: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Paraguay, India, Rwanda and Peru. The project countries are fixed and are not flexible.

Evaluation Criteria:

The entire process from evaluation to funding can take up to 6 months. The main criteria here are:

• Does the project speak to one of the focus areas?
• Does the project seem feasible in the form presented?
• Who is involved in the project? Behind every effective project there is always a strong organization. And both must fit together. That’s why they also take a close look at the implementing organization.

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