Guidelines for Ghetto Go Green Micro-Grants

1. Introduction
Kampala faces increasing frequency and severity of extreme climatic events especially floods
and high temperatures. The effects of climate change disproportionately and severely impact
the impoverished ghetto communities where the poor city dwellers live, the majority of whom are
young people who lack or have limited climate adaptive capacity. Subsequently, the poor
residents in the ghetto communities are trapped in a cycle of vulnerability to climate shocks due
to the continued loss of assets and disruption of income-generating activities.
With the impacts of climate change increasingly felt and young people being uniquely
vulnerable, their role in designing and implementing solutions to enhance the adaptive capacity
and resilience to flooding and heatwaves is inevitable.
The Ghetto Go Green Microgrants will provide catalytic funding to youth-led solutions that are
inclusive, innovative, and sustainable to enhance the adaptive capacity and resilience to
flooding and heat waves in Kampala’s vulnerable ghetto communities.
The micro-grants will help young people to develop, deploy, grow, and replicate context-specific
climate adaptation solutions targeting the highly vulnerable groups in ghetto communities of
Kamwanyi, Kitintale, Kunnya, Kinawataka and Kirombe in Nakawa and Kisowera, Kanyanya,
and Kyebando in Kawempe, Kampala.
2. Geographical Coverage
The Ghetto Go Green Micro-grants will only accept applications from youth-led organizations
operating in the Nakawa and Kawempe Divisions of Kampala.
3. Eligibility for Applicants
Applicants should fulfill the following criteria to be considered for the Micro-Grant:
(a) Be a youth-led or youth focused organization, with a majority of leadership positions held by
young people aged between the ages of 18 and 35.
(b) Seeking micro-grant for either a new or supporting existing community-based initiative
including those previously supported by NAC BUT demonstrate great impact in the
community and need for scalability .
(c) Youth-led or youth focused organizations recognizably working in the Nakawa and
Kawempe Divisions of Kampala. (proof of previous projects and credible referees should be
attached in case the organization is not registered)
(d) Be a fully subscribed member of Network for Active Citizens(NAC)
(e) Demonstrate commitment to advancing climate action and building resilience among young
people with focus to addressing flooding and heat waves.
4. Eligibility for Solutions
All submitted climate adaptation solutions must fulfill each of the following criteria to be deemed
eligible for support:
(a) The solution should be developed with involvement of the young people from the targeted
communities and implemented by a youth-led organization.

(b) The solution should target the wider community to contribute to improving the adaptive
capacity and resilience to flooding and heat waves.
(c) The solution should be implemented and completed within five months’ period.
(d) Solution MUST be implemented in one or more of the ghetto communities of Kinawataka,
Kunya, Kirombe, Kyebando, Kanyanya, Kamwanyi, Kitintale, and Kisowera.
(e) The solution must have a potential for sustainability after the implementation period.
(f) The request for support towards the solution must cost not more than UGX 4,000,000 to be
piloted, replicated, or scaled.
(g) Demonstration on how the solutions link to existing GGG/CCAM activities and facilities will
be an added value to the proposal.
5. Application Process
(a) Interested youth-led or youth focused organizations may apply from the date of the call Upto
31 st December 2025
(b) The following application documents will be submitted via gggmicrogrants@gmail.com :
i. A filled application form, implementation plan, and budget as provided by Network for Active
Citizens.
ii. Registration documents/ project reports and list of credible referees if not registered
6. Selection Criteria
The Ghetto Go Green Micro-Grant Review Committee will review all applications for the award
of the micro-grants based on:
(a) Relevance (20%).
i. The solution demonstrates a strong understanding of the target community's needs and
local context.
ii. The community-based initiative (solution) aligns with the Ghetto Go Green Project’s goal to
improve the young people’s resilience to climate change effects in Kampala’s climate-
vulnerable urban areas.
iii. The solution shows commitment to building positive and long-term collaborative
relationships between young people and their communities.
(b) Impact (30%)
i. The initiative demonstrates a clear potential to create impact on the target communities.
(c) Innovation (10%)
i. The initiative offers a unique and creative youth-led solution as well as a fresh idea to
increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of targeted vulnerable communities to
flooding and heatwaves.
(d) Feasibility (20%)
i. The initiative has a clear, well-structured, and realistic implementation plan.
ii. It demonstrates a clear understanding of the resources, timeline, and budget required for
effective execution.
iii. The project represents good value for money, with a clear and appropriate budget.
iv. The youth-led organization can implement the proposed initiative (solution) within the given
timeframe and budget.
v. The applicant has clear understanding of key barriers to successful deployment of the
solution and how the team plans to overcome them.

(e) Sustainability (20%)
i. A clear understanding of how the applicant plans to meet the financial needs of the solution
beyond the micro-grant.
ii. The initiative includes strategies for sustainability beyond the micro-grant period to ensure
continued impact.
7. Award of Micro-grant
Successful applicants will be contacted via email and provided with information on further steps,
including due diligence, agreement signing and fund transfer procedures. Both successfully and
unsuccessful applicants should be able to hear from NAC not later than 15 th January 2026.
8. Contacts
For any inquiries, the applicants may reach out to the Ghetto Go Green Team via
gggmicrogrants@gmail.com or activecitizenuganda@gmail.com or call +256 393 216 240

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