Al Madad Foundation Grant Autumn 2021
Focus:
Our objective is to support civil society institutions and schools in delivering creative and innovative solutions to problems facing refugee children in the Middle East and Europe. A broad range of initiatives will be considered, but preference will be given to applications that fall under the following themes:
- Identification of innovative and impactful approaches to make education safe, accessible, and resilient in emergencies.
- Implementation of comprehensive wellbeing schemes into existing educational bodies supporting refugee and displaced children
We are particularly interested in the following areas:
Direct pathways to formal education - creating exceptional opportunities for formal and alternative education, and vocational training answering specific needs and presenting realistic solutions for refugee children and youth in the light of the changing world. It is the preference of AMF that education takes place in-person where possible, rather than through remote learning solutions.
Social work and child protection in education - particularly non-formal education and addressing the need for funders to be required to integrate a social work/support professional into projects to document issues and refer cases to existing government or civil society support systems as needed.
Specialist intervention and culturally informed approaches – to help alleviate the emotional scars inflicted by what children have seen and experienced, we encourage tailored art therapy programmes and bespoke cultural preservation projects. We believe that this type of initiative is extremely important and should, ideally, form part of any holistic educational programme for children who have been forced to leave their home country.
Please refer to full details on our website before applying.
How to apply
Organisations can submit one application for any amount up to £250,000 for a defined project of up to three years’ duration.
While the full amount allocated to this call is £250,000, more than one organisation may be selected for funding, and therefore only truly exceptional proposals are likely to be awarded the funding in its entirety. AMF will look favourably on proposals that show real commitment to being cost-effective and demonstrate a high level of value for money.
In order to be considered eligible, organisations must:
- Be a registered charity in the country in which they are headquartered; individuals who wish to apply can only do so in conjunction with a registered organisation (e.g. an academic researcher might apply with the backing of their university)
- Be able to meet our reporting requirements
- Have a Child Protection Policy in place that conforms to the laws of the country in which they operate and a clear methodology that demonstrates that it is appropriately and consistently applied
Submitting an application
Complete the Full Application Template on our website: www.almadadfoundation.org/2021-grant and return to [email protected] no later than 11pm BST on Tuesday, 5th October 2021.
Successful applicants will be contacted Wednesday, 15th December 2021
Successful applications will be selected based on their creativity and ability to add value to the efforts of Al Madad Foundation in providing the best possible foundation from which refugee and displaced children can begin to rebuild their futures.
Kindly note that meeting all eligibility criteria does not automatically determine the success of an application; unfortunately, we expect to receive many more submissions than we are able to fund.
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