Mission and Activities
The Fund's mission is by giving grants to organisations, championing charitable causes, advocacy, campaigning and awareness-raising, the Fund works to secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the most disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world.
The Fund is currently operating under its Strategic Plan 2007 - 2012, which emerged from a process during 2005–2006 that included strategic planning, consultation and dialogue with the voluntary sector. The Strategic Plan focuses on three initiatives, each of which has a desired outcome and a set of strategic objectives to be achieved over the five year period.
Under the Palliative Care Initiative, the Fund is committed to spending up to £10 million to promote the scale-up of palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa. The desired outcome is that palliative care is accepted as an essential part of, and integrated into, the care and treatment of people with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
Under the Refugee and Asylum Seekers Initiative, the Fund is committed to spending up to £10 million to raise awareness and highlight the needs and issues of young refugee and people seeking asylum. The desired outcome is that the rights of young refugees and people seeking asylum are upheld.
Under The Partnership Initiative, the Fund is committed to spending up to £5 million to build on previous investments to in selected programme areas, to ensure that they are leveraged to their fullest potential. The desired outcome is that systemic change takes place in the UK in penal affairs and internationally in the area of landmines and explosive remnants of war.
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