Small Grants Programme

The Ecuador GEF Small Grants Programme was established in 1994. During its 22 years of operation Ecuador’s SGP Country Program has funded 390 projects for a total of USD 26.84 million, of which USD 12.54 million has been GEF funding and USD 14.30 million in co-financing. These projects have addressed all GEF Focal Areas, with most projects in the biodiversity focal area (263 projects). The program has adjusted its strategy overtime to reflect lessons learnt and to adapt to emerging issues and opportunities. During GEF-6, SGP Ecuador supported 270 community organizations who became involved in resilient socio-ecological landscapes for sustainable development and global environmental protection by implementing strategies and activities affecting landscape resilience. Ten geographically defined Bio-corridors for Living Well were selected to increase and reinforce the initial impacts from GEF-5 initiatives in support of implementation of conservation strategies at community level for globally important ecosystems. This process was led by ten management committees responsible for participatory processes that oversaw the implementation of the projects in the ten selected landscapes.