One Day’s Wages is a grassroots movement dedicated to eliminating extreme global poverty. Through their Matching Grant program, they support projects in countries ranked as Low or Medium* on the United Nations Human Development Index.
Applicants may request $5,000 – $30,000; they are responsible for raising 50% of the request amount through ODW’s fundraising platform. Letters of Interest are due by November 15, 2023.
*Low = <0.550 and Medium = 0.550 – 0.699
Eligibility
This grant is open to organizations who:
- Are registered nongovernmental/nonprofit organizations, except religious institutions
- Have been in operation for at least 3 years
- Propose a project in a country with a Low or Medium HDI**
- Propose a project within one or more of ODW’s focus areas (see below)
- Propose a project that will start at least 6 months from the time of submission and can be completed within 12 months
- Align with ODW’s core values of dignity, empowerment, mutuality, transparency, and impact
- Have an active website and social media account(s)
**Exceptions are anti-trafficking projects in Southeast Asia and relief projects in Ukraine
Focus Areas
Eligible projects must be within one or more of ODW’s focus areas.
- Children’s Education
- Climate Impact
- Gender-Based Violence
- Girls’ Empowerment
- Global Hunger
- Human Trafficking
- Jobs & Skills
- Maternal & Child Health
- Preventable Disease
- Refugee Relief
- Water & Sanitation
Fundraising Campaign
Half of the requested funds must be raised by the applicant through a fundraising campaign on ODW’s online fundraising platform. From the start of the campaign, applicants will have 90 days to direct donors to this platform and raise the necessary funds. Only money raised during this time period will count toward the match.
If the campaign does not raise the required amount, a reduced scope of work will be agreed on and ODW will match the amount raised. If the campaign exceeds its goal, the applicant will receive all those funds, but ODW will only match the original goal amount.
ODW does not take any percentage of funds raised, but a 3-6% transaction fee will be charged for credit card payments.
