Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s India Fund seeks to catalyze community-centered development and systemic change by funding local Indian NGOs working with vulnerable communities.
They are looking to fund organisations who are:
- working with communities to develop their ideas;
- improving the overall wellbeing of communities in the long-term – not just short-term improvements;
- developing links between their own work and those of the panchayats (in rural areas) and the municipalities (in urban areas);
- aware of and mitigating their environmental impact and seeking to improve the ecology of the area they’re based; and
- working to promote gender equality and support people of all genders to make change.
Geographies: India.
Who can apply: Local Indian NGOs with FCRA registration.
Funding amount: ₹10,00,000 to ₹40,00,000.
Focus areas: community-led development, systemic change, local governance linkages, gender equality, local ecology.
Deadline: Rolling; assessed biannually in March and October.
Learn more and apply here: India Fund | Paul Hamlyn Foundation