FY2024 Social Welfare Program

International Grant Program
Application Guidelines

Sompo Welfare Foundation aims to contribute to the improvement of welfare and culture,and offers grants mainly to non-profit organizations (NPOs) which focus on children andadults with disabilities and the elderly, gives awards to recognize academic literature onsocial welfare, and gives subsidies to academic researches, and cultural activities.
This international grant program aims for the improvement of social welfare in overseas
countries and support NPOs in eligible countries that work for the social welfare.
Eligible CountriesASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), India,
South Africa

Application Period

Monday, 2nd September, 2024 to Friday, 4th October, 2024 (JST)*Please apply within the above specified period after confirming application details.

August 2024

Sompo Welfare Foundation
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338, Japan
Website: https://www.sompo-wf.org/
Tel: +81-3-3349-9570, Fax: +81-3-5322-5257

International Grant Program
Application Guidelines
1. Recommenders

Employees sent from Japan office to overseas affiliates of Japanese companies based in the eligiblecountries.

2. Eligible organizations

Non-profit organizations (NPOs) whose head office or major office is in ASEAN countries, India orSouth Africa and that work in the field of social welfare. (NPOs whose head office is in Japan areexcluded.)
ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), India, South Africa

3. Grant amount

300,000 to 1,000,000 yen per project (total 4,000,000 yen)
* Depending on the country or region, the equivalent amount of grant may be paid in US dollars
because remittance in local currency cannot be done due to bank regulations andan expensive remittance fee

4. Use of the grant
The subject organizations shall use the funds to implement projects contributing to social welfare in
the eligible countries.
Reference
Example 1: Grant for the yellow hat project (securing safe school route/preventing traffic
accidents)
Grant was given to set up "Traffic safety instruction project" in the region where people's awareness for traffic
safety was not enough for the rapid expansion of vehicles, resulting in sharply increased traffic accidents.
Posters created by children were placed at schools on the national roads, temples, restaurants, and agricultural
stores so that many would see them. "Traffic safety lessons" were also held and yellow hats were distributed
to children at schools. Activities to raise awareness of traffic safety started across the region.
Example 2: Grant for the employment assistance program for the people with visual impairment
Grant was given to support purchasing PCs and peripheral equipment for the NPO which assists people withvisual impairment to find a job through information technology (IT) training. The equipment purchased by thefunds was installed in the local partner organizations. Training skills were shared so that all trainees could be
provided with the same training as in urban areas. The fund supported the establishment of a program whichassists people with visual impairment in the remote areas who had difficulty in finding a job.
Example 3: Grant for networking to prevent human trafficking
Grant was given for strengthening cooperation to support victims and their rehabilitation program in theregions where child trafficking was a serious problem. The program was created to provide training tolocal police officers, administrative officers, and NPO staffs for the appropriate knowledge andunderstanding, to build cooperative network among them, to make control over human trafficking
business more stringent, to provide protection to women victims and to support them to be independent
through job training.

5. Eligibility
The following three points will be comprehensively considered for the selection.

(1) In principle, the eligible organization shall have implemented their activities for at least oneyear.
(2) The eligible organization shall have a future vision and be implementing stable and continuousactivities.
(3) The proposed program can continuously contribute to local communities, addressing social
problems and improving social welfare of the region.

6. Application(1) Application Period: Monday, 2nd September, 2024 to Friday, 4th October, 2024 (JST)(postmarked on or before this date)(2) Application method
Please apply according to the following procedure.

Please read through Application Guidelines and Application Form of our website.
※Please fill out the Application Form in Japanese in principle.
Application in English is also acceptable.
Note: When "Recommender’s comments" in the Section 1 of the Application Form is written inEnglish, be sure to add the English-to-Japanese translation.
When Section 3 "Proposed project for grant (grant project)" of the Application Form is
written in English, please provide us with the English-to-Japanese translation in Section
7 of the Application Form. .
1) Submitting application
Download Application Form from the website, fill out the form (filled by the recommender), andsend it by mail or email to the Secretariat of Sompo Welfare Foundation.
*Website: https://www.sompo-wf.org/*Mail to: Sompo Welfare Foundation
Head Office Building, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.,
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3349-9570, Fax: +81-3-5322-5257*Email to: office@sompo-wf.org
2) Sending documentsCollect the following documents from the subject organization (recommended organization)and enclose them with the Application Form. We will refer to them in the selection process.
If these documents cannot be enclosed with the application form, or if you apply by email, send
them separately by mail within the application period.
*If the organization does not make the relevant documents, please contact with us.
Required documents
1) Brochure or the like which provides summary of the organization
2) Income and expenditure account statement (previous fiscal year)
3) Income and expenditure budget statement (current fiscal year)4) Balance sheet (previous fiscal year)
5) Project report (previous fiscal year)
6) Project plan (current fiscal year)
7) Approximate estimation sheet (for goods purchasing or the like)7. Selection method
A telephone interview may be conducted regarding the application content. Selection will be made at
the selection committee in December 2024 and the results will be informed to all the recommenders.

◇◆Important notes (Please read the following carefully.)◆◇1. Filling out application form
Complete the relevant items clearly without omission. The content must be completed in the entry
column of the application form.
* It is not acceptable to write "See attachment" in the entry column of the application form.
*The supplemental documents (e.g. brochures to introduce the activities or newsletters) to support
the application content may be enclosed with the application form.
2. Any antisocial elements or organizations associated with them are not eligible. Please makesure that the organization you recommend is not related to them.
3. Disclosing organization information
Once the organization is selected for the grant, their information including name of organization,
name of representative, address, project content, and grant amount will be disclosed. Submit theapplication after obtaining the agreement of the organization you recommend.
4. Privacy policyThe personal information provided in the application form will only be used for the selection at ourfoundation, and not be used for any other purpose.
5. Grant amountThe application amount shall be indicated in the local currency. In case the application amount isabove 1,000,000 yen with the exchange rate on the day when the selection committee is held, thegrant amount may be adjusted. There also may be a case that the proposed project is partly granted.
Depending on the country or region, the equivalent amount of grant may be paid in US dollars
because remittance in local currency cannot be done due to bank regulations and an expensive
remittance fee. Make sure to obtain the agreement of the organization you recommend regarding
the above conditions before submitting the application.
6. Reimbursing grant
The reimbursement of the grant may be requested in the following cases:(1) It was revealed that the application included the false statement.
(2) The organization canceled the proposed project.
(3) The organization received another grant redundantly which was beyond the project budget forthe proposed project.
(4) The recommender did not submit a Project Implementation Report by the due date.
7. Goods purchased by grant
In principle, you need to indicate the name, "Sompo Welfare Foundation Grant ", on the goods
purchased by the grant.
8. Returning application document
The submitted applications will not be returned.
9. Submitting Project Implementation Report
The recommender is required to submit a Project Implementation Report approximately 6 months
after the organization has received the grant.
10. We will not answer any inquiry regarding selection results and selection details.
Secretariat of the Sompo Welfare Foundation
Head Office Building, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.,
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338, Japan
https://www.sompo-wf.org/ Email: office@sompo-wf.org
Tel: +81-3-3349-9570, Fax: +81-3-5322-5257