About FOG
Small Grant ApplicationAre you spearheading a development or humanitarian project in Guinea and looking for assistance? FOG can help.
Small Grants
Impact
Through partnerships and small grant funds, FOG provides needed materials, organizational support, and capacity building at the community-level. FOG assistance has directly supported the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-Being; Quality Education; Gender Equality; and Clean Water and Sanitation.
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Intro
Friends of Guinea (FOG), a National Peace Corps Association affiliate group, is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization consisting mainly of current and former Peace Corps volunteers serving in Guinea, and their friends and families that aims to, among other goals, work towards the long-term development of Guinea by supporting and initiating worthy projects.
FOG provides one-time, small project grants of up to $500 that support people and organizations which provide direct benefits to the people of Guinea.
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Guidelines / Criteria
- The project must take place in Guinea and benefit Guinean people or communities.
- The project should be sustainable.
- Funds cannot be requested for the following: government agencies, political or religious activity, debt relief, administrative costs (i.e. overheads, salaries, office supplies, or other general operating expenses.)
- Preference will be given to Peace Corps-related projects and organizations based in Guinea.
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Grant application process
- Open grant application cycle: currently ongoing
- Applicant submits completed application and supporting documents online OR via email to grants@friendsofguinea.org with the subject heading “Small Grants Application” during the open grant application time frame.
- FOG will acknowledge receipt of application within one week of submission.
- Applications are reviewed by FOG officers within one to two months of the application submission and informed of funding decision.
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If Approved
- Applicant will be notified and funds will be disbursed.
- Monitoring and evaluation reports and accompanying documents (including pictures) must be submitted at the agreed upon dates.
Accomplishment Highlights
Gender equity
Provided support to organizations such as Association des Jeunes pour la Defense des Droits des Enfants (AJDE), a youth-run NGO in Guinea that works to end early marriage and female genital cutting and promote girls’ education. FOG has traditionally funded Peace Corps Volunteer-led Gender Conferences, which provide leadership skills training to Guinean teenagers.
Investing in youth
Supported NGOs such as Dare to Innovate and Hope of Guinea, which invest in youth through sustainable entrepreneurship development and educational advancement programs.
public health
FOG partnered with NPCA, Friends of Sierra Leone, and Friends of Liberia on the NPCA Ebola Relief Fund which raised $91,000 to fund 30 grants to community-based organizations in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, helping close to 300,000 people.
education and literacy
Promoted literacy through donations to Books For Africa and Partage Québec-Guinée to ship books to Guinea.
Peace Corps Volunteer Support
FOG funds projects led by Peace Corps Guinea Volunteers and community counterparts, including gender conferences, STEAM camps, latrine and water pump construction, and academic support projects.