When communities act,
the Sahel moves forward.
A regional mechanism
rooted in local realities
About Dambe
Funding rights.
Strengthening the power to act.
Dambe Funds Sahel is a regional mechanism that funds and supports civil society organisations promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in West Africa and the Sahel.
Initiated by CAEB and Ebenezer International, the fund puts local organisations, movements and communities at the heart of the responses that concern them.
Proximity
Equity
Local power
2+Funding cycles
70+Organisations supported
4 bn+CFA francs mobilised
15 195+People reached
Our priorities
Acting where rights
must move forward.
Our work combines funding, support and community leadership to drive lasting change.
Youth and health
Improving the sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls, boys and young people, in and out of school.
Rights and protection
Combating gender-based violence, stigma and discrimination that weaken vulnerable people.
Community leadership
Strengthening advocacy, accountability, CSO capacity and the power of communities to act.
How we fund
Funding designed
for local actors.
Three categories of grants match the size, role and pace of the organisations we support.
Community associations
10 to 16 million FCFA- Duration
- 12 to 18 months
- For
- Registered organisations rooted in their community
CSO umbrella organisations
30 to 40 million FCFA- Duration
- 18 to 24 months
- For
- Civil society platforms, forums and collectives
National or local NGOs
20 to 27 million FCFA- Duration
- 12 to 24 months
- For
- Small registered NGOs with strong local roots
Discover the initiatives supported through these funding mechanisms.
View our resultsOur regional presence
A fund serving
the Sahel.
Dambe works as close as possible to the communities and organisations that know the realities of their territories.
Mali
Guinea
Niger
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Chad
Published results
Change is measured
on the ground.
A few results from the thirty initiatives documented by the supported organisations.
ADDSF
Training, then raising awareness among, a new generation.
63 young people trained, then more than 1,000 young people reached.
View the project
RENAJEM
Mobilising young people around their rights.
More than 200 young people mobilised through the published initiative.
View the project
AJDS
Strengthening the autonomy of women and girls.
400 people reached and 500 kits distributed.
View the projectSharing knowledge
Studies, tools and training
to strengthen action.
Studies
Understanding the environments that shape rights.
SRHR literature, enabling country indices, political economy analyses, and mappings of funding and advocacy.
Explore the studies
Training
Eight modules to build CSO capacity.
Citizen engagement, rights-based programming, advocacy, budget analysis, monitoring and international experience.
View the trainingAct with Dambe
Lasting change starts locally.
Discover the funding platform or talk to the team about your organisation and your needs.
