Open Call for Proposals for Local Development Projects 2027
01.10.2026 / 16:40 | Aktualizováno: 01.10.2026 / 18:31
The Czech Republic perceives the need to help in developing countries and thus contribute to improving the living conditions of people in the poorest areas. In this context, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Nigeria is announcing an open call for a so-called small-scale local project in the countries of its accreditation.
The aim of the project is to provide financial assistance to sustainable development activities carried out on the spot by local non-political and non-governmental institutions and organizations, thus helping to improve the living standards of the local population, especially in the area of education, health and access to basic living resources. The Government of the Czech Republic contributes to each approved project with an amount of 250,000 – 500,000,- CZK depending on the scope of the project.
Basic conditions for participation in a small-scale local project:
- an application may be submitted only by an acknowledged non-political and non-governmental entity with legal personality
- an experience with development activities
- sustainability of the development project
- a duly completed and timely delivered NEW identification form
- the budget section of the form must apply the current exchange rate of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja:
| 1 NGN | 0.016220 CZK |
| 1 XOF | 0.037510 CZK |
| 1 XAF | 0.037440 CZK |
Serious applicants are asked to fill in the enclosed identification form properly and send it to the email: Abuja.Commerce@mzv.gov.cz (with the subject: Local Development Project 2027) no later than October 7, 2026, 23:59.
