The FAWCO Foundation Development Grants

     

    The FAWCO Foundation Development Grants financially assist projects which are passionately supported by FAWCO Member Clubs and FAUSA. The purpose of the program is to fund projects that can make an immediate impact and lead to success for the people they support.  The assistance offered should be direct, with a goal of sustainability.

    Through The Foundation, FAWCO Member Clubs and FAUSA have been aiding worthy and reputable charitable projects around the globe for over 45 years.  Some clubs are working “hands-on” with their projects while others make financial contributions or donations of goods.

    FAWCO Member Clubs and FAUSA are passionate about supporting projects that improve the human condition throughout the world. The DGs provide the financial assistance that can help the recipients achieve their goals.

    The Development Grant categories are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the areas of Education, Environment, Health and Human Rights.

     

    2018 DEVELOPMENT GRANTS                  

    There were eight Development Grants offered for 2018.  The recipients were announced at the Interim Meeting in The Hague. The following Development Grants were offered.

    EDUCATION

    For projects promoting literacy, supporting academic studies, building or providing classrooms, libraries or general learning facilities for disadvantaged children or providing training designed to lead to economic and other types of empowerment for women and girls.

    Due to the generosity in sponsorship, there are three awards available:
    The AW Surrey and AWC The Hague Grants will be given to the two general-education nominated projects receiving the most votes.

    The Pam Dahlgren Grant is specifically for an educational program in the geographical area of Africa and will be awarded to the Africa-focused nominated project which receives the most votes.

    AW of Surrey Hope Through Education

    AWC The Hague Creating Better Futures

    Pam Dahlgren Educating Africa's Children

     

    ENVIRONMENT

    For projects promoting the responsible use of the environment to provide for the basic needs of a family or a community.

    Nurturing Our Planet

     

    HEALTH

    For projects providing medical treatment, diagnostic services, preventive care or medical counseling. This can include, but is not limited to, cancer, HIV/AIDS, communicable, non-communicable and environmental diseases, substance abuse, life-improving surgeries, mental issues, the critically ill, the disabled, the aged, medical transport, special needs and maternal health for mothers and children.

    Due to generosity in sponsorship, there are two grants available.  These will be given to the two nominated projects receiving the most votes.

    The Coughlan Family Foundation’s Support In Sickness and Health

    Critical Health Concerns     Sponsored in part by Renuka Mathews

     

    HUMAN RIGHTS

    For projects which provide vocational training, teach practical skills and promote social entrepreneurial initiatives for at-risk/marginalized population groups as well as projects addressing the critical problems of violence, food and shelter, healthcare, education, poverty, advocacy, human trafficking, prostitution, refugees or cultural understanding in a FAWCO Member Club’s host country or the world.

    Due to generosity in sponsorship, there are two grants available. These will be given to the two nominated projects receiving the most votes.

    Breaking the Cycle     Sponsored in part by AILO Florence and AW Eastern Province

    FAUSA Effecting Change For Women and Children at Risk

     

    Is your Club considering submitting an application for the 2019 Grants?  Please consult the Month-by-Month Application Timeline below for useful advice on timely submission of your application.

    Development Grant Application Timeline

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    EDUCATION

    AW of Surrey Hope Through Education      $5500

    Recipient:  A Kindergarten for Tribal Children in India - Hazarwadi, Maharashtra, India          (Nominated by AWC Hamburg)
    Nandanvan has successfully used watershed development ("catching the rain") in desertified areas of Maharashtra, India to replenish groundwater, to increase agricultural production, and to improve the lives of tribal inhabitants, amongst the poorest people of India. To ensure the sustainability of this socio-economic advancement, it is essential that children, especially girls, of these communities receive an education. Fundamental learning skills andhabits necessary for attending public schools can be acquired in kindergarten. This DG will finance construction of a kindergarten building in Hazarwadi to serve 48 tribal families in three villages, where a watershed program was just completed. The 50m 2 building will contain a classroom, kitchen, and sanitation facilities. A needed foundation for future education will be provided, bringing sustainability to the new socio-economic growth. 
     
    Educating Women & Girls Worldwide     $5500
     
    Recipient:  Keeping Backpacks Full of Hope - Dakar, Senegal          (Nominated by AIWC Genoa)
    Secondary education for impoverished girls delays child marriage and pregnancy, creates increased economic growth, reduces population growth and improves children and women’s health. Secondary education can end the vicious cycle of poverty. Keeping Backpacks Full of Hope benefits 174 people – our 58 slum-dwelling girls and their parents - by keeping these girls in secondary school. WFG supported these girls throughout elementary school when there were no school fees and we promised our support until they completed school. The DG funds will pay their school fees, supplies, and increase our coordinator's visits to their families and teachers. Keeping girls in high school is a yearly uphill battle, and so worth fighting; it is one sure way of giving girls the power to make proper choices later in life.
     

