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GLOBAL: Small grants programme for deaf children
Since 2002, Deaf Child Worldwide has supported organisations working to help deaf children overcome the barriers that contribute to their poverty and isolation.
Round 8 of Deaf Child Worldwideโs Small Grants Programme (SGP) opens on 19 March 2009.
The SGP supports projects which show clear, measurable and sustainable improvements to the lives of deaf children and their families in developing countries.
Deaf Child Worldwide fund projects of up to three years and for a maximum amount of ยฃ30,000 (ยฃ10,000 per year). Visit the website for information on the SGP and the application process.
Successful projects must meet one or more of Deaf Child Worldwide strategic aims. Applicants must consider our cross-cutting themes in the development of their proposal.
Deaf Child Worldwide is focusing its activities in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania), South Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and Latin America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). You must be based in one of these countries to apply to SGP.
Applications are only accepted in 'concept note' format in English or Spanish. The deadline for submission of concept notes to Deaf Child Worldwide is 30 May 2009. Selected projects will start in January 2010.
The following documents can be downloaded from the website:
- Background information leaflet containing details of the full eligibility criteria
- Guidance on applying
- Concept note
Additional Information
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain
Website: http://www.deafchildworldwide.info/where_we_work/small_grants_programme/index.html
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When: 27/3/2009
