International solidarity, local action
The Solidarity Support Facility (SSF) portfolio shows what flexible, trust-based micro-grantmaking makes possible: communities across Southern Africa defining their own struggles and translating regional advocacy frameworks into local practice.
Where the funding lands
South Africa, Malawi and Zambia host the largest concentration of grantee activity — reflecting where partner networks and fiscal agents are strongest.
What the funding supports
Social Justice and SRHR & Gender Justice dominate the portfolio, together representing where community-based civil society is placing its energy right now.
Themes are not mutually exclusive — a number of projects are tagged to more than one, so counts add up to more than 69.
Three things the data tells us
Reading the thematic breakdown as a regional temperature check, not just a funding tally.
Full breakdown by country and theme
The underlying grid behind every figure above.| Country | Civic/Civil | Economic | Education | Environmental | SRHR & Gender | Social Justice | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| Malawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eswatini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 69 |
Looking ahead
As ACT Ubumbano prepares for the Annual Solidarity Hub in Johannesburg, this portfolio is a reminder of what flexible, trust-based micro-grantmaking makes possible.
Fiscal Agents supporting the work: Churches Action in Relief and Development (Malawi) · Council of Swaziland Churches (Eswatini) · United Church of Zambia · Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
