Luena Foundation

Location:: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Bhutan, Indonesia, Philippines, Timor-Leste; South Asia: Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan; Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan; East Asia: Mongolia; Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Micronesia.
Grant Size:: USD $1,000 – $1,500. Requires at least 25% community contribution, cash or in-kind).
Eligibility:: Registered nonprofit, community-based, or grassroots organizations may apply. Must be locally led (board and staff are primarily from the community served).
Status:: Closed
Closing Date:: Mon 1 Dec, 2025

Small grants to expand access to education, improve learning environments, and create inclusive opportunities for children to learn and thrive.

Other Opportunities

Climate Change and Environment

Diversity and Inclusion

Education and Skills

Fair Trade

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Human Rights

Sustainable Livelihoods

Volunteering

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Location:: Asia, Africa and Latin America
Grant Size:: Up to €5,000. In 2023, €154,714 in new projects was financed, averaging €2,763 per project.
Eligibility:: Groups that, preferably, are officially registered and can manage the financial resources for the project themselves. In Africa, the applicants are mainly existing, registered women's groups. In Asia, project applications have always been submitted by a local NGO on behalf of a women's group. In Latin America, these are almost always existing women's groups. The applications are sometimes submitted by the group itself, sometimes by a local NGO or intermediary person.
Status:: Ongoing

Anti-Racism

Arts and Culture

Climate Change and Environment

Diaspora

Diversity and Inclusion

Education and Skills

Fair Trade

Faith-based

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Health

Human Rights

Policy and Campaigns

Sustainable Livelihoods

Volunteering

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Location:: Africa
Grant Size:: Up to USD $50,000.
Eligibility:: The NAF funds non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, and social enterprises. We fund organisations from nearly every field, but they must be legally registered in their home country. We fund organisations working in education, poverty reduction, health, and human rights, particularly for marginalised communities. Organisations led by women are especially encouraged to apply. We cannot fund individuals or organisations that are registered outside of the African continent.
Status:: Ongoing

Climate Change and Environment

Sustainable Livelihoods

Location:: Global
Grant Size:: Unspecified
Eligibility:: Groups, organisations and companies located anywhere in the world may apply.
Status:: Ongoing