Thank you for your interest in the Dakar Women’s Group.  The DWG Charity Committee’s mission is to manage resources allocated by the Dakar Women’s Group (DWG) Executive Committee as well as resources provided by donors,  for charitable activities targeting thesocially and economically disadvantaged, especially women and children in the Dakar area. The Charity Committee disburses several million CFA a year to non-governmental organizations and associations who meet the Charity Committee’s mission and guidelines requirements.  The Charity Committee screens applications, visits projects, delivers money and other donations, and follows-up on project activities.

If you know of or are part of a group seeking funding for 2012, please read the following paragraphs prior to filling out the financing request form (see below).

For any questions, please contact Charity Committee Co-Chairs: Claire Halgand (77 148 8104, halgandgirls@yahoo.com); Sharon Nossiter (77 109 3467, sharonnossiter@gmail.com)

EMAIL: charity@dakarwomensgroup.org.

Who are Eligible and non-Eligible applicants?

Eligible applicants
DWG  CC supports two main categories of projects:

1. Projects with a social mission such as schools, health centers, orphanages training centers etc.
2. Economic projects such as associations producing and selling goods and/or services
   Projects outside of the Dakar region will be considered in some cases.

Non-Eligible applicants:
Individuals are not eligible to apply for DWG grants.

What are Eligible and Non-Eligible Expenditures?
Eligible expenditure

• Physical Capital Expenditure such as tables, benches, desks, bookcases, beds, closets, refrigerators, stoves, sewing machines, computers, building new structures or re-furbishing old ones (including raw material and labor), etc….
• Human Capital Expenditure such as training workshops (including instructor fees, transportation and accommodation for the trainees), workshops to create associations, etc...
• For projects with a social mission, operation and maintenance costs (O&M) are eligible for funding. However, priority will be given to capital expenditures within the same project.  Such O&M costs include hygiene products, school supplies (such as textbooks for academic schools and sewing materials for training centers), etc.
• For economic projects, working capital expenditures such as cloth for a sewing business, raw materials for making goods etc. are eligible on a one-off basis under some conditions.

Non Eligible Expenditures:

• Wages and Salaries for the staff of the beneficiary organization
• Rental of premises and utilities.
• Any expenses that cannot be documented
• Prizes for competitions (monetary or otherwise)
• Bibles, Korans, or any other type of religious materials
• Religious instruction.
• School fees/Scholarships
• Capital for Micro-Credit Schemes

What is the Funding ceiling?
Maximum amount allowed is CFA 1.5 million. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis based on the projects merits.

What is the Calendar?
Applications have to be received by October 15, 2011. At the end of the selection process, approved projects should expect to receive funding by February/March 2012.

Volunteer Opportunities : English | pdf |

Charity Presentation : English | pdf |

Donations

Leaving Dakar or just cleaning house? We no longer take donations but recommend the
following institutions for donations:

Boys clothes, boys toys and school materials, sheets, blankets

Empire des Enfants (Medina):
Contact: Ibrahima Niang, empiredakar@hotmail.com, tel : 33 842 21 55
Village Pilote (Yoff)
Contact: Loic Treguy, info@villagepilote.org, tel: 77.637.99.01

Ker Yermande (Hann)
Contact: Paula Bradbury, pbradbury@paoc.org, 77 455-9139

Baby clothes and accessories (up to 2 years old)

Orphelinat La Pouponniere (Ouakam)
Contact : soeur Justina de Miguel, pouponsfmm@yahoo.fr, 77 427 2012
Orphelinat La Rescousse (towards VDN)
Contact : Aissatou Diagne, Tel: 77 425 29 02

Furniture, mattresses, blankets, cleaning materials and products, computers, sheets etc.

All of the above addresses, plus:
SOS Villages D’Enfants (towards VDN)
Contact: Mme D. Toure, dieynabatoure@yahoo.fr, Tel : 77 641 7985

For additional help, contact ZamZam Khalfani, zamzamk@hotmail.com, tel:
77 6456133 / 77 5522131

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