This week, the U.K. Department for International Development launched a new page designed to make it easier for the aid agency’s development partners to find funding opportunities — a tool that has garnered the approval of a number of implementers.
Various filters make searching for opportunities easier. Users can choose the type of fund available per country or per sector, or which funds are applicable for a particular type of organization. For example, nongovernmental organizations, U.K.-based nonprofits and humanitarian relief organizations may be eligible to apply to DfID’s U.K. Aid Match fund, but not U.K.-based diaspora groups, local government institutions in partner countries or companies doing business with the agency.
Each fund, however, caters to specific sectors. The Match fund, for instance, has funding available for water and sanitation projects or those relating to livelihoods, but it doesn’t offer support for organizations looking for funding for technology-related activities or emergency crises.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
