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UK Aid Direct

A five-year, £150 million programme that is changing the lives of over 11 million of the world's poorest people with UK aid from the UK Government

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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 priorities for the latest UK Aid Direct funding

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Community Partnership grant

Community Partnership grants for up to £250,000

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Impact grant

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

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Eligibility: Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF)

Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) grants are available to groups that are registered in the UK. Projects can be implemented in any one of the lowest 50 countries in the UN Human Development Index (HDI) or certain countries that DFID considers to be high or moderate fragility.

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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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Last chance to register for the SCCF application guidance webinar

NEWS - Last chance to register for the SCCF application guidance webinar

The Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) application guidance webinar is taking place tomorrow (20th July) morning at 10am GMT.

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Key dates - For Grant Holders

Check the calendar for important project deadlines

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

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

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Watch what happened when @everton footballers @iganagueye @yannickbolasie @alookman_ and Leighton Baines were blindfolded and challenged to a goalball match against a team of blind children at a #UKaid funded school in #Tanzania #football #aid #dfid #children #evertonSara, 42, had to flee her home with her husband and their seven children because of attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria. With their lives uprooted and already a large family to support, she and her husband do not want more children. She has been using family planning services at a clinic run by UK aid partner @mariestopes so that she can control her family's future. "Family planning is very good," she says. "I decided with my husband I don't need more children. We want to stop so they can go to school." #HerFuture #familyplanning #humanitarian #Nigeria #women #girls #dfid #aid@ics_uk Youth Reporters Eleanor and Max interviewed Amanda and Margaret, two inspirational youth activists from Uganda and Nigeria. Listen to the conversation on our Facebook page: Facebook.com/ukdfid #HerFutureThe UN reports that by 2050, nearly 70% of the world's population will be urban with 90% of that urbanisation in Africa and Asia. The Challenge Initiative is ensuring funding is reaching women and girls in developing urban areas, particularly those in slums, letting them take control of their OWN destinies # HerFuture