Health: Supports health-related projects in Africa and the Middle East aimed at addressing root causes of poverty, such… Grant
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This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and community groups and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
Supports health-related projects in Africa and the Middle East that address root causes of poverty through rural ambulance programmes and community health initiatives. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community groups working on health infrastructure and service delivery in underserved regions.
About this grant
The Addax & Oryx Foundation supports projects aimed at combating the root causes of poverty in Africa and the Middle East across four intervention areas: health, education, community development, and environment. The foundation believes these four domains are essential to sustainable development both individually and collectively. Projects adopt a holistic approach anchored in local communities to ensure the relevance of actions and their long-term viability. The foundation has supported nonprofit-managed projects since 1996, working with disadvantaged communities across 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East to achieve sustainable poverty reduction.
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Eligibility
Applicant organizations must be nonprofit nongovernmental organizations. Projects must contribute to eradicating root causes of poverty in Africa and/or the Middle East. Projects must encompass two or more of the foundation's four intervention areas (health, education, community development, environment). Projects must aim to have sustained and measurable impact on the most disadvantaged populations. Projects must ensure sustainable development through capacity building and livelihood improvement.
How it's scored
Selected projects are presented to the foundation board, which meets three times per year. The foundation accepts project proposals throughout the year. Evaluation appears to focus on alignment with the foundation's mission and criteria regarding root cause poverty reduction, multi-sector integration, sustainability, and capacity building, though specific scoring weightings are not detailed.
Key requirements
- ✓Projects must be health-related and address root causes of poverty
- ✓Focus on rural ambulance programmes and/or community health initiatives
- ✓Operations in Africa and/or Middle East
- ✓Alignment with Addax & Oryx Foundation's poverty-reduction mission
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Health: Supports health-related projects in Africa and the Middle East aimed at addressing root causes of poverty, such…?
- Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA, MENA; nonprofit, charity, community-group, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate and health funding covers the health effects of heat, air pollution, disease shifts and extreme weather, along with health systems that can withstand them. Research councils, global health funders and development agencies are the usual sources. Applicants are typically expected to combine health and climate expertise and to work with public health partners.
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