Deadline: Ongoing
The Mental Health Initiative, a part of Open Society Public Health Program is providing grants to projects stimulating the reform of national, social welfare and employment policies.The initiative will also provide technical assistance and training in substantive areas to its grantees.
The Open Society Foundation works to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.
Eligible Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Macedonia, Myanmar, Romania, and Slovakia.
Focus Areas
- Development of sustainable, quality community-based alternatives to institutionalization for people with intellectual disabilities and/or psychosocial disabilities
- Development of government policies that promote the social inclusion of people with disabilities.
Priorities
- Strengthen the rule of law; respect for human rights, minorities, and a diversity of opinions; democratically elected governments; and a civil society that helps keep government power in check.
- Shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights.
- Implement initiatives to advance justice, education, public health and independent media.
- implement initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media.
- Build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information.
- Protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Projects in the above mentioned eligible countries promoting the social inclusion of adults with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities, and providing support for organizations working on policy-based advocacy at local or national levels to promote deinstitutionalization and community living are eligible to apply for the grants.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can submit their proposal containing all necessary requirements at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Open Society Mental Health Initiative.
