A further three organisations have secured Small Charities Challenge Fund grants
We are pleased to announce that Cerebral Palsy Africa, the Lorna Young Foundation and Mosaik Education have all been awarded Small Charities Challenge Fund grants. These are in addition to the 13 most recent organisations (opens in a new window) that were announced by the Department for International Development (DFID) on 1 March 2019.
Three of the UN’s Global Goals (opens in a new window) – No Poverty , Quality Education and Reduced Inequalities – are specifically being supported with these.
In more detail:
Disability Inclusion project (in Ghana)
Cerebral Palsy Africa’s (link to charity’s website, opens in a new window) 24-month project ‘Enabling education for children with cerebral palsy in Ghana’ will work with the University of Education in Winneba to train special education teachers to create accessible classrooms for children with cerebral palsy. Teachers will be supported to provide educational activities and supportive devices to meet the children’s needs.
The parents and wider community will also be supported to reduce the stigma and increase the understanding around the needs – and benefits of – educating children with cerebral palsy.
Agriculture project (in Ghana)
Lorna Young Foundation’s (link to charity’s website, opens in a new window) 18-month long project is also being delivered in Ghana and is expected to provide training and resources to smallholder farmers through radio.
The new ‘Farmers Voice Radio’ project will work with female farmers working in shea butter production. These often isolated farmers, will be supported to sell their produce for a good price, to mitigate the impact of climate change, and to improve business and livelihood sustainability.
Education project (in Lebanon)
Mosaik Education’s (link to charity’s website, opens in a new window) 18-month project ‘Dardachat Lebanon Expansion’ will support young Syrian refugees in Lebanon to access tertiary education and enable them to reach their potential. It will provide digital and face-to-face psychosocial support to the refugees and establish peer-to-peer mentorship between existing and prospective Syrian students.
More information about Small Charities Challenge Fund grants can be found on our dedicated SCCF page.
SCCF is currently closed to applications whilst we plan for the next phase of the fund. Further information will be published in due course, but you can keep up to date with the latest news by following UK Aid Direct on Twitter (opens in a new window) and Facebook (also opens in a new window).
