Evidence and effectiveness
Evidence and effectiveness grants for mental health and disability inclusion
The overarching objective of the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie evidence and effectiveness grants for mental health and disability inclusion is to ensure that people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities, are in the lead on approaches to improve their wellbeing, social and economic outcomes, and rights.
The specific objectives of this call are as follows:
To improve the wellbeing of, and empower people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, through evidence-based approaches to improve integration and accessibility of mental health and social services and user-led advocacy initiatives
To reduce stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities
To generate evidence through research to inform policy and practice on disability and mental health needs, programmes and interventions, in particular community-based rehabilitation (CBR) initiatives.
To facilitate the achievements of these objectives in the priority areas, Ghana Somubi Dwumadie is offering both small and large grants.
The call for proposals was launched 16 December 2020 and successful grantees were announced 29 April 2021.
The full call for proposals is available here
Our successful grantees
Large grants
Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD)
The project seeks to improve access to quality mental health information and services and to reduce stigmatisation against Deaf people who have mental health conditions, and will work to remove social and institutional barriers that hinder access to services.
Hope for Future Generation-The PsyKForum
The project proposes social behaviour change intervention to create a Ghanaian society where people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, are empowered, engaged, their rights protected in a conducive environment to achieve their full potential.
Songtaba
The project will deepen the discussion on the gender dimension of mental health in Ghana and how it disproportionately affects women economically and socially, especially on women living in exclusion such as alleged witches in the witches’ camps in Northern Ghana, and will improve their access to mental health services.
Voice of People with Disability Ghana (VOICE Ghana)
The project seeks to promote equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities including people with mental health disabilities in community life through social behaviour change activities.
Small grants
ABAK Foundation
https://abakfoundationghana.org/
The project works towards removing all forms of Stigma and discrimination which persist across health, economic, social, environment and political structures for people with disabilities, including mental health disabilities at community, district and regional level within the Central Region of Ghana.
Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development (CALID)
The project proposes to improve access to basic, equitable, quality health care of blind people and promote the wellbeing, reduce the burden on their relations and caregivers
Centre for People’s Empowerment and Rights Initiatives (CPRI)
The project will address systemic discrimination and stigma, negative attitudes and abuse of human rights of persons living with mental health disabilities and ensure that persons living with mental health disorders are treated by society with dignity and respect so that they are able to live up to their full potential.
Foundation for Community Empowerment Programme (FOCEP)
The project works towards creating an inclusive society to ensure equal opportunities for all, and to strengthen existing ineffective DPOs and establish new mental health SHGs in ten communities
Global Action for Women Empowerment (GLOWA)
The project will promote respect of the rights of people with disabilities, including people with mental health disabilities in 2 districts within Volta and Oti regions.