Deadline: 15-Oct-22
The L’OCCITANE Foundation is launching a call for projects to fight against avoidable blindness.
Purpose
- Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment, and of these, at least 1 billion people have a vision impairment that could have been prevented1. Without significant investment, vision loss will rise to 1.7 billion people by 2050. However, improved eye health is essential to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those pertaining to poverty, hunger, health and wellbeing, education, gender equality, and decent work.
- At L’OCCITANE, they want to live in a world where everyone can see and experience the beauty that nature has to offer. That’s why Caring For Sight is one of L’OCCITANE’s historic commitments. In 1997, Braille was added to the packaging of most products. Every year since 2000, L’OCCITANE has sold a new solidarity product to raise funds to help its partner NGOs fight avoidable blindness around the world. In 2006, the L’OCCITANE Foundation was created to bring together and develop the philanthropic actions undertaken by the brand, including its support for eye care projects. L’OCCITANE, its subsidiaries and its Foundation have already helped 15 million people and have set the goal of reaching 20 million eye care beneficiaries by 2025.
Funding Information
The Total Grant donated to the organisation will be between150K€ AND 600K€ Total for the 3-year partnership.
Eligibility Criteria
Your application will be reviewed if all the below eligibility criteria are met:
- The project needs to be carried out by a Non-Profit/General Interest organisation able to receive money transfers in euros.
- To ensure Strong Impact of its support, the L’OCCITANE Foundation will give priority to Long-Term Projects. The organisation must be willing to sign a 3-Year Partnership.
- The project needs to have Measurable Results and impact. The organisation must be able to follow and report annually the key performance indicators (KPIs) requested by the L’OCCITANE Foundation.
- The project must take place in one of the following critical areas:
- Latin American & the Caribbean
- Central Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
- Southeast Asia, East Asia & Oceania
- South Asia.
- The project must focus on fighting against avoidable blindness by providing eye care (screening, treatment, eye surgery and/or purchasing equipment and/or training medical staff).
- The project must comply with at least one of the following approaches:
- Remote Project/Reaching the Unreachable
- Niche & Specific Pathologies Project
- High Quantitative Impact Project.
- The project must bring sustainable solutions and long-term impact, working towards the development of Integrated People-Centered Eye Care (IPEC).
- The project must consider its Environmental Impact, seeking to limit its Carbon Footprint and manage its waste to support climate resilience.
For more information, visit https://fondation.loccitane.com/caring-for-sight-call-for-projects-september-2022