21. Dec. 2020
On 16 December, the Foundation Board approved the last batch of 2020 community grants, bringing the total amount granted to 15 million DKK. The Foundation has decided to continue the grant in 2021.

In 2020, we were able to award over DKK 15 million to projects and initiatives, primarily outside Denmark, within a financial framework of 20m DKK.

“The new Community Grant has to a great extent been used to help mitigate the economic and social consequences of lockdowns in countries across the globe. We will of course continue the initiative in 2020 and hope that even more Grundfos companies will take advantage of it and establish more long-lived local partnerships,” says Executive Director Kim Nøhr Skibsted.

Grundfos staff helping with meal distribution in Brazil. Photo: Grundfos Brazil

Grundfos staff helping with meal distribution in Brazil. Photo: SEFRAS

8 grants awarded in December

At the last Board meeting of 2020, the Foundation decided to award 8 new Poul Due Jensen Community Grants to NGOs in Kenya, India, England, Nigeria, South Africa, and Eswatini.

The recipient organisations have been notified directly by the Foundation on 18 December. The following purposes will receive funding:

Purpose Organisation  Amount awarded (DKK) Country
Women-led water enterprises Groots 348,429 Kenya
Restoration of Farm pond for irrigation enhancement Hand in Hand India 278,257 India
Enhancing community drinking water infrastructure Hand in Hand India, Jethalaj 86,345 India
Enhancing community drinking water infrastructure Hand in Hand India, Tamil Nadu 81,950 India
Community boxing training programme Aldershot ABC 41,228 England
ACE radio school ACE Charity 503,724 Nigeria
Handwashing stations SOS NPO, Cape Town 224,669 South Africa
Hygiene facilities and packs Nazarene Compassionate ministries 63,176 Eswatini (Africa)
Total (DKK) 1,627.778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Friends clean the roads, sanitize areas with disinfectants and to conduct door-to-door waste collection every morning in Tamil Nadu

Hand In Hand India receives three new grants. The image is from a previous grant for the project Green Friends. Photo: Hand in Hand India