EKFS is funding two special programs in the humanitarian sector that focus on child health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
To begin with both programs are going to run over a period of five years and are respectively endowed to date with 3.5 and roughly 3 million euros. The planning envisages using annual special calls for proposals regarding each emphasis to expand them further and intensify their work.
Regional Responsibility (Regular Line of Funding): Central Asia (including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan), East Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania), South Asia (including India, Nepal, and Bangladesh)
Regional Responsibility (Regular Line of Funding): West Africa (including Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone), Southern Africa (including Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia), Southeast Asia (including Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines)
Regional Responsibility (Regular Line of Funding): South America (including Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela), French-speaking and Portuguese-speaking Africa (including Burkina Faso, Burundi, the DRC, Mozambique, Madagascar, Senegal, Gabon, Cameroon, Niger, and Ivory Coast)