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Find similar grantsELMA Community Grants Program is sponsored by ELMA Foundation. The ELMA Community Grants Program provides grants, mostly in the form of general support, to child-focused community-based organizations in Southern and Eastern Africa. The services provided by grantees address essential needs of children – both physiological (e.
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The ELMA Foundation — ELMA Philanthropies View our Investment Framework > Our investments aim to increase the quality and quantity of the workforce supporting children Maternal and Newborn Health Our investments aim to improve maternal and newborn care Early Childhood Development Our investments aim to improve access to quality early childhood care and education Adolescent Girls and Young Women Our
investments aim to ensure young girls and women access quality education and healthcare that strengthens their agency and control of their futures Our investments aim to ensure that children and adolescents with HIV are identified, treated early, and maintained on treatment Neglected Tropical Diseases Our investments aim to control and eliminate NTDs We invest in organizations, funds, and companies that
improve access to quality health and education through the private sector On occasion, we invest in programs that meet the mission of this foundation but are outside our main focus areas Spun out of ELMA's Community Grants Program, Masana wa Afrika is an Africa-based foundation that provides grants and capacity strengthening support to community-based organizations delivering critical services to children
across Africa The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme Seeded by ELMA, the APFP is now the leading training program dedicated to building the pediatric workforce in Africa The Kenya Paediatric Fellowship Program ELMA is funding KPFP to create a regional hub for pediatric training to strengthen the health workforce for children This initiative is a coordinated effort to find HIV-positive children
and adolescents living in Uganda and South Africa and ensure that they are linked to quality support services and life-long treatment ELMA makes impact investments in companies that are providing healthcare and education products and services to children across Africa Scaling ECD in South Africa This initiative aims to strengthen the early childhood development eco-system to enable universal ECD access
Strengthening ECD in Uganda This initiative aims to expand access to ECD services, improve their quality, and grow the government’s capacity to deliver, measure, and improve them Explore The ELMA Group of Foundations
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The Beginnings Fund is sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, Children's Investment Fund Foundation, Delta Philanthropies, The ELMA Foundation. The Beginnings Fund is a transformative partnership that pools funding from philanthropic partners and works with African governments to support organizations and initiatives working to improve maternal and newborn health.
The ELMA Community Grants Program from the ELMA Foundation funds child-focused community-based organizations in Southern and Eastern Africa, including Zambia. ELMA Philanthropies invests across several health and development areas: maternal and newborn health, early childhood development, adolescent girls and young women, HIV treatment for children and adolescents, and neglected tropical diseases. The foundation works to increase the quality and quantity of the workforce supporting children, improve access to quality early childhood care and education, and ensure young women access quality education and healthcare. Eligible applicants are community-based organizations with a mission aligned to ELMA's investment focus areas. The foundation does not specify a fixed grant amount; interested organizations should review ELMA's current investment priorities before applying.
Adoption Opportunities is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau. This program aims to eliminate barriers to adoption and provide permanent, loving home environments for children from foster care, particularly those with special needs. It supports activities that promote knowledge development and services for children and families.
Community Economic Development Projects is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). This program awards discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. The goal is to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.