Deadline: 1 September 2017
Administrators of the TrueColours Trust have set aside funds for a microfinance program for hospices and palliative care providers across Africa to support the development of palliative care.
Applications and funds are administered by the African Association for Palliative Care (APCA).
Funding Information
- The sum of the allocated funds is between £ 500 and £ 5,000.
- Funding is mainly for one-time projects, with a duration not exceeding one year.
Funding Priorities
Administrators prioritize their support for projects that directly improve the patient’s experience and the standard of palliative care for people of all ages. Priority is given to the following projects, in no order of importance:
- Training courses for hospice palliative care providers in Africa (applicants must provide a program / plan of the topics covered, and provide the name of the accrediting organization.) Funds will be released upon receipt of the letter of acceptance The training organization)
- Equipment for patients (eg beds, wheelchairs). For the equipment, will need at least three quotes attached to the application, with the preferred quote and the reasons that justify this choice.
- Projects that support palliative care services (which may include buying toys, or integrating pediatric services into existing programs, or developing advocacy materials, etc.)
- Medication.
- Capital improvement costs (such as renovating buildings to improve the patient’s experience, purchasing furniture, etc.)
- The development of small-scale palliative care projects (the integration of palliative care elements, the adaptation of palliative care models, the improvement of the quality of activities, such as the respect of palliative care standards, Development of equipment, etc.) and assistance to hospice palliative care providers to establish new palliative care projects where they are not yet available.
- Improving access to palliative care in rural areas.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete the application form available on the given website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit Microfinance Program.