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Published: 04 Oct 2021 719 views
Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 Ockenden International Prizes for innovative refugee and/or displaced people projects.
The cash Prizes, for projects proven to improve refugee self-reliance, recognise the agency, dignity and autonomy of refugees and forced migrants, anywhere.
Ockenden International began as the Ockenden Venture, one of the first refugee charities to be set-up in the aftermath of World War II. Established in 1951 by three schoolteachers, its name derives from founder Joyce Pearce’s family home ‘Ockenden’ in White Rose Lane, Woking, Surrey, England. The organisation became a registered charity on February 24, 1955, under the War Charities Act 1940, its stated objective being to receive young East European people from post World War II homeless persons’ camps in Germany and ‘to provide for their maintenance, clothin... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 30 Nov 2021 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | Ockenden International |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The GBP100,000 prize money will be shared equally by four winners – to be announced by the end of March 2022.
Who will each receive GBP25,000 to extend their projects and programmes.
The cash prizes recognize and reward groundbreaking work that advances self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people anywhere in the world
Submissions for the GBP25,000 prizes are sought from non-profit organisations, which can enter their own projects or alternatively nominate projects managed by non-profit partners or affiliated organisations. Projects can be led by – or have a high level of participation from – the project beneficiaries themselves.
Prizes will be awarded to projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people. ‘Self-reliance’ is understood broadly and may be furthered by projects promoting education, providing legal assistance, or developing life skills and by any other programmes that help displaced people build stable, independent lives.
For more details, visit Ockenden International website.
