SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Enriched International · Found: 2026-03-11 11:11

EU-funded program implemented by Expertise France supporting transition to circular economy in Eastern and Southern Africa, including waste management, recycling value chains, and plastic pollution reduction.

Source: https://expertisefrance.fr/en/projects/switch-circular-economy-eastern-and-southern-africa

Funding Details

Contact: Expertise France, 40 boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris, France. No program-specific contact email or phone listed on the page.
Last Checked: 2026-04-20 10:33

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Applicant must be an SME, startup, or circular economy business operating in one of the 14 target countries (South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia)
Organization must operate in the plastics/packaging or e-waste value chains — the two priority sectors of the Matching Grant Facility
Women-led and youth-led enterprises, as well as informal waste workers transitioning to formal roles, are priority target groups

Project Scope

Funded activities must contribute to circular economy transition: waste reduction, reuse, repair, remanufacturing, or recycling
Technical assistance recipients must demonstrate potential to improve business model viability and investment readiness for scaling

Required Documents

Prepare documentation on business model, current growth stage, and investment plan to apply for Matching Grant Facility support

Constraints

Geographic scope strictly limited to Eastern and Southern Africa — activities outside the 14 target countries are not covered
Policy support activities are channeled through regional policymakers (primarily COMESA) — direct policy advocacy by non-regional NGOs is not a primary mechanism

Historical Context

Program published May 2025, launched April 1, 2025. No prior rounds identified — this appears to be a new program with no predecessor. Two factsheets published February 2026 suggest active knowledge production phase is underway.

Why it was added

GIZ/bilateral waste capacity building

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