Call for Proposals for Culture Fund’s Culture Impacts Programme

The Culture Fund is an organisation designed to support the development of a sustainable and vibrant arts and culture sector in Zimbabwe that contributes to national development frameworks and programmes. In 2015 the Culture Fund's main grants programme is seeking to foster social cohesion, peace and reduction of poverty among Zimbabwean communities.

The Culture Fund is inviting project proposals that are expected to strengthen the broad participation by Zimbabweans in all spheres of society through platforms that foster free expression; advance gender equality among Zimbabweans through arts and culture interactions; to promote, assert and defend human, cultural and socio-economic rights within communities especially among the youth and women.

Project proposals should address at least one of the three development pathways (pillars) listed below. Project conformity to the following expected outcomes will be considered an asset;

Free Expression

Gender Equality

Rights and Freedoms

Eligibility and Project Duration

Zimbabwean citizens and permanent residents are eligible to submit project proposals by the 15 April 2015. The Culture Fund Board will award grants to a maximum of US$50,000.00 per project. Project implementation is limited to a duration of ten months.

Grant Application Process & Allocation of grants

Grant application forms can be obtained from and submitted to the Culture Fund offices in Harare. The forms are available at http://www.culturefund.org.zw/resources/downloads.The Culture Fund Project Assessment Committee undertakes initial assessment and the Fund's Board makes the final resolutions on successful applications.  

For More Information Contact:

The Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust | P O Box A762, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. Tel. 263-4-794211/ 794617/ 794530