U.S. Embassy Accra Special Self-Help Program

The U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Program aims to provide small-scale assistance to Ghanaian community-based organizations. The program awards grants to implement short-term, small-scale development projects that include significant community involvement. Eligible projects are those that demonstrate potential for women’s empowerment and women’s economic development. Intended participants are communities that have identified a need and seek funding to resolve it using sustainable means. * Eligible projects include those that demonstrate potential for women’s empowerment and women’s economic development * Intended participants are communities that have identified a need and seek funding to resolve it using sustainable means * Projects must include significant community involvement * Grants are available for small-scale development projects * The program encourages the submission of eligible proposals