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UK Aid Direct

A five-year, £150 million programme that currently reaches more than 11 million beneficiaries

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What we fund

UK Aid Direct supports civil society organisations working on sustained poverty reduction in marginalised and vulnerable communities

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Latest funding round - Specific focus

Read more about the specific focus and priorities of the latest UK Aid Direct funding round

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Community Partnership grant

Community Partnership grants are available for up to £250,000

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Impact grant

Impact grants are available for between £250,001 and £4m

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Case Studies - People we have helped

UK Aid Direct grant holders work to reduce poverty overseas

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Team - who we are

UK Aid Direct is delivered by a team with extensive experience in fund management

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Priti Patel visits MicroLoan Foundation – a UK Aid Direct grant holder

NEWS - Priti Patel visits MicroLoan Foundation – a UK Aid Direct grant holder

Secretary of State for International Development, Priti Patel, recently visited MicroLoan Foundation, an organisation supporting over 6,000 of the poorest women in Southern Malawi

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Key dates - For Grant Holders

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Videos, presentations and guidance for applicants and grant holders - the learning hub

Visit the Learning hub for UK Aid Direct to view a selection of carefully selected videos, guidance, recommended readings and more

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Thanks to UK aid, children like Ratha are getting the emotional support they need to recover from trauma so they can draw and dream of a happier future. #refugees #ukaid #child #children #childrefugees @unicef_ukLouisa Medhurst is a DFID Humanitarian Adviser based in Ethiopia. Growing up in Faversham in Kent, Louisa wanted to work for the United Nations having been influenced by events such as the Rwandan Genocide. Louisa leads on UK aid humanitarian programmes which support refugees in Ethiopia including the emergency response for South Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict in their country – there are now over 378,000 refugees from South Sudan in Ethiopia. “Due to the conflict in South Sudan, in October/November last year we saw a sudden increase in the number of refugees crossing into Ethiopia. We were able to quickly respond with emergency support. One element of our support helped Plan International to set up ‘child-friendly spaces’ for refugee children. Here they can play, receive counselling and try to rebuild their lives after the trauma they have witnessed in South Sudan. “65% of the South Sudanese refugee population are children. Seeing the programmes running and providing smiles and hope for these children who have had to flee their homes and many of whom have left family members behind or even lost them in in conflict – this makes the job worthwhile. The impact of UK aid on the lives of children who have experienced such trauma is huge”. Picture: @unicef Ethiopia/2017/Benjamin Reese #refugeeday #refugeecamp #dfid #ukaid #humanitarian #crisis #refugees #southsudan #ethiopiaFrom refugee to MBE: Akuja was today honoured for helping girls in South Sudan go to school to achieve their dreams. She leads the Girls' Education South Sudan (GESS) programme which has, thanks to #UKaid, reached more than 180,000 girls in the country. #GlobalBritain #SouthSudan #development #girlseducation #education #DFID #MBE #educationforall #buckinghampalaceMeet Sawsan, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon who is now working as an accountant in a Lebanese textile manufacturing business, thanks to a @mercycorps project funded by #UKaid. The project is helping connect small and medium sized Lebanese businesses with Lebanese and Syrian workers, as well as providing training and grants to help the businesses expand. Creating jobs in countries such as Lebanon that are hosting large numbers of Syrian refugees was one of the key commitments of the 2016 London Syria Conference. One year on, the international community has gathered again for the Brussels Syria Conference today, to reaffirm commitments made in London, and to pledge additional support to the @unitednations Syria appeals for 2017. Over $6 billion was pledged today, which will go towards helping support Syrian refugees like Sawsan as well as the many Syrians in need inside Syria. Picture: Russell Watkins/DFID #SupportSyrians #syriaconf2017 #futureofsyria #syriacrisis #syriaconflict #Syria #Lebanon #refugees #jobs #textiles