Deadline: 23-Feb-2024
Applications are now open for the Steamships Community Grants Program supports Papua New Guinean registered (IPA) charities and NGOs that provide development and community advancement in health, education, social welfare, and environment.
Focus Areas
- Health activities that focus on combatting communicable diseases (those that can be spread from person to person such as TB, measles, or malaria) and non-communicable diseases (those that cannot be spread such as cancer or diabetes) These diseases represent the top ten causes of death in Papua New Guinea. From a Company’s point of view, they also impact the wellbeing and productivity of the Steamships Group’s workforce. The Community Grants Program will also support organisations that offer innovative approaches to responding to preventable illnesses and injury because this far too tragic outcome is an area of concern for Steamship’s employees.
- Education activities with a focus on a) increasing literacy and b) improving the quality of education. These areas are major challenges in PNG and are of high priority for communities and the government. Literacy and access to quality education are also essential in improving every aspect of a person’s or communities well-being from Health, Education, Social Welfare, women’s empowerment, and law and order to income generation. They are also important because Steamships depends on an educated and literate Papua New Guinean workforce across all its operations.
- Social Welfare with a focus on a) women’s empowerment and b) supporting the most marginalized people in PNG, especially the disabled and children. The focus on women recognises the fact that when women and girls are safe, healthy, educated, employed, and empowered to contribute to all aspects of life, communities, and nations flourish. For Steamships, supporting women builds a larger and more diverse pool of talent and strengthens the productivity of the workforce. Ensuring a focus on the most vulnerable demonstrates that Steamships is a proud member of the PNG community and is committed to assisting those who would otherwise fall between the cracks. This is an area of high priority to employees and as such generates high staff morale.
- Environment focusing on community awareness, conservation and education to enhance community understanding of environmental issues and management. Encouraging efforts to protect the environment and change attitudes towards creating clean, healthy and sustainable environments.
Funding Information
- Amount: K200,000. However, smaller grants have a better chance of being awarded.
- Grant Duration: Maximum duration is two (2) years
Ineligible Funding?
- The grants programme does not fund:
- Individual or personal projects.
- Individual scholarships or fundraising events.
- Investment or financial institutions.
- Political groups. Commercial enterprise.
- Investment capital.
- Projects outside of PNG.
- Purchase of vehicle (s).
- Business set ups.
- Religious activities or movement.
- Government agents Funding of administrative costs.
Who is eligible?
- The Steamships Community Grants Programme is open to Papua New Guinean registered (IPA) and based charities and NGOs focusing on funding projects that benefit Papua New Guineans.
- Charities and NGOs that seek funding in-kind and cash must have a proven track record of operating projects that demonstrate a desired level of impact in the community.
- The applicant must provide:
- A financial report from the previous year
- The name of one (1) or two (2) firms (domestic or international) who audit the account
- Must have an office in Papua New Guinea
- Must be operating in Papua New Guinea
- Must be registered with Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) and show proof of certificate(s)
- Be in operation for at least five years or more
- Must have an organisational structure
- The project must be funded by a recognised donor partner(s), corporate companies, both domestic and international, other financial institutions
- If this is a new project, the applicant must provide evidence that it will fund 50% of the project
For more information, visit Steamships.