The overall objective of the Fund is to enhance the participation of Non-State Actors in the implementation of the ECOWAS Free Movement Approach at regional, national and local levels. The Fund also seeks to strengthen the capacities of Non-State Actors and public local authorities from the West African Region and Mauritania to promote and protect the rights of migrants and to develop networks and cross-border cooperation projects.

Grants provided to NSAs and local public authorities for the implementation of specific projects.

The Non – State Actors Fund selected projects which are currently at various stages of implementation.

10 NSA Fund projects were approved for the following ECOWAS members states Ghana, Guinee Conakry, Nigeria, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire, Niger, Liberia, Senegal, Cabo Verde, Gambia while 5 NSA Fund projects for Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinee Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone are at various stages of evaluation and review process by the Grant Evaluation Committee (GEC).