- Entering its 13th year, the Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants, the longest-running private initiative of its kind in the region, makes available a total of $100,000 of funds to environmental activists in the GCC and Levant region to help them further their projects and raise awareness about the environment and much needed efforts for conservation.
Supported by Unesco’s Doha office, the program is now open and receiving applications for grants from not-for-profit on-going environmental projects that are seeking additional funding.
Application forms can be downloaded from me.ford.com with the deadline of submission set for July 10.
This year also marks the addition of Iraq to the GCC/Levant Chapter of the Ford Grants, bringing to nine the countries that Ford’s green initiative covers. Projects from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE can apply.
Larry Prein, Ford Middle East’s managing director, said: “Since 2000, the Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants have provided much needed financial support to various local community initiatives. Through the program, we are able to connect with the communities.”
where we operate in together with our dealers, hoping to make a significant contribution to the betterment of the environment.”
Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, who also supports the Ford Grants as a program ambassador, said: “Protecting the environment is like a race against time. We must act now for the future generation. More so, we encourage the youth from the region to play an active role in raising awareness to conserve the environment. The power is within today’s youth to make a difference and be the environment’s defender. By simply minding your actions to avoid unnecessary use of energy and resources and be an example to your community, you are already contributing significantly.”