Global Grant Programs
In addition to the following RCPP-managed projects
In addition to the following RCPP-managed projects, the club supports several Global Grants in such areas as teacher training, malaria research, latrines and wells, and sustainable community Development; The Global grant program supports large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus.
Grant sponsors form international partnerships that respond to real community needs. Global grants must be sustainable. This means the project must have plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent.
– Have measurable goals
– Align with one of our areas of focus
– Respond to real community needs
– Actively involve Rotarians and community members
– Meet the eligibility requirements
Currently Active Global Grants:
– Free Heart Surgery for Cambodian Children – RC Suwon Nosong, Korea
– Enabling Women in Business – RC Suwon Youngtong, Korea
– Les Yeux de Mekong – Eye Boat Clinic – RC Montpellier, France
Global Grants in Application Stage:
– Global Hands Charity Eyecare – RC Mill Point
– Critical Vocational Skills Development for “at risk” Girls – RC Raffles City
In recent years, RCPP has supported numerous global grants in the areas of education, health, and community development, acting as the host rotary club for global grants sponsored by rotary clubs in Australia, Korea, Japan, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Global grants completed in recent years include the following:
Dental Care for Disadvantaged Cambodian Children.
This grant, sponsored by RC Freshwater Bay (Australia), replaced aging dental equipment at a dental clinic in Phnom Penh that provides free dental care to disadvantaged children. The grant also provided training in pediatric dentistry.
Next Generation Initiative.
This grant, sponsored by RC Lyon (Switzerland), aimed at improving professional employment opportunities for vulnerable and at-risk Cambodian youth. The project included a training component to allow other NGOs and organizations to employ the teaching program introduced by the grant.
Cambodia Remote Village Teacher Training.
This grant, sponsored by rotaries in District 9800 (Australia), sent teams of teachers to rural areas in Cambodia to provide teacher training for rural
schools.
Free Heart Surgery for Cambodian Children.
This project, sponsored by RC Suwon Nosong (Korea), provided free heart surgery to children from low-income families, and also offered training in heart surgery for Cambodian doctors. Two separate grants funded the first two phases of the project. Phase three is currently under implementation under a new grant.
Equipment for Pediatric Ward.
This grant, sponsored by RC Solingem (Germany), provided medical equipment for a new pediatric ward at the Sithot Kandal Referral Hospital in Prey Veng Province.
Mobile Mosquito Insectarium.
This grant, sponsored by RC Versailles (France) funded the provision of a mobile insectarium and training to support research into a drug-resistant strain of malaria in northeast Cambodia.
Education Support in Cambodia.
This project, sponsored by 20 RCs in Tokyo (Japan), provided educational advisors to teacher training center in Phnom Penh and the provinces. It was carried out through five separate one-year grants.
Hydroponics Farm and Latrines.
This grant, sponsored by RC Sarrebourg (France), funded the establishment of a hydroponic farm, 200 toilets in rural villages south of Phnom Penh, and a water tower in Kampong Prasat.
Bosala and Kroa Boa Sustainable Development.
This grant, sponsored by RC Melbourne (Australia), funded community development through an array of projects in two villages south of Kampong Speu.
Funds went to equipping a school, training teachers, providing water storage and solar-powered lighting, and developing industries such as silk weaving and pig farming.
