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Welcome to the +1 Global Fund for Food Security! You were recommended by one of our Network Partners to submit up to 3 nominations for locally-led, earlier-stage organizations working to improve access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food in Sub-Saharan Africa. For more context on how the +1 process works, please see the +1 Overview page.

If one of your nominated organizations is selected, you will receive a USD 1,000 honorarium per selected organization (up to USD 3,000), ****and ****each selected organization will receive an unrestricted grant of USD 12,000 and a range of non-financial support. The nomination process takes less than 10 minutes per nomination. When nominating organizations, please keep the following requirements and preferences in mind, in order to improve your chances of making a successful nomination and securing the honorarium.

<aside> ⚠️ Please note that self-nominations are not allowed without permission from the +1 team. If you believe you are a good fit for +1 support (per the requirements and preferences noted below), please first email Gurpreet Singh ([email protected]).

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Required (all)

1. Improving food security for vulnerable communities anywhere in Sub-Saharan Africa
2. Annual budget of less than USD $500,000 (being slightly over is OK)
3. Locally-led—i.e. majority of the organization's executive leaders were born and/or raised in (or are otherwise reflective of communities in) Sub-Saharan Africa
4. Headquartered anywhere in Sub-Saharan Africa
5. Non-profit, or for-profit with a charitable purpose, excluding government entities

Preferred (one or more)

Beyond the requirements above, +1 Food Security prioritizes specific approaches, regions, and organizational characteristics. Organizations that do not align with one or more of these preferences will still be considered for support, but will have a lower chance of being selected.