Call for applications: Africa No Filter grants

The ANF is funded by the Ford Foundation, Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Open Society Foundation, Hilton Foundation,  Bloomberg, Luminate, and Comic Relief. It seeks to support the development of nuanced stories that shift stereotypical narratives about Africa through research, grant making and advocacy. The ANF’s goal is to leave an empowered narrative-change ecosystem and an informed community of storytellers who work more deliberately to change harmful narratives about Africa.  

The organisation is accepting grant applications for projects that challenge pre-existing and harmful narratives in Africa using innovation, technology, art and creativity. To be eligible for this grant:

• The project must be executed in Africa and primarily for Africans.
• The applicant must have evidence of delivering similar work successfully.
• The applicant must be able to provide a breakdown of the project's total budget.
• If applying as an organisation, the lead applicant must have the legal authority to submit the application.
• The applicant must be available for a short follow-up application interview, where necessary.

Grant allocation

• Organisations – Apply for up to $30 000 for support for their narrative-changing projects.
• Individuals – Apply for up to $15 000 to support narrative-changing projects.

Note: Organisations include creative hubs, charities, institutions, festivals, creative collectives, NGOs and for-profit organisations. If successful, the organisation must have a registered bank account for the grant to be paid.

Applicants can apply and find more about ANF here and here, respectively.