CSO/NGO Accreditation Process

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) desiring to be accredited to the GEF for purposes of receiving documentation, participating in NGO consultations, and attendance of the GEF Council meetings may apply to the GEF Secretariat for this purpose. Application form can be found here.

All such applications must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or an authorized senior official of the CSO/NGO and must be accompanied by information on the organization's competence and relevance to the work of the GEF. Such information should indicate the particular areas of the GEF to which such competence and relevance pertains and should include, inter alia, the following information:

• (a) The purposes of the organization, its date of establishment, the location of its principal office, and the country or countries in which it is active;
• (b) Information as to the programs and activities of the organization in areas relevant to the GEF, and in which country(ies) they are carried out;
• (c) Copies of its annual reports with financial statements, and a listing of governing body members and their country of nationality;
• (d) In respect of membership organizations, a description of its membership, indicating total numbers and their geographical distribution.

On the basis of the information provided in accordance with established procedure, the GEF Secretariat will accredit any CSO/NGO that has established its competence and relevance to the work of the GEF.

Application Form PDF    -   Application Form Word