Vodafone Ireland opens for applications
Howard Lake | 4 December 2006 | News
After some period of consultation, the Vodafone Ireland Foundation is making a new call for applications. The new criteria will focus on children and young people, with a deadline of December 20th.
Applications are open to all Irish Charities whose projects are based in Ireland and who hold a current CHY number with the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
Vodafone Ireland Foundation (VIF) says it is motivated by the principle of a ‘hand up, not a hand out’. VIF will have funding of over ‚€1,000,000 available in 20062007 to assist programmes or projects targeting young people, children and their families.
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All of the projects applications to Vodafone Ireland Foundation must focus on improving the life for children, young people and their families who are:
affected by economic, geographic, educational or social disadvantage
growing up in care, the new Irish, unaccompanied minors, traveller children, living in lone parent families, living with special needs or growing up in poverty.
Application forms and application criteria guidelines are available at www.vodafoneirelandfoundation.ie
or by calling Anne- Marie Moran at 087 – 9310200.
Vodafone Ireland Foundation was established in 2003 and is the first Foundation of its kind in Ireland. It is among 23 Vodafone Foundations around the world and is part of Vodafone’s commitment to be a responsible global citizen and member of society.
In the first three years of its existence the Vodafone Ireland Foundation funded 89 projects throughout Ireland, spending ‚€1.8m. Following a strategic review process the Foundation has decided to narrow its focus and to prioritise its efforts on supporting young people, children and their families facing adversity in their lives.
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