The specific objectives of Legacy Fund grants are:

1. To strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of small and grassroots SHGs, WROs and DPOs thus enabling them to play a greater role in user-led approaches to claiming the rights of people, especially women, with disabilities, including those with mental health conditions.

2. To improve the wellbeing of, and empower people, especially women, with disabilities, including with mental health conditions, through interventions implemented by small and grassroots Self Help Groups, Women’s Rights Organisations and Disabled People’s Organisations

The targeted end-users of the grant must be one or more of the following groups:

• People, especially women, with disabilities

• People, especially women, with mental health conditions

these grants will be available to capacity building partner organisations that meet customised eligibility criteria. The programme will fund up to three capacity building partners. Given the distinctive features and capacity needs of SHGs, WROs and DPOs, the approach for each will need to be tailored. Hence, applications to Track 1 grants will focus on either of two streams:

• Stream 1: Capacity building for SHGs (Track 1, Stream 1 – T1S1)

• Stream 2: Capacity building for DPOs or WROs (Track 1, Stream 2- T1S2)

Under Track 2, DPOs and WROs will be funded to cover two categories of costs (i) costs of participating in the capacity building delivered by the capacity building partner, which may include facilitation to attend training and mentorship sessions, (ii) costs of implementing specific programme interventions with a focus on either one of three themes:

• User-led advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions.

• Social and behaviour change to reduce stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions.

• Evidence-based approaches to improve integration and accessibility of quality mental health and social services for people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions.

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the full call for proposals, application forms and other useful information. Contact us on grants@ghanasomubi.com if you have difficulty accessing any of the documents.

We ran an online information session where all interested organisations could join to find out more about the grants call and ask questions.

A recording of the session is available on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7ylfNBUb4