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| WACC is an international ecumenical professional organisation that promotes communication rights for social change. It supports communication projects generally in the developing countries and will support only one project application each year from any organisation. | | | | | | | | | Beginning in 2010 WACC is introducing a new process for receiving applications for project support. The application process will consist of two stages.
Stage One: Concept Notes
1. Applicants are invited to complete a simplified form based on the criteria for project support detailed below. Application Form.
2. The deadline for projects commencing in or after October 2010 is April 11, 2010.
3. WACC will review the Concept Notes in the context of programme criteria and current priorities. Only some applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal. Decisions will be taken by April 30, 2010.
Stage Two: Full Proposals
4. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by the deadline of June 6, 2010. Please note that there will be only five weeks to complete and submit a full proposal.
5. Full proposals will be studied during June and July 2010 and final decisions communicated to applicants by the end of August 2010. | | |
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What kind of projects does WACC support? WACC provides financial support for communication projects that demonstrate concern for genuine empowerment – highlighted in WACC’s Christian Principles of Communication as creating community, strengthening participation and freedom, developing cultures and being prophetic. Such projects will seek to bring about change in one of the following primary programme areas. - Recognising and building communication rights
- Media and gender justice
- Communication for peace
- Communication and poverty
- HIV and AIDS, communication and stigma
- Communication for ecumenism
WACC is committed to gender equality and expects projects to demonstrate a gender perspective. WACC encourages project applicants to consider the needs of young people and people with disabilities. Advocacy initiatives (lobbying, network building, knowledge-sharing, awareness-raising) are welcome, as are other approaches and strategies. Who Can Apply?Organisations including church or church-related institutions, NGOs, community-based organisations, or other grass-root groups can ask for project support. WACC does not accept project applications from individuals or government institutions.
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WACC promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that defines people's common humanity, strengthens cultures, enables participation, creates community and challenges tyranny and oppression.
The World Association for Christian Communication is a UK Registered Charity (number 296073) and a Company registered in England and Wales (number 2082273) with its Registered Office at 36 Causton Street, London SW1P 4ST. It is an incorporated Charitable Organisation in Canada (number 83970 9524 RR0001) with its head office at 308 Main Street, Toronto ON, M4C 4X7.
