World Peace Initiative Mindfulness Grants 2019 for Individuals and Organizations at Community based level (3,000 USD)

Deadline: 31 March 2019
World Peace Initiative (WPI) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Thailand.


WPI is working to create inner peace through the personal development of individuals worldwide.

As you can see, we at WPI are very passionate about making a difference in the world so we focus our resources on supporting individuals and organizations at all levels that share the same goal and drive to make this world a better place.
After more than 7 years working with the young leaders who participate in our meditation, mindfulness, and self-empowerment events, we can see a clear trend in what makes a social project a success.
The success of a social project depends heavily on how well the inner aspects of the project are handled. In other words, change always starts from within. As an international organization, we think it is extremely important to reach out to local communities.

This is why we are launching a grant program which aims at encouraging mindfulness-based social projects at the community level. All non-profit organizations, youth leaders, social entrepreneurs, peace activists, and anybody with an idea are eligible to apply for WPI’s Mindfulness Grant.
In order to participate in this program, there are certain project requirements:

ELGIBILTY

• The project will be carried out in the Africa region by Africans only.
• The project should be initiated originally by you and your team, not a copy of a previously implemented project and not something copied from somewhere else.
• The project should not violate any human or animal rights or be involved in any process of killing or harming the lives of any other beings.
• The project can't be involved in any kind of trade of financial securities or cryptocurrencies.
• The project should have a positive social impact with a reach of at least 200 people.
• The project must be environmental friendly.
• The project can't involve any kind of hate or harsh speech.
• This project can't involve the use of or promotion of intoxicating substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit drugs.
• The project’s duration should be no more than 90 days.
• The project must somehow involve mindfulness and meditation and be able to show how mindfulness and meditation can benefit the project.
• The project should ideally have a plan for long term sustainability

GRANT

 Winning up to 3,000 USD to implement the proposed project.

 The opportunity of having one of our certified meditation instructors as an advisor for the implementation of the mindfulness aspect of the program and as a trainer at no cost.

 The aim of the grant is to support projects that make a positive change in society and promote mindfulness and meditation as a tool to improve people’s quality of life.

 The project should be implemented over a course of 90 days.

 The winner should report the results of the project to WPI in two phases, 45 days after the project launch and on the final day of the project (Day 90).

 If the project is successfully implemented, the team will also be sponsored to attend one of our training programs or meditation retreats.

 The top 20 applicants of the grant will be given preference to attend one of our Peace Revolution African fellowships in 2019 if they apply.



FINANCIAL TERMS OF THE GRANTS
As part of the application, grant recipients must provide a budget and budget narrative that accurately reflects the proposed costs of the project. Requests for changes to the budget or timeline after proposal submission must be submitted in writing to WPI for approval.

Grant funds will be made available in three installments:

First Installment:
30% of the proposed cost - after project approval 1 July , 2019
Second installment:
40% of the proposed cost - 45 days after project start and grantee submit all required documents to the foundation. 15 August, 2019
Third installment:
30% of the proposed cost - at the stage of project dissemination, reporting and accounting, to be given officially during a WPI summit or fellowship.
All grant activities must be completed and funds spent before 10 October, 2019.

APPLY HERE

For more Information : Visit World Peace (WPI) Initiative Grants website