Overview: TerraFund for AFR100 Landscapes

Expression of Interest

Expression of Interest Submission Period: April 5 – May 5, 2023

World Resources Institute (WRI), One Tree Planted (OTP), and Realize Impact invite eligible for-profit companies and non-profit organizations to submit funding proposals for land restoration projects that grow trees in 3 key regions of Africa:

• Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley
• Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda
• Ghana Cocoa Belt

Non-profit organizations and enterprises can apply for funding of $50,000 to $500,000 USD to support their work. Non-profit organizations can apply for grants, and for-profit enterprises are eligible for loans. We intend to disburse funding to the selected projects starting in October 2023.

Active restoration work will occur in 2024 and 2025, and monitoring will continue for 6 years after funding is disbursed.

All applications must be submitted through the online TerraMatch system. Applications submitted after May 5 will not be considered for funding. Throughout this help center, you can find information on the requirements for submitting a proposal and details on the project selection procedures.

Watch our webinar below for a comprehensive overview of what we are asking you to do.

A team of independent experts will score each expression of interest according to a standard system. The top-scoring organizations will be invited on May 22 to submit a more detailed full proposal.

Background: TerraFund for AFR100

Restoring degraded and deforested land is key to holding global average warming to below 1.5°C. To fight climate change, boost food security, and help thousands of rural communities thrive, 33 African governments have pledged to begin restoring 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 through the AFR100 Initiative. Hundreds of local innovators are now pioneering project and business models that show that restoration can create a prosperous, net-zero emissions future for Africa.

But they need support. That is why funders are looking to finance the top non-profit community organizations and for-profit businesses that are restoring land by planting and growing trees in rural and urban landscapes.

After selecting of cohort of 100 restoration champions in 2021, the TerraFund for AFR100 initiative is ready to expand its network of partners in the three target landscapes. After a two-stage application process, the new cohort of projects will be announced in fourth quarter of 2023.

To view all the information for this application process offline, please use the link below to download the TerraFund Landscapes Packet. This PDF will have all the information from the 'general information' section, summarized in one document. The document does not contain any new information. 

You can access the downloadable pdf here. Or download the attachment on this article. 

Keep in mind - the information in the pdf packet is subject to change. It is recommended that you check on this help center and your inbox periodically to make sure you do not miss any important updates.