$2000 Africa No Filter Grant

About Africa No Filter

With this Grant, we support the development of nuanced and contemporary stories that shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within and about Africa.

Through research, grant-making and advocacy we aim to build the field of narrative change-makers by supporting storytellers, investing in media platforms and driving disruption campaigns.

Vision

Our vision is a world where the prevailing narrative within and about Africa is reflective of a progressive and dynamic continent.

Mission

Our mission is to connect and build the field of narrative change makers in Africa; Support storytellers and dissemination platforms to crowd in more progressive, nuanced storylines and to drive disruption campaigns that challenge harmful narratives

Goal

ANF’s goal over time is to leave an empowered narrative change ecosystem and an informed community of storytellers who work more deliberately to change harmful narratives within and about Africa.

Africa No Filter Kekere Storyteller Grant

The Kekere Storytellers Fund pays micro-grants to content creators, wordsmiths, performance artists, visual artists and journalists to create and publish unique and compelling content that shifts prevailing stereotypical narratives about their communities or subject. 

This ANF’s way of ensuring that funding, which is limited and rarely accessed by up-and-coming storytellers, reaches everyone with a compelling story to tell. 

Eligibility for Africa no Filter Grant

• Bloggers, musicians, illustrators, graphic designers, scriptwriters, vloggers, podcasters, playwrights, photographers, documentary filmmakers, choreographers, poets, journalists, authors, producers, artists and publishers based in Africa. 

There are many Scholarships opportunities for international students you can apply for today and win if you want to further your education on any subjects. There are all in this blog.

Applicants must be aged below 35 years and produce ground-breaking work and creatively challenging harmful narratives within their local and digital communities.

Grant Amount

Amount: $500 – $2000.

Africa No Filter Grant Application Deadline

Deadline: 26 July 2021

How to apply and win Africa No Filter Grant this year

To win any Grant you must apply to the Grant and must follow the instructions. As a grant for Africans, you must be an African to win Africa No Filter creative Grant.

Also you need to be creative to win this scholarship. Please make sure you provide real Data and make sure everything you will be writing is true.

You will be required to write about your project and what you will use the Grant to do. Be as clear as possible and be straight to the point. Don’t fantasize but be realistic.

To win this Grant, make sure your project is feasible and people oriented. Follow the instructions and you will win this Grant.

Other Funding from Africa No Filter

1. Operational Support Grants

Africa No Filter offers Operational Support Grants to not-for-profit organisations aligned to our mission. Applicants must be based in Africa and the Diaspora (work must benefit African creatives, artists or storytellers).

Funds can be used to cover operational costs to keep the organisation going whilst it conducts its work.

Operational Support Grants are open to creative hubs, narrative change organisations, media houses, festivals, galleries, digital platforms etc., that support individual storytellers. This can be through program delivery, job creation, residences, networking opportunities, training and capacity building creatives, artists, journalists etc.

Eligibility: not-for-profit organisations aligned to our mission. Applicants must be based in Africa and the Diaspora.

Amount: $10,000 to $25,000.

Deadline: 27 August 2021

2. Project Support Grants

Africa No Filter Project-Support Grants support the delivery of creative projects on the continent by storytellers and media platforms that are using art, innovation, tech and creativity to challenge stereotypical narratives about Africa. Grants must be for a specific project, with a clear start and end date and project milestones.

Eligibility: Individual storytellers and arts, culture, and media organisations in Africa and the Diaspora. The grant supports theatre, comedy, literature, digital animation, film, and visual art projects by individuals and organisations.

Amount: Up to $25,000.

Deadline: 27 August 2021

3. Capacity Building Grants

Africa No Filter Capacity Building Grants support the delivery of upskilling and training projects on the continent.

Eligibility: Individuals and organisations who are using traditional and new media, art, innovation, tech and creativity to challenge stereotypical narratives about Africa.

Grants must be for a specific project, with a clear start and end date and project milestone.

Amount: $5,000 – $15,000 for individuals and $10,000 – $25,000 organisations.

4. Convening Grants

The Convening Grants support the facilitation of exchanges, conversations, dialogues and debates about narratives of Africa and how these narratives are built and sustained. 

At ANF, we strongly believe in supporting the narrative-change community and amplifying the voices of stakeholders on the continent and in the African diaspora on issues that shape perceptions about Africa.

Eligibility: Open to organisations and individuals that organise forums, debates, panel discussions and dialogues with both African and diaspora speakers – including includes young people and subject matter experts – to generate insights on things that shape perceptions about Africa. Discussions should also challenge negative stereotypes about Africa.

Amount: $5,000 – $15,000.

Deadline: 27 August 2021