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Luena Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Microgrants for Community-Led Education Access in MENA 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Luena Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization that partners with locally-led, community-based organizations across the Global South to improve the lives of vulnerable children. We fund grassroots initiatives that create safe, inclusive, and lasting opportunities for children to thrive, with 100% of public donations directed to projects in the field.
Grant size: Up to USD $1,500
This call is open only to small, locally led, community-based organizations. To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
Be a registered nonprofit, community-based, or grassroots organization, or a formally recognized community organization
Have total annual organizational revenues of USD $50,000 or less
Be locally led, with decision-making authority, financial control, and day-to-day management based in the community served
Operate as an independent organization, not a chapter, program, field office, or fiscally sponsored project of a larger NGO
Be directly responsible for project design and implementation (no pass-through or intermediary funding)
Be able to contribute at least 25% of total project costs through cash, materials, labor, or other in-kind support
Demonstrate basic accountability and transparency, including the ability to manage funds locally and report on activities
The following are not eligible:
For-profit companies, including social enterprises registered as for-profit entities, businesses, or consultancies, even if the proposed project is charitable in nature
Large public or private universities, research institutions, and academic centers
Individuals or informal personal appeals
Municipal, regional, or national government authorities (indigenous community councils or cabildos may be eligible when acting as community-based governing bodies, not as state authorities)
Medium or large NGOs or INGOs
Organizations that are part of, fiscally sponsored by, or operationally dependent on larger national or international organizations
Projects managed primarily by external consultants or distant headquarters
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