Light a Single Candle Foundation

Type of project: Proposals should focus on: 1) Economic sustainability, sustainable income development-based initiatives that address poverty, increase income, teach skills, provide training, and create individual, family, and community economic opportunities. This may include: Agricultural income development projects, Animal husbandry income development projects, Improvement of supply chain & market access development, Value-added post-production initiatives. 2) Food Security & Nutrition This may include: Long-term sustainable agricultural programs that provide a solution to food security, Programs that promote nutrition and food diversity, focusing on malnutrition prevention and/or abatement. 3) Education, Community Training and/or Skill Building Development of individuals, families, and communities toward self-determination and an improved standard of living. This may include: Youth & adult literacy, Financial literacy, Training & skill building, Leadership Development training, Agricultural Capacity Building, Asset building. 4) Community Transformation. This may include: Leadership Development, Water & Sanitation, Food Security & Nutrition, Education, Community Training and/or Skill Building, Housing, Income Development. Location: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti & Jamaica.
Eligibility: The recipient organization must be a not-for-profit USA-based 501 (c)(3) public charity as defined by the Internal Revenue Service code.
Closing date: 6 January 2025
Apply: International Grants toward Poverty Relief – Light a Single Candle Foundation