    Pam Dahlgren Educating Africa's Children     $5500

    Recipient:  Tools for Equal Opportunities: Tutoring Disadvantaged Girls in Niger - Niamey, Niger          (Nominated by AAWE Paris)
    Les Amis de Hampaté Bâ, focuses on educating 50 girls from extremely disadvantaged backgrounds in secondary school in Niamey, Niger. These girls come from illiterate families, have no electricity, walk more than 1 hour each way to school and frequently do not have enough food. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, at the bottom of the UN charts for girls’ education, and sadly at the top for early marriage. The DG funds will finance a tutoring program with specialized remediation teachers in small groups in key subjects, providing training and ensuring the girls have equal opportunities to not only stay in school, but succeed with diplomas that will help them find employment outside the home and break the cycle of poverty.
     

    ENVIRONMENT

    Nurturing Our Planet     $5500

    Recipient: Stepergy - Rural Morocco          (Nominated by AIWA Rabat)
    One billion people aren't connected to electricity. The absence of this essential resource makes it impossible for such populations to perform a number of simple tasks, and even harder for children to study or do their homework at night. Stepergy is a device that generates light by lifting a weight and it doesn’t need any other external energy. It is essentially composed of a pulley, gearings, a Led and a bag. To operate the device, you just have to lift, with the aid of the pulley, the weight of the bag, which falls gradually. Once the bag reaches the ground, it is simply lifted to repeat the process. Since the cost point of a single Stepergy is $30, the DG funds will allow production of 180 devices, and hence change the lives of 180 families lacking
    access to electricity. The population will have access to clean, renewable and sustainable lighting.
     

    HEALTH 

    Critical Health Concerns     $5500

    Recipient:  2019 Fistula Foundation Fistula Repair Surgery Program - Africa and Asia          (Nominated by AWEP)
    Fistula Foundation provides funding for women to receive free, safe obstetric fistula repair surgery through trusted partners in Africa and Asia. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged and obstructed labor that leaves a woman incontinent of urine or feces or both. A woman with a fistula is too often rejected by her family and shunned from her village due to her foul smell. Obstetric fistula most commonly occurs among women who live
    in low-resource countries, who give birth without access to medical help and the only cure is surgical treatment. On average, the cost of one fistula repair surgery is $586 USD. The DG funds will restore 9 women with their dignity and give them hope for a new future.
     

    HUMAN RIGHTS

    Breaking the Cycle     Sponsored in part by AW Eastern Province     $5500

    Recipient:  More Than Just a Cup of Coffee: Barista Skills Provide Dignified Work to Survivors of Human Trafficking - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
                       (Nominated by AWC Amsterdam)
    This project will give survivors of human trafficking the chance to find dignified work by completing barista training. The DG funds will enable Not For Sale Netherlands (NFS) to expand their current culinary training to include coffee preparation. The funds will be used to pay the salary of the professional barista trainer and to pay for supplies and the curriculum. The goal of this sustainable project is to give women the skills to find
    employment as baristas at the two restaurants run by NFS, or with other companies offering internships and ultimately, full time employment. The project will give survivors the opportunity to build an independent life and prevent them from returning into the hands of traffickers.
     

    FAUSA Effecting Change For Women and Children at Risk    $5500

    Recipient:  Training Potties for Refugees - Greece          (Nominated by FAUSA)
    Refugee camps have an immense need for training potties. Conditions, which may include shared bathrooms and cleanliness concerns, make training without training potties very difficult, and many refugee children have extra difficulty potty training due to significant trauma. As a result, children stay in diapers longer than they might otherwise, putting additional strain on families, as diapers are very expensive. Earlier potty training is also better for the environment, as it saves unnecessary waste. At the current purchase price, the DG funds will allow CTF to purchase 1,833 training potties for refugee families in camps in Greece. Due to the nature of refugee communities, we expect that once each family is finished training, they likely will pass along each potty to additional families.

     

    A very heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Development Grant recipients!

     

    Is your Club considering nominating a project for a 2020 Development Grant?  Consult the Timeline below for tips on efficient and timely completion of your Development Grant application.

    Development Grant Application Timeline

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