Applications being accepted for Emily grants
If you are a young person, a teacher, school, or non-governmental organization working with children and/or youth and need a small amount of funds to support a project idea to help end exploitative child labor, we want to hear your ideas. Emily grant applications are being accepted through September 1. 2010. ECL, in collaboration with the Emily Sandall Foundation, will be awarding mini-grants for the fall 2010 year. Individual awards are a maximum of $500. Applications must be received on or before September 1, 2010. Awards are reviewed by ECL and a committee at the Emily Sandall Memorial Foundation. Selected organization will receive notification and the public announcement will be released via ECL’s website. Reports of past award grantees are contained on the website. For further information regarding the application process, please refer to the Emily Sandall Grants section of the website.
Youth and young adults are encouraged to apply. Be creative with your ideas as to how to raise awareness and promote education to end child labor at your school and / or local community. The deadline of September 1 is approaching, so apply today!
Dear Sir /Madam,
Writting after watching “Childhood Left Behind” by Aryn Michelle. It reveals representative situations in the world. Startling! for there is only one childhood in life! If you lose your property, you can restore. But if childhood is left behind, what to do!? Regret! for the world and …the worest… for the victim children. No time to wait!
Thanks, for the Video!
I am Kumsa Dandena Deme from Ethiopia. I have known IIECL since 2005 when I luckily met Diane Mull in Ethiopia. Since then, I visit IIECL’s website and it has influnced me particularly to make the livelihood and environment projects I design sensitive to practical and strategic child development issues.
Currently, I’m 30 years old working with Woliso Youth Development Association (WYDA), a local NGO. I’m Project Officer.
I’am passionate for child development and do have relevant professional background (certified educator, M. Sc. in Human resource Economics, etc) and research experiences.
Currently, I’m working with women and young people in the rural and urban by focusing on livelihood and environmental projects. As a volunteer, I am mentoring young athletes in Woliso Town (some of whom are vulnerable, rural-urban migrants) in lifeskills.
At WYDA, we do have versatile team of school children creating awareness on different social issues (including strategic child development issues)using art, especially Drama, Poem and Songs as well as speeches.
Having introduced myself, I finally want to know whether I am eligible to compete for your call for innovative projects (Emily Grant).
With Regards,
Kumsa D. Deme
Woliso, Ethiopia
Dear Kumsa,
You are an ideal candidate and type of project that IIECL and the Emily Sandall Foundation are looking to support. We encourage you to apply. I am so very excited and happy to hear from you. With which organization were you working when I met you in Ethiopia? Were you working with World Vision, International Rescue Committee or another entity? What sort of work were we engaged in? Please feel free to write to me via the email address that is provided for the Emily grants, in addition to submitting an application for the fall round. Also, thank you so much for your comment and for keeping up with IIECL over the years. Further, thank you for all that you are doing with children in Ethiopia.
Warm regards,
Diane Mull
Yes, your organization and the types of services that you are considering would fit with the scope of the Emily grants. We encourage you to visit the Emily grants section on the website and review the application guidelines. The next round of grants will be in the fall. We look forward to receiving your proposal.
Diane Mull
Dear Dian Mull,
I was working with a consulting firm, namely, Day Star Consult for the Baseline Survey (Child Labor in particular) for KURET (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia Together) project when we met in Ethiopia. With regard to IRC, I worked in program area of International Rescue Committee (IRC) in West Hararghe Zone (Eastern Ethiopia).
Thank you for your encouragement.
Now I will use the opportunity from your reputed institute and submit my project proposal for competition.
Regards,
Kumsa D. Deme
Hi, Kumsa.
Good to hear from you. We had an amazing team working together in Ethiopia. Day Star Consult was an excellent group and I still have contact with Daniel. Look forward to receiving your application.
Diane
Dear Diane Mull,
Thanks for the opportunity that has enabled me to apply for Emily Sandall Memorial Grant Project. Our project is entitled “Social Entrepreneurship for OVC in Woliso, Ethiopia” and directly targets 50 orphan and vulnerable children.
By the way,I first sent to IIECL@endchildlabor because I unfortunately faced failed delivery report of my email that had been sent through ESMF-Grant@endchildlabor.org/ on Sep.2nd, 2011. Fortunately, later by 10th Sep. I successfully resent to the latter email. I apologize if the redundency have ever created certain inconvenience.
I am eagerly waiting for November 2011 when announcement is made. I know many promising innovative projects are being recieved and I hope ours will be among them.
Warm Regards,
Kumsa D. Deme
Woliso, Ethiopia
Dear Diane Mull,
Thanks for the opportunity.
It is great opportunity for us to receive the Emily Mini Grant for our Social Entrepreneurship project in Woliso. Your encouragement has finally helped us to access this special grant to work for better world for our children. I hope this creates a turning point for my organization to demonstrate how social enterprises can help child development with small external support when systematically planned.
Regards,
Kumsa D.