IKI Small Grants

Aga Khan
Manzur is a farmer from Kosht village in northern Pakistan’s Chitral district. He now grows saffron grows with minimal water, even during the dry season. © Aga Khan Foundation
Turning climate risk into
opportunity in the
Himalayas

IKI Small Grants partnered with the Aga Khan Foundation to finance local projects that converted climate risks into business opportunities benefiting 4,000 people. Read more here

Namibia project story
Olivia’s journey with solar-powered bikes in Windhoek

A local initative in Namibia is developing sustainable transport solutions and empowering local communities.
Find out more here.

FNEC News Benin
How fish save
sacred forests

Benin’s National Fund for Environment and Climate and IKI Small Grants boost sustainable farming to conserve woodlands and pastures, empower communities and transform livelihoods.
Read more here.

NDB News Botswana
© National Development Bank
From diesel to solar – Botswana’s farms go green

In Botswana, IKI Small Grants partners with the National Development Bank to offer local grants so farmers can transition to renewable energy solutions. Read the news here.

Featured project
team photo in the sea
Featured project: Managing ghost fishing in the Colombian Pacific

ECOMARES in Colombia worked with IKI Small Grants between 2022 and 2024. See the project description and learn how the project reduces and manages abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear in the Tribugá Gulf of Colombia.

Rwanda funding
Youth matter IKI Small Grants
How a local NGO secured €3.6 million in future funding

Rwandan environmental organisation supported by IKI Small Grants obtains long-term funding. Read the news here.

Funding Areas
IKI Small Grants
funding areas

Funded projects are active in:
• Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
• Adapting to the impacts of climate change
• Conserving natural carbon sinks
• Conserving biological diversity

Kenya/Nepal
With support from Germany’s IKI Small Grants programme, local organisations worked with communities in Kenya and Nepal to manage the spread of alien invasive species and effects of drought in essential native forests. © IMPACT / GIZ / AMITATIONS
From Kenya to Nepal:
protecting forests from
alien species

Local organisations are effectively controlling invasive species in native forests, restoring nearly 300 hectares of damaged ecosystems. Read more here.

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WELCOME TO THE IKI SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME

IKI Small Grants supports projects and organisations worldwide that tackle climate change, address local adaptation, and conserve forests and biodiversity. Get to know the programme, learn about funding opportunities, and get inspired by good approaches from IKI Small Grants projects.

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