About the Partners
CIVFUND is an afro feminist fund that seeks to provide flexible, accessible, and responsive funding for effective civic engagement of civil society in Africa.
Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) is an independent Tanzanian non-profit organization that provides grants and capacity building services to civil society organizations (CSOs) to enhance their effectiveness in enabling engagement of citizens in development processes.
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) is a Kenyan development grant-making organization founded in 1997 as a public foundation supporting communities to initiate and drive their development agenda by harnessing and growing their resources and securing their basic rights and services from duty bearers.
Project Background
Financial resilience refers to the ability to withstand and recover from financial setbacks impacting income or assets. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which significantly decreased donor support to Africa, and the current political environment that is constricting civic space, it is crucial to empower local organizations to sustainably generate and manage their resources.
Financial resilience and vulnerability are interconnected; thus, initiatives to build resilience must start with identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities linked to exposure to risks and limited access to appropriate resources.