Photo: Thomas Spanner
This spring’s application round was marked by strong proposals and an extraordinary opportunity to support several important initiatives. With an additional grant of 5 million DKK from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a total of 19,797,409 DKK has been awarded to 20 projects under the CKU fund, Nexus+ in Ukraine, and the ToRF-window.
The extra funding means that more worthy projects than usual have been approved. Unfortunately, many worthy projects still could not be accommodated. Under the CKU fund and Nexus+ in Ukraine, projects worth 2,602,664 DKK were rejected, while under the ToRF window, the figure was as high as 8,493,998 DKK.
Impactful Themes
The funded projects span a wide geographical and thematic range, but gender equality, climate, and freedom of religion and belief remain central focus areas—often in combination.
Below are the projects that received support:
CKU Fund
- Baptist Church in Denmark: 1,304,196 DKK for sustainable agricultural development and improved nutrition for smallholder farmers in Burundi, with a focus on women and children.
- International Aid Services Denmark: 999,941 DKK to combat gender-based violence in Kenya through training and education.
- Lutheran Mission Association: 999,998 DKK to improve living conditions for pastoralist communities in Tanzania through adult education and climate-friendly agriculture.
- Mission Africa: 1,499,401 DKK for prevention and management of gender-based violence in Mali through awareness and engagement of men and religious leaders.
- Viva Denmark: 1,500,000 DKK to protect children from online sexual exploitation in the Philippines through church and local engagement.
- Mission Aviation Fellowship Denmark: 497,358 DKK for psychosocial support to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
- Leprosy Mission: 499,996 DKK for economic and social empowerment of people with leprosy and disabilities in Ethiopia.
- Hope Denmark: 499,428 DKK for climate-friendly agriculture and demonstration gardens for youth in Uganda.
- Lutheran Mission Association: 499,989 DKK to improve menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls in Tanzania.
- Project Development Aid to Self-Help: 499,283 DKK to strengthen agricultural networks and climate-resilient farming in Tanzania.
- Assist: 499,906 DKK for sustainable agriculture and savings-loan groups for poor farmers in Kenya.
Nexus+ in Ukraine
- Danish Bible Society: 999,404 DKK for Bible-based trauma healing for war-affected families in Ukraine.
- Apostolic Church in Denmark: 999,807 DKK for rehabilitation of Ukrainian veterans and their families.
- Baptist Church in Denmark: 998,592 DKK for psychosocial support and food security for children and families in Ukraine.
- Youth With A Mission Association: 998,919 DKK for Tiny Houses and psychological first aid for vulnerable families in the Mykolaiv region.
ToRF Window
- International Aid Services Denmark: 1,999,647 DKK to strengthen religious freedom in the Swahili coastal region of Kenya and Tanzania.
- Frederiksberg Integration Association: 1,499,101 DKK for youth-led initiatives for religious freedom in Sri Lanka.
- Danmission: 2,000,000 DKK to promote religious freedom in Lebanon through education, advocacy, and interfaith engagement.
- Leprosy Mission: 502,939 DKK for religious inclusion and gender equality in Ethiopia.
- International Aid Services Denmark: 499,504 DKK for peacebuilding and vocational training for youth in Nigeria.
In this application round, larger projects with at least 69 points and smaller projects with at least 51 points were approved under the CKU fund. For the ToRF window, larger projects needed at least 73 points and smaller ones at least 57 points. Finally, a minimum of 48 points was required to receive a Nexus+ grant in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
