Deadline: 31 October 2017
The ApexHi Charitable Trust is invitng applicants for its funding program to support development initiatives that are directed towards the alleviation of poverty and the development of communities in South Africa.
The Trust seeks to invest in innovative, high-risk, community-based organisations and/or projects in each of its three focus areas.
Focus Areas
- Early Childhood Development, which aims to increase access to high-quality ECD services, both formally and informally, for as many children as possible, by means of:
- Home and community-based programming, including home visiting, playgroup, and toy library programmes. Preference will be given to well-designed proposals that aim to proactively include parents/caregivers in the ECD process
- Training relating to children with disabilities. Funding will be provided to train ECD practitioners about early identification and intervention for children with disabilities. In addition, funding will be provided for trained practitioners providing support to parents with children with disabilities (e.g., through support groups, referrals, networking, training, etc.)
- Community Strengthening, through which grants are awarded to organisations working in the welfare sector. The Trust will consider proposals focusing on the following target populations:
- The aged
- The homeless and destitute
- People with disabilities
- Victims of gender-based violence
- The Trust will also consider proposals focusing on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). For OVC, proposals must focus on one or both of the following areas:
- Support for institutional care with a developmental focus: Over and above providing shelter, basic needs and education, organisations must have a developmental focus by offering programmes such as life skills, psychosocial support and re-integration into the community to help children cope with the “outside world” once they become adults.
- Community-based and family-focused OVC programmes: Organisations must offer programmes that strengthen the capacity of families and communities to care for their own children. These should not be once-off interventions (e.g. feeding schemes or ad hoc after-school support), but must work with families, for a limited period, to strengthen self-reliance and coping mechanisms. The end goal of these programmes must be to “graduate” families as quickly as possible.
- The Trust also provides grants in support of practical research in the above areas of interest in order contribute to improved decision-making and knowledge-sharing in the development sector.
How to Apply
- Applicants can download the application form via given website.
- Please note:
- If applicants have never received funding from the ApexHi Charitable Trust, please only complete the phase 1 online application form. Should their phase 1 application be successful, the trust will then be in touch to invite them to apply using the full application form.
- If applicants have received funding from the ApexHi Charitable Trust for any of the above programme areas in the past, they do not need to go through the phase 1 screening phase. Please only complete the full application form.
- If applicants have received funding from the ApexHi Charitable Trust previously and would like to reapply, please ensure that they have sent a report via email at the address before they re-apply.
Eligible Country: South Africa
For more information, please visit ApexHi Charitable Trust.
