Small-Scale Project

Financing can be solicited for every project at any location in the country, with the aim of sustainably improving the (essential) livingconditions of a group of persons or communities.

This can be the promotion of a producer’s co-operative, financing the rehabilitation of a community primary school, of a health post (trained, state enrolled and state registered nurses as indigenes from the community, proven of community ownership, and sustainability) and other similar small-scale community-oriented projects directed at income- generation, rehabilitation of moderate vocational training centres, the provision of learning materials, improving general infrastructure, food security or agriculture, construction of water-wells, solar-energy, rehabilitation of community feeder roads and building of community culvert brigdes, and promotion of marginalized women or youth groups or areas.

A proper, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bounded share of the  the target group (beneficiary population) is necessary, and therefore required.

However, salaries, conferences, travel and related travel costs, workshops, and direct micro-credit programmes cannot be financed by the Embassy.

The Embassy’s financing may not exceed the maximum amount of 50,000,000 (fifty million Leones).  It should be categorically noted that the Embassy does not co-finance a project or sets of projects, irrespective of the nature and suitability of the project objectives listed.

Funding request (in hard copies, for electronic copies will be ignored) should be titled  “Request for Funding” and should be forwarded with the relevant and completed documents to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany at 3 Middle Hill Station, Freetown.

The project has to be descrete and accomplished within one budget year, and executed within three (3) to four (4) months.  Any delay in the completion of a project will have to be only with the prior permission of the Embassy.  The application has to contain a detailed description of the project and project location, current problem analysis, measurable objectives (expressed in concrete terms), and some proforma invoice of the realization cost.  A specimen application form and proof of application of funds for the project proposal can be obtained from the Embassy Webpage.

Further information can be obtained by visiting the Embassy from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 12.00 noon, or establishing contact through the e-mail:  free%27%diplo%27%de,wz-1000, Tel: 076 697 645.