ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUNDING FOR PACIFIC DPOS OCTOBER 26 2009
APIDS Directors are pleased to announce that the following grants have
been made for the 2009/10 financial year, and were remitted today:
Fiji Disabled Peoples Association (FDPA)
$1,000 for operational costs
Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)
$1,000 for a women with disabilities rights awareness program
PNG Assembly Of Disabled Persons,
$1,000 to purchase a second computer for the office.
Nuanua O Le Alofa Inc. (Samoa)
$1,000 in order to conduct a retreat for NOLA board and staff in order to review the current constitution, formulate a new strategic plan for the years 2010-2012 and revisit existing policies and governing process for the organisation
Disabled Peoples’ Association of Solomon Islands
$1,000 to purchase a UPS for their computer and help in meeting internet costs; at the moment they are using dial-up cards that cost 100SBD
Ra’es Hadomi Timor Oan (Timor Leste)
$1,000 to pay the costs of training for the management committee in coordination and management skills.
Naunau ‘o e Alamaite Tonga Association
$1,000 to provide computer training in 2010 for people with disabilities
Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association (Vanuatu)
$1,000 to provide transport to members who live in remote places in
order to participate in meetings and DPA events.
Fusi Alofa Tuvalu
$500 for a disability awareness program (a smaller allocation is made as this is our first grant to Tuvalu)
APIDS FUNDING POLICY
The following principles will govern APIDS funding distribution:
APIDS will provide support to DPOs, defined as organisations which are managed by people with disabilities
APIDS will work in a cooperative relationship with partner DPOs in the Pacific
Funding will not be provided to individuals
Funding is intended to support the core business and operating costs of DPOs
Partner DPOs must: have a written constitution; prohibit distribution of income among members; and have an
annual financial audit
Funding is intended to support DPOs which share the values of APIDS
Funding can be provided by APIDS through a trusted third party to a DPO if appropriate
APIDS funding allocations will be transparent
You can download APIDS funding policy here.
Word version Click here to download this file
PDF version Click here to download this file
ABILIS FOUNDATION
Did you know that DPOs in the Pacific can apply for funding from:
Abilis Foundation
www.abilis.fi
Haapaniemenkatu 7-9
00530 Helsinki
FINLAND
According to their website, ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10,000 Euros to projects initiated by disabled persons.
Who can apply for a grant by Abilis?
Albis supports organisations that include persons with disabilities in their leadership. They support organisations of people with mobility, visual, hearing or any other type of disability.
Thanks to Dimity Taylor for alerting us to this funding opportunity.
Click here to download this file
You can donate to APIDS at www.ourcommunity.com.au/apids
APIDS Directors are pleased to announce that the following grants have
been made for the 2009/10 financial year, and were remitted today:
Fiji Disabled Peoples Association (FDPA)
$1,000 for operational costs
Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)
$1,000 for a women with disabilities rights awareness program
PNG Assembly Of Disabled Persons,
$1,000 to purchase a second computer for the office.
Nuanua O Le Alofa Inc. (Samoa)
$1,000 in order to conduct a retreat for NOLA board and staff in order to review the current constitution, formulate a new strategic plan for the years 2010-2012 and revisit existing policies and governing process for the organisation
Disabled Peoples’ Association of Solomon Islands
$1,000 to purchase a UPS for their computer and help in meeting internet costs; at the moment they are using dial-up cards that cost 100SBD
Ra’es Hadomi Timor Oan (Timor Leste)
$1,000 to pay the costs of training for the management committee in coordination and management skills.
Naunau ‘o e Alamaite Tonga Association
$1,000 to provide computer training in 2010 for people with disabilities
Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association (Vanuatu)
$1,000 to provide transport to members who live in remote places in
order to participate in meetings and DPA events.
Fusi Alofa Tuvalu
$500 for a disability awareness program (a smaller allocation is made as this is our first grant to Tuvalu)
APIDS FUNDING POLICY
The following principles will govern APIDS funding distribution:
APIDS will provide support to DPOs, defined as organisations which are managed by people with disabilities
APIDS will work in a cooperative relationship with partner DPOs in the Pacific
Funding will not be provided to individuals
Funding is intended to support the core business and operating costs of DPOs
Partner DPOs must: have a written constitution; prohibit distribution of income among members; and have an
annual financial audit
Funding is intended to support DPOs which share the values of APIDS
Funding can be provided by APIDS through a trusted third party to a DPO if appropriate
APIDS funding allocations will be transparent
You can download APIDS funding policy here.
Word version Click here to download this file
PDF version Click here to download this file
ABILIS FOUNDATION
Did you know that DPOs in the Pacific can apply for funding from:
Abilis Foundation
www.abilis.fi
Haapaniemenkatu 7-9
00530 Helsinki
FINLAND
According to their website, ABILIS Foundation gives small grants ranging from 500 to 10,000 Euros to projects initiated by disabled persons.
Who can apply for a grant by Abilis?
Albis supports organisations that include persons with disabilities in their leadership. They support organisations of people with mobility, visual, hearing or any other type of disability.
Thanks to Dimity Taylor for alerting us to this funding opportunity.
Click here to download this file
You can donate to APIDS at www.ourcommunity.com.au/apids