During 2022 the QBE European Operations Foundation is inviting eligible charities working to address Climate resilience and Inclusion to apply red for a grant of up £25,000.
The Foundation is keen to contribute to the creation of strong, resilient and inclusive communities. To achieve this, it will focus its investment on two key areas where it believes it can have the greatest impact:
1. Climate resilience
Through this category, the Foundation aims to provide support and mitigate options for communities to become more resilient and prepared for climate impacts. Initiatives can be working to address environmental regeneration (air, land, water), climate change and disaster preparedness, resilience and recovery or innovation solutions towards a low carbon economy.
2. Inclusion
Through this category, the Foundation aim to empower marginalised groups in society to help themselves over the long term.
The Foundation considers ‘marginalised groups’ to be groups in society who tend to have fewer access to opportunities and resources, such as women, ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, LGBT community, low-income communities.
The Foundation is looking to support programmes that specifically help with empowerment through:
o Training and mentoring.
o Providing tools and services to increase access to finance, and
o Thought leadership (e.g., research, videos, articles, social media campaign) that can help to raise awareness or advocate for greater equality for marginalised groups.
QBE is supporting the United Nations Sustainability goals. The Foundation’s priority goals are:
o SDG 1: No Poverty.
o SDG 8: Decent Work &Economic Growth.
o SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
o SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities, and
o SDG 13: Climate Action.
To find out what each goal means to the QBE Foundation, click on this LINK.
Further information, guidance and details about how to apply are available on the Foundation’s website.
The Foundation has streamlined the process of its grant scheme to ensure it can effectively manage the grant applications at a dedicated time each year. Key dates for 2022 are:
1. Grant application window opens Tuesday 1st March 2022.
2. Grant application window closes Friday 29th April 2022.
3. Successful applicants notified by Thursday 30th June 2022.
4. Grant funding awarded by Saturday 30th July 2022.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
Sophie Wraith-Lee
Foundation Adviser
The QBE Foundation
QBE European Operations
Plantation Place
30 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 3BD
Tel: 0124 534 3253
Email: QBEFoundationEO(at)uk.qbe.com
