I figured I’d post my grant text in full and then post the letter that FSD sent me in response. The grant can be downloaded here: Khanna_Grant. This is what FSD said: June 19, 2009 Dear Arjun, Thank you for submitting your grant proposal titled Iguhu District Hospital to the Foundation for Sustainable Development. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grantwriting’
Grant Review, part 1
Posted: June 22, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, AIDS, Arjun Khanna, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Sustainable Development
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First Day of Training
Posted: June 15, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Arjun Khanna, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Mama Joyce, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
I may or may not have spent the whole day pressing refresh on my gmail account to see if I got the grant. It has not been released yet. That, combined with my nervousness concerning the first training session that took place today, gave me one of those stress-induced sneezing attacks that I so often [...]
DON’T feed the animals.
Posted: June 12, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Angie, Arjun Khanna, Cat, Dog, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Muliro, Patience, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
The Muliro household took a while to grow accustomed to my presence, but we grow closer every day. While some might be inclined to believe this is a great thing in all aspects, I will presently explain how, despite this being a net positive, this also presents somewhat of a problem. Subject A: Patience. A [...]
Grant Writing SUCKS.
Posted: June 11, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Angie, Arjun Khanna, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Medicine, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
Sorry for not blogging yesterday; I had to stay up really late to finish a grant that Angie wanted on her desk this morning. It reminded me a lot of college, except there was no wild party or late-night excursions to fast food restaurants. So it wasn’t fun. I got a grand total of five [...]
