Funding Priorities

The funding priorities vary for each region according to the beneficiaries’ needs. In general MariaMarina Foundation supports projects in the following areas with a particular priority on Education and Social Care:

Education:

• Education, training and employment opportunities for people from less privileged backgrounds with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Social Care:

• A route out of homelessness, substance abuse and gang culture.
• Care and support for people:
  – with life-limiting illnesses, special needs and mental health issues
  – who experience violence and/or discrimination because of their race or ethnic group, their sex, their sexual orientation or other reasons.

The Arts:

• Access to the arts for those whose socio-economic circumstances present a barrier and for those with special needs.

Cross-cutting themes:

The Foundation has identified a number of cross-cutting themes which reflect our vision and respond to the context in which we work. We expect partner organisations to address these crosscutting-themes in how the organisation operates. We look favourably upon projects which address one (or more) of these themes alongside the funding priorities above.

• Empowerment of girls and women
• Diversity and inclusion
• Environment