Deadline: Throughout the Year
Anandana, the Coca-Cola India Foundation, supports national campaigns that build awareness on important issues contributing to the socio-economic development of the Country. The primary objective of the foundation is to contribute to a strong and resolute India enabling the common man to better her/his life. Active involvement and direct participation of the beneficiary community at the grass-root level in the process of project execution, maintenance and sustainability is the primary aim of the foundation.
NGOs around India are invited to submit grant proposals on their water, environment, healthy living and social development projects to secure funds and implement the projects.
Anandana approves grants within six to eight weeks from the date of receipt of the proposal. The applicant will be signing a grant agreement and the grant is released. Interested applicants must follow the grant application format.
Focus Areas
- Water Sustainability
- Watershed Management, Protection and Development
- Purification of the riverine system
- Creation of Integrated Water Bodies
- Water resources education
- Climate Control/Environment
- Creation of non-conventional energy assets
- Extension of forest cover
- Protection of biodiversity
- Waste management in ecologically fragile areas
- Spreading awareness of low carbon economy in community
- Healthy Living
- Promoting fitness and active lifestyles in society
- Addressing problem of hidden malnutrition
- Advocating indigenous system of healthcare
- Devoting attention to needs of physically/ mentally challenged
- Inclusive Social Development
- Promotion of literacy programs in backward areas
- Protecting and preserving the national heritage
- National Campaign to promote social messages
If you are applying for the grants to Anandana, the Coca-Cola Foundation, you must be clear on what the foundation wants to achieve through the projects. The foundation has set a set of mission for all the four of its grant focus areas.
Objectives of the Focus areas
Water Sustainability- seek to preserve, protect and enhance freshwater sources through locally relevant initiatives, such as watershed management and protection, purification of the riverine systems, creation of integrated water bodies and ground water recharge.
Climate Control/Environment – seek an extension of the forest cover, promote non-conventional energy sources, protect biodiversity, and initiate effective measures for waste management in ecologically fragile areas.
Healthy Living – initiatives that promote fitness and active lifestyles, address the problem of malnutrition, promote the use of indigenous system of healthcare, and devote special attention to the needs of the physically and mentally challenged.
Inclusive Social Development – promote literacy programs for backward areas, institute awards for excellence in areas identified by the Foundation, and preserve the national heritage at all levels.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organization must be in existence for a minimum of 5 years.
- Applicants must be registered as a trust/society/not-for-profit company under applicable law that implements social development projects in India.
- The organization should have a governing body/council and a proven track record in quality service delivery.
- Applicant must have good working relationship and contacts with the communities.
- Application must demonstrate an innovative and challenging idea underlying the needs of the beneficiary community.
- Proposed project must highlight clear and realistic goals, timeframe, work plan and budget – including the quantum of assistance involved, and the proportion of assistance to be mobilized through other sources including by the applicant organization itself.
- The anticipated impact of the project on the beneficiary community must be specifically defined and measures identified. Applicants must include a long-term plan to transfer the responsibility and ownership of development models to the local communities.
- Applicants must be able to show the proven track record of successfully implementing the previous projects and certification received by the State/Central Government, or the beneficiary community, in respect of the project.
Note: Applicants are requested to contact the foundation via telephone or email before applying for the grant.
For more information, please visit Anandana.
http://www.anandana.org/index.html
