the 2023 Ockenden International Prizes and a chance to a grant valued at GBP 25,000

Ockenden International invites organizations interested in helping refugees and/or displaced people to a prize; the 2022 Ockenden International Prizes. It is looking for projects, activities, and/or programs that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people These may be projects that are led by or have a high level of participation from displaced people themselves; projects providing education, legal assistance, and/or livelihood assistance; or any other programs that help refugees and/or displaced people build stable, independent lives. You can enter a project run by your organization or you can nominate a project managed by a non-profit partner and you will have the chance to get a grant.  

If your project is among the winners, you will get: 

• GBP 25,000.

You should follow the following criteria:

1. Organizations may submit one entry only in each prize year. 
2. Unsuccessful organizations are welcome to reapply in future years.
3. Previous winners are ineligible for three years.
4. The project must benefit refugees and/or displaced people with a strong emphasis on promoting self-reliance. 
5. The project entered must be up and running before the 1st of March 2021.
6. Entrants must include a copy of the organization’s latest audited accounts with their application. 
7. All short-listed entrant referees will be asked to provide references and any other evidence related to the organization’s entered or nominated project.
8. Prize money will only be paid to a bank account held in the organization's name. In no circumstances will prize money be paid to a personal bank account. 
9. In general, prize money will be used to continue or expand the project referred to in the entry or for a similar future project run by the organization.
10. Prize winners will be required to provide information to Ockenden International about the projects and the use of prize money which Ockenden International will share on its website and in other communications.
11. The jury’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
12. By submitting an entry, the organization entering the Ockenden International Prizes agrees to be bound by these Rules.

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Judging Process:

Your project will be judged based on the presence of the following criteria:

• Projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
• Projects that have proved to be highly effective in improving the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
• Projects that have led to real change in the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
• Effective initiatives, with measurable evidence of outcomes.

About Ockenden International:

Ockenden International began as the Ockenden Venture, one of the first refugee charities to be set up in the aftermath of World War II. After World Refugee Year was declared in 1959, government money and increased donations enabled Ockenden to open eight new homes across Britain, and a small administrative staff was established. In 1999, the Ockenden Venture became Ockenden International and concentrated nearly all its work overseas – in Sudan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Pakistan, Iran, and Uganda. For more than 65 years, Ockenden International has helped refugees and displaced people across the globe.

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