No. The JSIF does not provide loans. The JSIF provides funding for community based projects. Community projects funded by JSIF may fall under one of the following categories:
- Infrastructure : This involves the construction and equipping of early childhood development centres, primary and all-age schools, health centres, etc.
- Social Services: This involves Vocational skills training, literacy training, conflict resolution, substance abuse counseling, among other similar projects.
- Capacity Building: These may include disaster preparedness, organizational development, management of community based resource centres, among others.
JSIF does not fund the following:
- Purchase or lease of land or buildings
- Construction on private land without required legal documents.
- Recurrent costs such as salaries, maintenance and utilities
- Projects sponsored by an individual