The Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) is excited to announce its second
Call for Proposals - Evidence and Effectiveness Grants for Mental Health and
Disability Inclusion.
The overarching objective of this grant round is to ensure that
people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities, are
in the lead on approaches to improve their wellbeing, social and economic
outcomes, and rights.
Ghana Somubi Dwumadie is a four-year disability
programme in Ghana, with a specific focus on mental health. This programme is
funded with UK aid from the UK government.
Objectives
The specific objectives of this call are as
follows:
- To improve the wellbeing of,
and empower people with disabilities, including mental health
disabilities, through evidence-based approaches to improve integration and
accessibility of mental health and social services and user-led advocacy
initiatives
- To reduce stigma and
discrimination against people with disabilities, including people with
mental health disabilities
- To generate evidence to inform
policy and practice on disability and mental health needs, programmes and
interventions, in particular community-based rehabilitation (CBR)
initiatives.
Funding Principles
- Participation
- Knowledge-building
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
Funding Approaches
- Inclusion and diversity
management
- Sustainability and value for
money
- Do No Harm and responsible
granting
- Robust management of conflict
of interest
Funding Information
- Available funds for entire
grant call (i.e. all grants) up to GHS 11,000,000
- Key financial details:
- Large grants up to GHS 600,000
per year
- Small grants up to GHS 200,000
- All grants are capped at 50%
of organisation’s latest annual turnover
- Up to 15% of grant amount can
go towards organisation overhead expenditure
- Up to 5% of grant amount each
can be devoted to capacity building and monitoring and evaluation
(M&E)
- No match funding is required
- Grant duration:
- Up to 12 months for small
grants
- Up to 33 months for large
grants
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations eligible to apply
for funding under this call include:
- Disabled People’s
Organisations (DPOs)
- Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
- Women’s Rights Organisations
(WRO)
- Civil Society Organisations
(CSOs)
- In addition to these, Research
Institutions (this can include universities) and Nongovernmental
Organisations are eligible to apply for grants under the theme “Studies to
improve the effectiveness and evidence base of intervention in particular
community based rehabilitation (CBR) initiatives”
- Media organisations can apply
in partnership or consortium with DPOs, SHGs,
- WROs or CSOs under the theme
“Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) and stigma reduction”.
- Organisations must be
registered and operating in Ghana. Targeted end-users of the grant must be
one or more of the following groups:
- People with disabilities
- People with mental health
disabilities
- This call covers the whole of
Ghana, but with priority to the location of projects in underserved regions
including:
- Northern Region
- Upper East Region
- Upper West Region
- Savana Region
- North East Region
- Bono East Region
- Bono Region
- Volta Region
- Oti Region
- Central Region
Post Date - 21-Dec-2020