Grant Program 2024 Africa | Animal-Kind International

AKI-Zuschussprogramm der in Afrika ansässigen Tierschutzorganisation 2021

We're dedicating our 7th annual Grant Program to a great friend and supporter of Animal-Kind International.

Gale Hannigan has been a valued participant in our external proposal review committee since 2019, the first year we created the committee. She declined to participate this year due to health issues, and before she died, she donated a substantial portion of the total amount we've allotted to our 2024 grant fund.

The 2024 grant program is named after her, The Gale Hannigan Memorial Africa-Based Animal Welfare Organization Grant Program.

Our grant program reaches worthy Africa-based organizations, beyond our Partner Organizations, and supports them to implement high impact projects aimed at improving the lives of animals (mainly dogs, cats, donkeys, and horses, and secondarily "livestock": cows, pigs, goats, chickens). This is the 7th year that we've been able to hold the only grant program that specifically targets animal welfare organizations in Africa and that is 100% donor-funded!

The 2024 Grant Guidelines are here
The 2024 FAQs are here
The 2024 AKI Grant Application is here

We received 77 proposals for funding this year! Our 8th annual grant program will open in mid-2025. We'll post dates and information on our website and social media pages.

Watch Videos from our 2024 Grant Recipients

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World Rabies Day-Tanzania Small Animal Veterinary Organization & Animal-Kind International

Animal-Kind International is supporting Tanzania Small Animal Veterinary Organization to spay/neuter, de-worm, and vaccinate against rabies, and provide vet care to cats and dogs living on the street. TASAVO is comprised of a group of dedicated, mostly young/recent vet graduates, who donate their time to help the homeless cats and dogs in their communities, mostly in and around Dar es Salaam.

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There's nothing cuter than a baby donkey: at AKI Grantee Blind Love's Sanctuary

Blind Love in South Africa provides sanctuary for rescued horses and donkeys. They were a recipient of an Animal-Kind International Africa-Based Animal Welfare Organization Grant in 2023 and again in 2024. Watch a baby donkey trying to get attention of her mother in this video.

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Start Over Israel rescues 3 donkeys and a colt

After five days tied up, in the sun, without water, two donkeys were rescued. A third was found nearby. On their way to the Start Over Sanctuary, the team rescued a crippled colt, abandoned in the middle of the road. Watch as these four animals are shown kindness for the first time, and see how they are beginning to feel joy.

Animal-Kind International's 2024 Grant Recipients

Nairobi Feline Sanctuary is a three-time AKI grant recipient (2020 and 2021) and now, 2024. Part of the sanctuary's roof caved in due to the heavy rains in April and May. That caused extensive damage to the electrical system at the sanctuary. NFS repaired the roof (including mitigating the potential for a recurrence), but the extensive electrical repairs will require an electrician and funds, beyond the limited NFS budget. Their 2024 grant project, Emergency Electrical Repairs, will fund the needed repairs and restore a safe and functional environment for NFS staff and the cats and will allow NFS to resume normal operations, including the proper storage of food and medical supplies. NFS is a safe haven for rescued and stray cats in the Nairobi area with a mission to provide shelter, medical care, and a loving environment for felines in need.

An electrician inspects the ceiling and electrical system at Nairobi Feline Sanctuary in Kenya.

Cats are lounging around in a yard at a sanctuary in Nairobi, Kenya.

Many cats lounging around a sanctuary in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization in Tanzania is a 1st time AKI grantee. Their grant project, Medical Care for New Intakes at Lake Zone Animal Sanctuary, will fund the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and adoption of street dogs and help LAZAWO expand their rescue/adopt campaign in Mwanza. Specifically, the AKI grant will fund emergency intake of medically fragile dogs, an adoption advertising campaign, and purchase of proper leashes for dogs adopted from their sanctuary. LAZAWO plans to sterilize, deworm, treat wounds and mange, vaccinate, and hold up to 40 street dogs while they await adoption and "hopes that by providing free vaccines and sterilizations, adoption will be seen as a viable alternative to breeding."