School Gardens in South Africa Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and social enterprises and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: South Africa. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant supports the expansion of climate-resilient school gardens in South Africa, benefiting over 5,700 children and providing practical training and career opportunities for young people. The programme is delivered in partnership with the Global Nature Fund and Wild Impact.
About this grant
The Wilo-Foundation is the family foundation of the Opländer family, which owns the Wilo Group. Its funding activities span science, education and social affairs, culture and sport, organised around three impact areas: Creating, Caring and Connecting. Its most important funding areas include responsible use of water resources, climate action, future skills and (social) entrepreneurship, with digital transformation and artificial intelligence treated as cross-cutting drivers. The page highlights a social-area project in which the foundation, together with the Global Nature Fund and Wild Impact, supports the expansion of climate-resilient school gardens in South Africa. According to the page, more than 5,700 children already benefit from the gardens, and young people gain career opportunities through practical training. The project addresses food security and future prospects in South Africa. The foundation also supports projects in locations where Wilo operates worldwide, while maintaining close ties to its home town of Dortmund. The page does not describe an open call for applications, application procedure, or grant amounts for the school garden project.
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Eligibility
The page does not state who may apply, nor describe an open application process for the South Africa school garden initiative. It describes the foundation's funding priorities and its practice of supporting projects in Dortmund and in locations where Wilo operates worldwide.
Key requirements
- ✓Project must be located in South Africa
- ✓Focus on climate-resilient school garden expansion and implementation
- ✓Demonstrated benefit to school children and youth career development through practical training
- ✓Partnership or alignment with Global Nature Fund and/or Wild Impact approach
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for School Gardens in South Africa?
- Eligibility covers organisations in ZA; nonprofit, charity, social-enterprise, community-group, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Regenerative agriculture funding supports soil health, cover cropping, reduced tillage, agroforestry and grazing practices that store carbon and restore land. It comes through agricultural support schemes, research programmes and supply-chain initiatives run with food companies. Applicants often need farmer partners, field trial plans and a way to monitor soil outcomes.
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