Deadline: 1 May 2018
The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) is inviting partnership applications from palliative care organisations and organisations comprised of people living with life-threatening illness, or organisations of older people, for up to $15,000 per project to increase the voice of direct stakeholders to advance palliative care.
The aim of the programme is to strengthen the voice of patients, older people and other direct stakeholders in palliative care advocacy and increase their impact as advocates to improve access to quality palliative care.
Grant Information
Up to $15,000 each is available for a minimum of 4 initiatives in low and middle income countries to increase the voice of direct stakeholders to advance palliative care globally.
These grants will enable the generation of new ideas and approaches from new stakeholders which could include (though not limited to) the following:
- Development/launch of a public campaign
- An event(s)
- Budget to fund direct stakeholders to attend key national/global advocacy meetings
- Funding for web development to mobilise affected groups on the issue of palliative care/enable affected groups to understand the opportunities for advocating on the issue
- Media training for affected people on palliative care
- A film or animation
- Developing tools to engage and support beneficiary-led organisations to engage in palliative care advocacy
- Other innovative ideas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations must be based in a low and middle income country.
- The lead applicants must be a registered organisation within their country and must either be a member of the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance, or have recently applied for membership. Membership is free and you can apply quickly via the WHPCA website.
- The lead applicants must either be:
- Hospice and palliative care organisations based in and working in low and middle income countries
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- Registered organisations led, and comprised of people living with life-threatening conditions based in and working in low and middle income countries
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- Registered older people’s organisations, led by and comprised of older people based in and working in low and middle income countries.
- Applications must be made up of at least one palliative care organisation and one organisation, network or group led by direct stakeholders
How to Apply
Please send the completed application form & supporting documents via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit WHPCA.
