The Whitley Fund for Nature provides £35,000 of project funding every year. It is now open to accepting new applications for the 2013 round of grants.
The Whitley Fund for Nature, a UK-based charity offers grants to outstanding conservationists around the world. It recognizes some of the world’s most dynamic conservation leaders and support projects founded on good science, community involvement and pragmatism.
Whitley Awards recognize the leadership qualities of individuals working with effective teams with strong nature conservation experience. Successful applicants will be supported by a strong team and/or local NGO/organization. Supporting teams must include individuals who are local to the country or region where the project is taking place, and must contain the range of relevant skills and knowledge necessary to ensure successful execution of the proposed activities.
Whitley Awards focus on individuals working in locations where international funds are hardest to raise, most needed, and will make the largest conservation impact. The strategic focus of the Whitley Awards is national conservation leadership in countries that are not defined as a High Income Economy by the World Bank.
All those applying for this grant need to arrange for three referee statements to be submitted in support of your application.
The deadline to submit the proposals is 31 October 2012. For more information, visit this link.
STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COUNSELLING ORGANISATION (SAECO), GHANA
STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COUNSELLING ORGANISATION (SAECO) IS S NOT – FOR – MAKING ORGANISATION OPERATING IN THE VOLTA REGION OF GHANA WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS AT KETA. SAECO IS HELPING PUPILS AND STUDENTS WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF PRAGMATISM. COUNSELLING PUPILS AND STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING UNITS IN THE AREAS OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA AND BEYOND. SAECO ALSO FOCUSES IN THE AREAS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN BASIC SCHOOLS, HIV/AIDS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SPORTS. KINDLY ASSIST TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS. THANK YOU.
K0EL Sisters’ Association Cameroon
(KOSACAM) was created in 1990 and was registered in 1997 with Ref. No. 059/G.37/D14/VOL X1/960/0APP.
KOSA works mostly for the development of the rural woman and children. Decisions
are taken by women who form the simple majority though it is gender sensitive.
KOSA’s personnel are in three categories; the permanent, part time and
volunteers.
KOSA is managed by a board which implements
the decisions taken during the general assembly with active participation of
committees and departmental heads.
Funding comes from sales of products
like soap, detergents, voluntary contribution from trained groups, contribution
from board members as well as support funds from some Ministries: Social
affairs, Basic Education, Secondary Education, Health and Women Empowerment and
the Family. KOSA has recorded a number of successes in the area of health
especially dealing with HIV/AIDS and Malaria. Fifteen communities have been
trained to fight HIV/AIDS following their local realities and put in place the
Local AIDS Control Committee (LACC) for sustainability. Also a programme for
identification, counselling and care of people living with HIV/AIDS has been
instituted. In addition, “Help us enjoy a healthy life everyday” project to
take care of street children (destitute children) has also been set up. Some orphans and street
children have been identified and taken care of. Furhermore, the operational institution takes care of children from 3months to 21 years (Day care, Nuursery, primary and college).
Dear Sir / Madam,
Paidha Orphans and Vulnerable Children Organization (POVCO) is a Charitable organization operating to the newly created Zombo District in a hard to reach District in NW Uganda.
One of our most essential areas is of support on provision of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) to HIV/AIDS widows and the youths.
The out come of this projects has led to the preservation of like stock and crops production to enrich / contribute on food security in the area.
I have been the project coordinator for the organization since 2007 and very recently appointed as A.G Executive Director May / 2012.
Despite the Zombo location being the area where where international funds are hardest to reach, we have trained the needy with sustainability skills on the little earnings they are receiving and with the limited donor funds we received in 2010.
POVCO is targeting the youths from the nine sub-counties to benefit from this project. The population of young people between 10 and 24 years constitute about 33.3% of the total population in the project area. Like in many other districts of Uganda a large proportion of young people in the target districts are sexually active and are faced with a number of sexual reproductive healths related problems.
Available statistics show that 36% of the young women have sexual intercourse by the age of 15 years and the proportion increases to 72% at the age of 18 years, about 36% of women have had sexual intercourse and the percentage increases to 72% by the age 18. Early marriages and early child bearing are very common. About 70% of young women get married by the aged 20-24 while about 60% of them given birth by the age of 20 years.
We / I shall be grateful if I’m considered among the group of award.
Patrick Ongom Komakech
POVCO A.G. Execitive Director