World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) Funding for Communication Projects

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) invites project partnership proposals that seek to advance communication for social change. Communication partners are invited to submit concept notes for projects starting mid-January 2012 or later. The application process consists of two stages, concept notes and full proposals. Organisations including church or church-related institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), or other grass-root groups can ask for project support. WACC does not accept project applications from individuals or government institutions.

WACC provides financial support for communication projects that demonstrate concern for empowerment - highlighted in WACC’s Christian Principles of Communication  as creating community, strengthening participation and freedom, developing cultures, and being prophetic. As stated by the WACC: "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"

The concept notes will be reviewed in the context of programme criteria and current priorities, and those eligible will be invited to submit a full proposal with a later deadline of October 23 2011.