U.S. Embassy in Nairobi announces 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees
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Deadline: 22-Jan-21
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, under the auspices of the Office of the Regional Refugee Coordinator and the Community Grants Program Office, is pleased to announce the
availability of a funding opportunity through the 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees.
While the Julia Taft Fund is open for applicants to propose any project that could best serve refugees in their region, there is particular interest in proposals addressing legal and social protections, as well as livelihood projects, for refugees, refugee youth, and stateless persons that complement ongoing interventions in camps or urban refugee areas.
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U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 2021 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees
The U.S. Embassy in Kampala, under the auspices of the Office of the Regional Refugee Coordinator, is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity through
the
What is the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees?
The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is an initiative by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) to respond to critical unmet needs of refugees. Created in 2000, the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees supports projects that fill gaps in refugee services not already being addressed by other organizations and that can be filled locally. Successful projects are those that are not being addressed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other international organizations, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are already receiving U.S. governm
Photo L-R: Rochelle Nakhid of LWC, Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore. Photo: US Embassy
The US Embassy has provided a vehicle to the Living Water Community to aid in its work with supporting Venezuelan refugees.
In a statement Wednesday, the US Embassy said the vehicle was granted through the Julia Taft Refugee Fund Grant, which provides non-governmental organisations with up to US$25,000 to quickly meet critical needs in refugee protection and assistance.
The US Embassy said this the second year in a row LWC has received the award, which they used to purchase a vehicle to assist Venezuelan refugees in the San Rafael area to become more self-sufficient.
Pictured left to right: Rochelle Nakhid of LWC, Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore. Image courtesy US Embassy.
The Living Water Community (LWC) has received a major boost in its effort to help Venezuelan refugees after being awarded special grant funding from the United States Government.
For the second year in a row, the LWC is a recipient of a grant from the Julia Taft Refugee Fund, which provides non-governmental organizations with up to $25,000 USD to quickly meet critical needs in refugee protection and assistance.
An official statement from the US Embassy says the LWC used the grant to purchase a vehicle to assist Venezuelan refugees in the San Rafael area to become more self-sufficient.